Raised Flooring For Awning

[Ian_374329537]

Hi,

Can anyone help, I am looking at a season pitch and would like a good quality flooring for my awning, I have seen on the isabella website an inter-locking plastic raised floor which seems just the job. Could anyone give me some of your experiances with this type of flooring or indeed any other methods which work just as well.

An idea of cost would also be good 2.5m x 6.0m

Many Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Ian

 

[RogerL]

Patio decking from B&Q would work but you'd need approval from the site owner.

 

[Ian_374329537]

Patio decking from B&Q would work but you'd need approval from the site owner.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply roger, have you tried this out and was it ok, have been looking around various sites but dont't seem to see any. More help advice on this subject would be great.

Ian

 

[Surfer]

We put down a normal groundsheet, then a thick plastic sheet that is curled up around the edges, then a breathable groundsheet and on top of that, lino. The plastic sheet keeps out all water and the lino which looks like a wooden floor makes it feel homely. When it comes to moving everything at the end of the year or if we decide to go away for a week or two, the groundsheets and plastic fold up and the lino rolls up. Easy peasy!

 

[JTS]

Hi Ian, I have friend who takes a seasonal each year and he uses pallets, easily found and cheap. He then covers them with MDF sheets from B&Q and an old carpet on that.He has used the same pallets and MDF for years. The beauty is it is off te ground and stays warm and he watched others this year with water running through their awnings after a downpour and his awning dry and electrical gear safe. In Italy I have noticed this is a very popular method. JTS

 

[WatsonJohnG]

When I was teaching we could not afford the rubber safety tiles for under the climbing frame as it was

 

[emmerson2]

Ian, surely that will kill the grass?

 

[Ian_374329537]

Hi All,

Some great ideas, and yes it will kill the grass but the site has no objections. May have to try some or all of you ideas's but please keep them coming it really is giving me food for thought.

Ian

 

[WILLIAM_374335971]

Hallo Ian,

Have you thought of using wooden pallets ? that would give you at least 3-4 inch ground clearance,then maybe cover it with a good ground sheet,if your going to be there a while,im sure if you went round the industrial estates these pallets would be lying about. definetly what i would use if it was long term .

william

 

[Pat_374304630]

Ian,

If you decide to use pallets ask the Mods to give you my e-mail address.I work for a large transport company with depots all over the U.K.I'm sure I could get you some decent pallets from the nearest depot to you.

 

[Surfer]

Thanks for the advice and offers but pallets could be impractical where we are located. Unfortunatley we are less than 500 metres from the River Severn and every now and then it has a nasty habit of flooding the site. Generally we have enough warning to move everything but if you have pallets it may be a bit of a hassle. One of the other caravanners had pallets down and he was the last one off with the July rainstorm last year and onlu just. The other issue is storing them when you are not on site as we move the caravan at least twice a year for a break.

 

[Surfer]

Thanks for the advice and offers but pallets could be impractical where we are located. Unfortunatley we are less than 500 metres from the River Severn and every now and then it has a nasty habit of flooding the site. Generally we have enough warning to move everything but if you have pallets it may be a bit of a hassle. One of the other caravanners had pallets down and he was the last one off with the July rainstorm last year and onlu just. The other issue is storing them when you are not on site as we move the caravan at least twice a year for a break.

Oops. I see you were referring to the other Ian. Why does PC allow duplicate usernames?

 

[Ian_374329537]

Hi all,

Thanks pat for the offfer of pallets, I only have one concern is that they may rot over the coarse of the season, is this the case or are they very hardy, I live in the Northamptonshire area if this is of use Pat.

Many Thanks again to you all.

Ian.

 

[WILLIAM_374335971]

Hi all,

Thanks pat for the offfer of pallets, I only have one concern is that they may rot over the coarse of the season, is this the case or are they very hardy, I live in the Northamptonshire area if this is of use Pat.

Many Thanks again to you all.

Ian.

Ideally you would be looking for pressure treated pallets i.e BLUE GKN type, i have always built my garden sheds on these, putting sheet of heavy duty polythene or strong covering down first . then another sheet on top .

hope this helps

 

[JasonR_374341560]

These are not the cheepest option, but they are light and very strong and durable.

http://www.kiwitiles.com

 

[Ian_374329537]

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the tip, have just seen some on towsure but I am just checking the price and dimensions, Isabella also do these tiles at approx

 

[Pat_374304630]

Ian,

I also live in Northamptonshire.If you go down the plt route you could paint them with preserative.( just a thought )