Covering Dirt Floor Barn

Barn flooring is the foundation of a clean and safe barn.

Covering dirt floor barn. Part of the garage we did years ago and it has worked very. Lay the sheets in rows across the dirt floor. A big con is that you have a big cleanout ahead of you in the spring and you. The other side of the same end of the barn used to be a 10 or 12 horse stable but all the stalls have been removed leaving a concrete slab on the center walkway strip and just dirt floor in the areas on both sides where the horse stalls.

Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables. For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors. Soil sand or clay. Dirt well draining soil really can be a good flooring.

The easiest pole barn flooring option is dirt. My shop which is a 24x60 ft insulated room with concrete slab floor has been built in one corner of the barn. If you want to practice compost bedding adding bedding to the top periodically to create a clean surface and allowing the bottom to compost and produce heat all winter then it is probably the best choice. The type of floor you will choose for a new barn will depend on the existing natural soil what materials are available to you and your budget.

Since a pole barn s only foundation requirements are in the footers for the poles the central dirt inside can be left alone. Cover the dirt floor with a layer of 10 mil plastic sheeting to serve as a vapor barrier which will keep moisture from seeping through the dirt and onto your wood floor. The most popular options for pole barn flooring dirt. If your barn shop or storage shed is subject to air currents that keep dust hovering in the air consider using a dust mask.

Lidingo wikimedia commons cc by sa 3 0. Rake and shovel the floor into an even surface from wall to wall. I have a 60x120 ft pole barn in my backyard. Just a short video on a way to use junk tracks to make a floor in a dirt floored storage building.