Building a coop inside an old barn. What would you do with the wood floor? Wood sealer? linseed oil? Paint? Vinyl? Rubber? Blackjack 57? Other? Thanks in advance.
Wood floor.... How best to cover?
- Thread starter Speckledfarmer
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Building a coop inside an old barn. What would you do with the wood floor? Wood sealer? linseed oil? Paint? Vinyl? Rubber? Blackjack 57? Other? Thanks in advance.
Some sort of sealer would likely be a good idea. Our barn is very old and thankfully our chicken roosting room has a concrete floor, but otherwise all the wood in our barn is rotting. However, a good cover of dry wood chips or dry straw that is kept dry will likely prevent any rotting problems with a wooden floor. Our issue is holes in the roof that let water leak in, a dirt floor that holds moisture, ect.
Best of luck with your project!
Best of luck with your project!
galvinj
Chirping
I put a piece of linoleum down, love it! Easy to clean and scoop Found a scrap piece at big box store for ten bucks.
I was a big fan of Vinyl, now I am not. If you live in a cold climate, and clean in the winter, it can cause tears and rips in the vinyl. I am just sealing the floor now.
I successfully use around 6 - 10 inches of pine chips.
Deep bedding.
Moisture never reaches the floor.
Replacing it around once per year.
Expect dust...
Deep bedding.
Moisture never reaches the floor.
Replacing it around once per year.
Expect dust...
galvinj
Chirping
I've never had that happen and I live in the North East. I cover it with four or five inches of shavings.
chicklover 1998
Songster
A piece of linoleum plus about 6+ inches of pine shavings is good but do expect dust.
Last winter with the Cold (below zero for days at a time) cause havoc on my floor. I went away and the care taker has issues with the watering fount. Gallons ended up on the floor and cleaning the frozen mess caused the floor to rip. I was using 2-3 inches of shavings at the time, and always used a plastic snow shovel as to not dig in.
Edit: Also of note, the floor held up great for the first 5 years. All the problems started in year 6, so it could just be getting brittle from age also.
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I use a cheap large disposable brush and slop on pure varnish. Nothing special like marine urethane or what's called spar varnish (not actual varnish) but a basic pure lac beetle varnish that will dry super fast and be rock solid. Throw the brush away and your done.
Linseed oil is awesome stuff but will take forever and a day to dry if applied to proper thickness. Not what you want on a floor you intend to walk on or put bedding over. Will have bedding embedded in it for ever.
Linseed oil is awesome stuff but will take forever and a day to dry if applied to proper thickness. Not what you want on a floor you intend to walk on or put bedding over. Will have bedding embedded in it for ever.
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