Cheep floor material.

[jsr5]

I'm going to try sand down over the floor of the new shed. It comes with an osb floor and I was just going to paint over it with a garage floor type epoxy paint but am having second thoughts that that may not protect the floor enough. Can anyone suugest the cheapest stuff that would be able to have a scoop shovel ran over it dailyish and will make that possible and even easier to do while protecting the sub flooring. Want this coop to last a long time.

I'm going to search over the lowes as well but just thought someone may be able to shorten the search.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I'm going to try sand down over the floor of the new shed. It comes with an osb floor and I was just going to paint over it with a garage floor type epoxy paint but am having second thoughts that that may not protect the floor enough. Can anyone suugest the cheapest stuff that would be able to have a scoop shovel ran over it dailyish and will make that possible and even easier to do while protecting the sub flooring. Want this coop to last a long time.

I'm going to search over the lowes as well but just thought someone may be able to shorten the search.

I just go to the Lowes or HomeDepot flooring section and buy remnants. If they aren't big enough, just overlap them in the direction you intend to shovel out.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

You can try peel and stick vinyl flooring on the floor. I deep litter my coop and only clean it twice a year. Good for compost haha!

 

[Grits&Eggs]

i bought a sheet of linoleum (on sale for $5) put it on the floor under the roost and have been using it to catch the poop and washing it (with a garden hose in my compost pile) daily or every two days for almost a year now. Best investment yet!!!

 

[jsr5]

i bought a sheet of linoleum (on sale for $5) put it on the floor under the roost and have been using it to catch the poop and washing it (with a garden hose in my compost pile) daily or every two days for almost a year now. Best investment yet!!!

starting to sound like a good idea get enough to actually glue down and use my extra bits to cover the poop boards and other high poop areas for easy out poop cleanup.

 

[eggspecto_patronum]

Thin layer of concrete maybe?

 

[Ted Brown]

A couple of thoughts.

If you use linoleum it may not be necessary to glue it down; if it is one piece and fitted you will be able to shovel litter out without problem. If it wears it you can remove and replace easily.

Pierce Woods (Woods Coop fame) recommends using liquid (roofing) tar on the floor and up the walls 12" or so if you plan to deep litter. Tar apparently deters mites, lice etc. and will fill any cracks around the edges. Probably a bit more work than linoleum but less expensive than a piece of linoleum (unless you luck in).

Good luck.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I used porch and floor paint on my big coop.

After 5+ years it is as good as new. I use a plastic scoop shovel and pine shavings.

It takes a while to dry (24 hours to not be tacky).

I liked it well enough to do that to the smaller coop too.

It is thick and should help hold the OSB together.

I dislike OSB because it absorbs moisture and flakes apart. That paint is pretty dang durable though. Maybe 2 coats......

 

[jsr5]

Lots of awesome ideas I had thought about a half inch or so of thinset concrete. Has anyone tried that? Would love to hear it if they have. that idea very much appeals to me or maybe even vinyl set patching stuff as it would be more moisture proof. The fitted linoleum is a good idea too would allow change out pretty easy and if I was worried about it moving I could use a strip at the edges to hold it down better. I too am not thrilled with OSB This is supposed to be a outdoor rated stuff made for this kind of stuff. I had originally planned to plate over it with plywood anyway no matter what I planned to do for floor and coop material.

 

[Ted Brown]

Lots of awesome ideas I had thought about a half inch or so of thinset concrete.

I would be concerned that the thinset would crack and lift if there is any flex in the OSB.