Dirt Stall Floors Too Dusty

All had dirt floors in the stalls all of the stalls are kept deep bedded enough bedding in the stall for a week keep the extra bedding banked up around the wall.

Dirt stall floors too dusty.

A dirt floor is probably the cheapest option. Never had any problems at any of these barns concerning the floor. I could put down 2 semi loads of pelleted bedding and it would just smoosh into the mud. 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.

As with any loose flooring material however stonedust can produce dusty air and if it s too dusty that dust can hold odors after use and as horses move around the flooring will shift. 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. Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff. You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls.

Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables. Then i d still have a soppy muddy. A few years ago. My barn is old 1880 and my horses can run in and out 24 7.

Fill the trench with small stone or large gravel to enhance water movement. Does anyone else have dirt stall flooring. The stall is more like a divided corral in the barn than a traditional stall. This time of winter it gets so soppy and mucky and gross.

Former owner was using the barn for auto storage the floor had alot of small rocks too large for stalls probably some smaller gravel and dirt not clay. Eventually after a year or two of mucking and stamping it will need to be re leveled. The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others. We currently have dirt floors.

Stone dust blackburn believes that stone dust also known as crusher run screenings or quarter inch minus makes a better floor than dirt because it can compact well and still permits.