I have recently knocked up a few floors.
I actually used scrap nominal 50mm thick x 150mm, recovered from a skip by my wife (with the kind permission of the householder) to be used for a raised bed. I substituted slightly thinner section from my wood stock and requisitioned her 'find'.
Ripped down, planed to size, cut to length, I soon made enough wood for 10 new floors. So cost was my free labour (and a new TCT saw blade).
I sourced the floor-mesh from Chris, at The Mesh Company, after noting the links on this forum previously. I normally use galvanised expanded mesh (per Th*rne, per eg) or old fireguards. I found the service to be second to none and the costs very competitive.
Buying in PSE for the main section would have been about £2.50 per floor and 50p(?) for the top battens. Scrap was used for the runners under (for the varroa-check board). A large cost, I found, was scews. I prefer them to nails (which are much cheaper). Screw costs amounted to about 55p per floor.
Surface coating, so far, has been for fungal protection only.
Total cost would have been about £6.50 - £7 for materials. Mine were considerably less. The check sheet will likely be correx sheet - wish now I had collected some election hoardings! Extra visits to Jewsons would have been an extra cost also.
Regards, RAB
PS no connection whatsoever with the floor mesh supplier apart from being a well pleased customer.
I actually used scrap nominal 50mm thick x 150mm, recovered from a skip by my wife (with the kind permission of the householder) to be used for a raised bed. I substituted slightly thinner section from my wood stock and requisitioned her 'find'.
Ripped down, planed to size, cut to length, I soon made enough wood for 10 new floors. So cost was my free labour (and a new TCT saw blade).
I sourced the floor-mesh from Chris, at The Mesh Company, after noting the links on this forum previously. I normally use galvanised expanded mesh (per Th*rne, per eg) or old fireguards. I found the service to be second to none and the costs very competitive.
Buying in PSE for the main section would have been about £2.50 per floor and 50p(?) for the top battens. Scrap was used for the runners under (for the varroa-check board). A large cost, I found, was scews. I prefer them to nails (which are much cheaper). Screw costs amounted to about 55p per floor.
Surface coating, so far, has been for fungal protection only.
Total cost would have been about £6.50 - £7 for materials. Mine were considerably less. The check sheet will likely be correx sheet - wish now I had collected some election hoardings! Extra visits to Jewsons would have been an extra cost also.
Regards, RAB
PS no connection whatsoever with the floor mesh supplier apart from being a well pleased customer.
