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.

Eventually after a year or two of mucking and stamping it will need to be re leveled. Fill the trench with small stone or large gravel to enhance water movement. My problem is the dirt floor. 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.

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. One had a dirt floor aisle with rubber matts at the aisle cross ties so the horses could not dig a hole. Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables. Does anyone else have dirt stall flooring.

The stall is more like a divided corral in the barn than a traditional stall. Then i d still have a soppy muddy. A dirt floor is probably the cheapest option. 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.

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. 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. We raked up all the larger rocks built stalls etc. This time of winter it gets so soppy and mucky and gross.

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. A few years ago. The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others. I could put down 2 semi loads of pelleted bedding and it would just smoosh into the mud.

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