Dirt Stall Floors Too Dusty

The stall is more like a divided corral in the barn than a traditional stall.

Dirt stall floors too dusty.

This time of winter it gets so soppy and mucky and gross. 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. 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.

One had a dirt floor aisle with rubber matts at the aisle cross ties so the horses could not dig a hole. You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls. 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.

Does anyone else have dirt stall flooring. Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff. 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. Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables.

Never had any problems at any of these barns concerning the floor. My problem is the dirt floor. We raked up all the larger rocks built stalls etc. 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.

We currently have dirt floors. The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others. A dirt floor is probably the cheapest option. My barn is old 1880 and my horses can run in and out 24 7.

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.