Dirt Floor Stall Wet

The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others.

Dirt floor stall wet.

When the matted stall s isn t in use it air drys in a couple hours. I m going to be helping out at a friends horse farm and my first project is the last stall s floor is wet. Most soils however drain moderately well at best so you ll probably want to help it along. Even though there are no strict guidelines for flooring stalls a ratio of 2 3 two inches of stone dirt for every three inches of dirt is appropriate.

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. Fill the trench with small stone or large gravel to enhance water movement. Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables. And only take the really wet clumped up spots out once a week believe it or not it is not gross and stinky and it helps keep the stalls from getting those hollowed out spots from scraping up dirt when cleaning the wet spots.

I actually only put the pellets where. You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls. The stall floor may be sloped to the exterior wall of the stall where a sloping gutter drain is provided along the inside of that wall. The 15 best flooring for horse stalls.

I was thinking of replacing the dirt with pea gravel to help with the drainage then the hay can go on top of the pea gravel. Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff. They are just dirt floors with a big rubber matte in the middle. Pelleted bedding topped with fine shavings works very well on my dirt floors.

I pitchfork out the soiled bedding that s it. After preparing your base layer your stall is ready for one final floor and in this case that would be the rubber mat.