for my shed - which has just gone up in my garden - i made the floor to fit so that the boards of the shed just overhang - the floor is made in three sections - and is similar to a pallet construction, with the runners underneath - but the top is not open like a pallet :roll: or else i would fall through the gaps - i'm only little :roll:
i got the ground as level as i could - then got a load of bricks - my floor just sits on bricks - so it won't rot
re the raised beds - it depends on what you want - i use beds - but they are not all raised at the moment - i can only do a few a year properly. i scavenge old wooden boards and save them up til i have enough - i just got a load of freecycle - so i have no excuses :roll:
i go a bit mad though - i dig a large trench at one end of the bed to be - going down about a ft and 1/2 i edge that end with boards and chestnut pegs 1'3 below ground 2/3 above ground. i then get my giant riddle (made from an avairy panel) and lay it over the trench - i then go about riddling the bed - removing all weed roots and all bar the small stones. i clear 1 side at first and board that - riddle a bit more - get to the other end - board that - then riddle the other side and board that.
it takes me a while - because i am not as able bodied as the majority - but a 10 x 4 bed only takes me about 2 1/2 hours to do.
i then have a perennial weed free bed - no stones - no more heavy digging - i don't need to walk on it - and i can just add compost, leafmould or manure as i require
it's a lot of faffing - but for me it works - and it means a lot less hard work a few years down the line - when i may not be able to dig at all
now that i have completely confused you - i'm back of to gyo