Hi! Allan, A properly constructed Earth Floor is durable, attractive and warm. There are a number of good publications out of Australia, so any that have been taken up for US distribution would be fine. The main thing is to construct it so it is not subject to flooding or rain water. The easy way is to build some sort of plinth, from brick or concrete to contain the floor and form a footing for the shed. Make sure rain will not enter by the door or other opening, some sort of little protective roof is all that is needed.
One of the advantages of an earth floor is, should one doze off in one's contemplative chair and drop one's single malt, you may loose the contents but not break the glass. Where metal tools are to stand, or just inside the door, you can lay some slate or put down a bit of concrete. Gil Allan Balliett wrote: > I'm just starting the construction of a 12x20 tool/amendment shed > that will stand in the new garden across from the greenhouse. > > I've been advised by an experienced local grower to put a 'double > floor' in this shed. That is what I intend to do. It turns out, of > course, that putting a floor in the shed DOUBLES the cost of > materials to build the shed. > > I want a good solid floor in the garden shed, but I wonder if I'm > being excessibe? Is rammed earth good enough? Is putting azomite and > pearlite on pallets on a smooth clay floor good enough for what I do? > > I'm interested in what YOU do to store YOUR hand tools and supplies. > > I'm also interested in everyone's opinion on whether a grower needs a > floor in their shed or not. > > Thanks > > -Allan Balliett
