Concrete Barn Floor

Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables.

Concrete barn floor.

Concrete is one of the most common flooring bases in new horse barn construction. Dear pole barn guru. Over the years i ve poured hundreds of concrete floors in pole buildings most all residential pole barns have concrete floors. Concrete flooring can eliminate or reduce nearly all of the annoyances of dirt or gravel such as excess moisture dirt and dust and difficulty keeping the area clean.

One of the most popular pole barn flooring options is concrete. In this video i show how i prepared the forms leveled the sand placed t. The concrete floor can cost more than the barn above it these days. I do a lot of budget numbers for people looking to buy or sell property and those looking to build a pole barn others have a pole building that just.

Dirt and gravel floors are cheap but they are also hard to keep clean and maintain. I ve been getting several emails recently asking for general costs of a concrete floor in a pole building. Prepare and pour concrete have you wanted to learn to do your own concrete work. Dirt and gravel floors are subject to erosion when drainage is a concern for your site location.

How would you install a concrete floor in one of your pole buildings rick in toledo. It s solid and won t settle so you won t have to pull up mats and re level the floors every once in a while as you do with porous flooring like clay. Time lapse video of my 40x60 pole barn floor being poured. You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls.

Buy precast cement pads. Homeadvisor s concrete slab cost calculator gives average installed concrete costs per square foot or size 30x30 24x24 40x60 for garage floors sheds backyard slabs and more. While preference is to have building shell completed prior to pouring concrete slabs at the very least roof should be installed. You must be the change you want to see in the world first they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight you then you win mahatma gandhi preach the gospel always and if necessary use words francis of assisi.

Here is the chapter from the hansen pole buildings construction manual. Another great question from a loyal reader. Estimate the labor price to pour concrete vs. For pole barns used as a garage implement storage farm buildings and many other uses a concrete floor is a great addition.