On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:44:34 +0100, Juergen Hannappel
wrote:

Matt Stachoni writes:

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:06:17 -0700, "James \"Cubby\" Culbertson"
wrote:

I do plan to do this over a slab but am planning on pouring the slab such
that I can put a wood floor in with a bit of space under it so I can run my
DC piping. Obviously I'd have to find a way to mount the floor with easy
access to the area below it.

Can you not just build a framed floor over a crawlspace? That to me
seems to make the most sense, as you can run all DC and air compressor
piping under the floor and stub up to the machines.

That requires either to move a substantial amountd of dirt or raises
the floor to a level prohibiting easy roll in/out of stuff from the
workshop, unless his building site is adequately sloped.

Well, aside from the excavation costs - which in NM I cannot imagine
being much more than that required for the slab + foundation, it would
seem to be a more logical solution...

plus, I hate concrete slabs

- Matt