Dirt Stall Floors Too Dusty

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.

Dirt stall floors too dusty.

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

Does anyone else have dirt stall flooring. You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls. I could put down 2 semi loads of pelleted bedding and it would just smoosh into the mud. Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff.

My barn is old 1880 and my horses can run in and out 24 7. A dirt floor is probably the cheapest option. Then i d still have a soppy muddy. Fill the trench with small stone or large gravel to enhance water movement.

Eventually after a year or two of mucking and stamping it will need to be re leveled. A few years ago. Never had any problems at any of these barns concerning the floor. The stall is more like a divided corral in the barn than a traditional stall.

This time of winter it gets so soppy and mucky and gross. One had a dirt floor aisle with rubber matts at the aisle cross ties so the horses could not dig a hole. The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others. 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 problem is the dirt floor.