Hello all
This is definitely the place to learn the intricacies of workshop building, so here goes with what what will probably be the slowest project seen to date.
The idea is a lean-to workshop/garden room for my wife, who is an amateur potter. I'm not shifting my own woodworking shop from inside the house where I can make much more noise and take advantage of central heating.
Measurements will be approximately 5.6X3m, width varying slightly as a result of two external chimney breasts along the house wall that the workshop will join to. Construction will be the earlier Mike G suspended floor design where the cladding overhangs the brick plinth rather than being flush (I like this look and it sounds easier).
In another thread Mike and Bob pointed me on the right way to dealing with an existing uneven slab. I've found out that the old one doesn't run the full length of the wall that I want so I'm going to attempt to extend it with a C20 mix and some steel mesh - all new for me. Today I dug a 6/7 inch deep trench with the faithful Irish Shovel - it was an easy job as it was all builders sand and gravel that had been underneath some paving slabs so came away like confetti. Tomorrow I want to order some materials and get cracking with mixing up the concrete next week.
Hopefully I can upload a couple of photos...