[AT] OT Barn floor question

Frank gremaux at tein.net
Mon Oct 18 14:16:32 PDT 2004


they put asphalt in horse barns here.....maybe not in stalls tho....not sure


Frank
gremaux at tein.net
Central Montana
www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
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> I would never let my horses stand on concrete! We put clay in the stalls
and
> kept them clean with wood chips or straw. The clay has some give to it
also
> not as damp as concrete.  Ed
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> > We have a four stall horse barn and the stalls where the horses live do
> not
> > have a cement floor. They have a heavy rubber mat over compacted dirt. I
> > don't think you want a horse standing on concrete any more than you have
> to.
> > Secondly, with dirt under the mat the urine has a way to dissipate.
> >
> > I would recommend checking with knowledgeable horse people and I suspect
> you
> > will be told not to put cement under the stalls.
> >
> > Dean A. Van Peursem
> > Snohomish, WA 98290
> >
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> > storeroom door
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> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Frank
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> > pour a monolithic slab and set it on that then cut the floor out
> > just a thought
> >
> > Frank
> > gremaux at tein.net
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> > From: "Matthew" <matthewx at dogod.com>
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> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 6:35 AM
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> >
> > > There was a big discussion regarding cement here a while back.  I have
a
> > project coming up that I could use some insight on.
> > >
> > > I am buying a pre built Amish shed / barn for my animals.  They claim
> that
> > they can not move it without a floor in place as it would not be rigid
> > enough.  The barn is 12 x 32 which will wind up being two 12x12 stalls
and
> > an 8 foot breezeway between then with a  door on each side of the
> breezeway.
> > I plan to put it right along the fence line so the breezeway can act as
a
> > way into and out of their area.
> > >
> > > I have concerns that the floor will not be strong enough to hold a
> horse,
> > so I have been thinking about prying the floor up once they have it in
> > position and hiring someone to come out and pour cement in the spaces
> > between the floor joists.  I was also thinking about putting the plywood
> > back on to make the floor .softer. and .warmer..
> > >
> > > Does this sound like a reasonable plan?  The barn will be sitting on
> some
> > extant lawn, and some area that I have just recently leveled out.
> > >
> > > --Matthew
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