Floored

Good morning folks.
Back again, work arriving.....
This was a very exciting time for me as this is for the barn, which is going to be our art studio space.
Laying the floor so we can determine where the new mezzanine floor needs to go.

Four delightful bags, one of quarry waste and three plant mix. All needing to be moved to the back of the house, happy days.....

 Time to get set up for a busy day. Luckily I drafted in re-reinforcements. Time to get cracking.

 First up was getting the quarry waste onto the floor of the barn

 Then time to fire up the "whacker plate" Once everything had been flattened nicely it was time to cover everything with sand. Followed by a layer of  heavy duty plastic to create a barrier to prevent any damp.

 Then it was time to bring in the mixer and begin to trundle the plant mix through.

 One floor taking shape.

 Two days later, we now have a floor in place in the barn. It's all very exciting isn't it?

 The pile of wood in the corner is going to be used to build the two separate internal workshops once the mezzanine floor has been installed. The front of these are going to be made up from old glass windows which I think will look amazing as well as allow light to filter in.

 Standing on the floor, from this angle it doesn't look very big does it, but that floor is over three meters deep by almost four meters wide without the side bit.

Luckily the back of the barn floor was clay rather than cobbled so I didn't feel too bad about covering it with concrete. We kept one bit of cobbled area to the front and I salvaged some of the other cobbles that we had to cover in the corner.
The smaller section of floor is where the stairs will start as well as for the sink area.

It's going to be fun cleaning this lot . Though I will probably end up re cobbling the floor which will be a fun project for later.

So, progress on the studio space is underway. I can't wait to see how it progresses.....
Take care folks.