What is the conventional way in this case? I am building a garden shed placed on blocks with a floor joist of pressure-treated timber 45*120. I was thinking of using particleboard flooring inside the shed on top of this joist.
Should a moisture barrier be placed between the joist and the particleboard to protect the particleboard from underneath?
Should a moisture barrier be placed between the joist and the particleboard to protect the particleboard from underneath?
I would not recommend untreated particle board in a tool shed... it will be exposed to some moisture both from outside and inside, nail in a wooden floor instead.
Rough-sawn timber or second-grade flooring. Not more expensive and long-lasting.
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Rough-sawn timber or second-grade flooring. Not more expensive and long-lasting.
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Okay, but even the råspont is in itself an absorbent material like the chipboard, which as a flooring chipboard is glued and should not absorb moisture in the same way as a raw wood surface like the råspont. So what about my idea of plastic under the floor regardless of which choice is made in the shed?
I have chipboard flooring in my garden shed and it is not recommended! Firstly, it smells... a lot and secondly, it doesn't last. The chipboard becomes soft from moisture and the storage shelves I have standing there have sunk right through it. In some places, I've even stepped through it. Use tongue-and-groove boards or plywood instead. It should hold up significantly better.
If you have no heating and no insulation, you definitely shouldn't have any plastic.
Just make sure that your floor is raised from the ground and does not have direct contact with damp soil, then your simple wooden floor will have virtually eternal longevity.
If you want to see proof, just bike out to the nearest barn or outhouse. No problems with the floor!
As long as the roof is tight and the ground/grass does not reach the floor, it will hold.
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Just make sure that your floor is raised from the ground and does not have direct contact with damp soil, then your simple wooden floor will have virtually eternal longevity.
If you want to see proof, just bike out to the nearest barn or outhouse. No problems with the floor!
As long as the roof is tight and the ground/grass does not reach the floor, it will hold.
/ATW