[AT] OT Barn floor question

[Dean VP]

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
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 11:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT Barn floor question

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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Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 6:35 AM
Subject: [AT] OT Barn floor question


> 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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