Anyone use Counter top for floor?

[4theloveofhens]

I picked up some brand spanking new countertop from a garage sale. I don't know exactly what it's called. Anyway, wondering if this wood make a good floor for a chicken coop. I got about 5 x 5 feet for it for fifty cents, so even if its not, it's not a huge dent in my wallet!

Its like the stuff you'd glue onto your wood as your counter. Does this make any sense?

It's been a long day...

 

[Zahboo]

Laminate countertop? Should work! Great find by the way. Just tack it down good so mites and other bugs can't hide underneath it.

 

[joletabey]

If you mean laminate, great!!!

 

[Wanda]

I have old kitchen cabinets with laminate countertops in one part of my basement. When I have to isolate a chicken, that is where I usually put them and they will roost on the cabinets. It is very easy to clean up after them.

 

[thefamilyflock]

I just bought some to cover my poop boards in order to make clean up easy! I paid $5. for a 2'x4' sheet. You did Very well

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[patandchickens]

Hm, I don't know what your countertop is made of, but the countertops I've seen seem to use an OSB type material as their main structural component, with a thin laminate over it. While OSB will last "sorta" outdoors if painted and kept dry, I would really really not use it for a FLOOR, which is bound to have lingering dampness. Although I suppose if this is a very small reach-in coop raised a coupla feet above the ground, you could *try* it.

JMHO, good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[eds500]

Great idea using the laminate. I've been thinking of coop floor covering options since I'm building my coop now.

 

[al6517]

The main issue I have with Laminate as a floor is it may be too slick and you will run the risk of splay leg injuries, now as a droppings board it would be great and easy to clean.

AL

 

[tylermckee]

Should work good, if you've never laid laminate before all you do is coat the floor and the laminate with contact cement, then wait for both sides to dry. then carefully lay it on the floor, once it touches it is stuck for good, there is mo slipping it around once it's set. I usually lay some thin wood scraps out so i can position the laminate directly ontop, then start on one side pulling out the scraps and pressing the lamiate into place.