Dirt Stall Floors Too Dusty

Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff.

Dirt stall floors too dusty. The stall is more like a divided corral in the barn than a traditional stall. The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others. 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.

I could put down 2 semi loads of pelleted bedding and it would just smoosh into the mud. Does anyone else have dirt stall flooring. A dirt floor is probably the cheapest option. 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. 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. My barn is old 1880 and my horses can run in and out 24 7. We currently have dirt floors.

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. 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. Then i d still have a soppy muddy. This time of winter it gets so soppy and mucky and gross.

A few years ago. 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. We raked up all the larger rocks built stalls etc. One had a dirt floor aisle with rubber matts at the aisle cross ties so the horses could not dig a hole.

My problem is the dirt floor.