Dirt Stall Floors Too Dusty

A few years ago.

Dirt stall floors too dusty.

One had a dirt floor aisle with rubber matts at the aisle cross ties so the horses could not dig a hole. Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff. Does anyone else have dirt stall flooring. We currently have dirt floors.

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. 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. I could put down 2 semi loads of pelleted bedding and it would just smoosh into the mud. Fill the trench with small stone or large gravel to enhance water movement.

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. This time of winter it gets so soppy and mucky and gross. Eventually after a year or two of mucking and stamping it will need to be re leveled. You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls.

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. Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables. 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. The stall is more like a divided corral in the barn than a traditional stall.

My problem is the dirt floor. Then i d still have a soppy muddy. The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others. My barn is old 1880 and my horses can run in and out 24 7.

Never had any problems at any of these barns concerning the floor.