Dirt Floor Barn

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

Dirt floor barn. If you have a dirt floor or your floor does not get good ventilation or drainage you will need to do some basic modifications to keep your hay good. For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors. Ours is maybe what you could call a modified pole barn. Since barns are constantly exposed to the mess that goes along with horses including manure dirt and hair the floors need to be easy to keep clean.

Lidingo wikimedia commons cc by sa 3 0. Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables. Going outside where there is acres of dirt or concrete and at times they prefer the concrete especially when it is hot hot. Lay the sheets in rows across the dirt floor.

But my barn is also a through barn design so cleanout just means a trip or two down each side with my tractor and the manure is. We re in texas so ventilation is super important. The easiest pole barn flooring option is dirt. Overlap the bottom of the walls with two inches of the sheet edges raised upward along the wall s surface.

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. We re building a barn now with a dirt floor. Flooring needs to have good traction so that horses and their handlers don t slip and fall. Modified because there are internal weight bearing poles and we have a two level roof trusses on the upper level rafters on the lower level.

Dirt floors are the ideal option when it comes to livestock barns. Cool concrete to lie on and shade overhead it is a sheep s dream. Soil sand or clay. 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.

My sheep have options. I ve always had dirt barn floors.