[AT] OT Barn floor question

[crawler]

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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> [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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>
> > 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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