Coop Flooring Thickness and Type

[tsmith1499]

Going shopping tomorrow for the start of the new coop. What thickness flooring are you all using? I see most people are using OSB for floor and walls and are painting it. One question. Would you paint the floor before applying Linoleum or glue it to the bare wood floor. I know if I search long enough I caould probably find these answers, but I am at work and in a hurry, Sorry from a newbie!! Thanks, Tom

 

[amydzek]

we are doing our coop this weekend or next, the plan is to put plywood floors down and then put peel and stick vinyl tiles
on top...

 

[smokinjay]

I used 3/4 osb with a good coat of paint.

 

[fireguy56]

Tom, Ditto on the 3/4" osb . If floor joists are on 24" centers won't be a prob. Can paint if ya see fit......I didn't, just put congoleum over raw osb, no prob's. to date. Good luck
Erik

 

[gale65]

We used 3/4" tongue and groove plywood sheathing. We painted it and will lay linoleum over that and secure it with molding strips around the perimeter.

 

[airmechreed]

I used floor grade tongue and groove then over lay with glass board it's smooth and chicken poop slides right off easy to clean, however it runs about 45.00 per 4x8 sheet. My coop was 4x5 so one sheet was enough. But if you are building a bigger coop and can get expensive. It's worth it and it's what a lot of professional pre built coops use.

 

[Hauntedyards]

I used 1/4 inch fibercement coated with roll on rubber shower liner screwed to 1/2" osb.

 

[simplynewt]

I used a pallet that has close slates on it (view it on my BYC Page). I am then going to comeback with 2 coats of KoolSeal that will be left over from painting the roof. I read on here that that was good to use for ease in clean up. Once that is dry and chickenable - I plan on getting some loose linolium to throw on top of the Koolsealed floor for better ease of cleaning. I hope it will be as easy as just pulling out the linolium, hosing it down and throwing it back in the coop again.

Can someone backup the Koolseal theory?

 

[CupOJoe42]

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One tip on using the vinyl tiles... use a blow dryer and or heat gun and heat the glue side of them up until they just start to become pliable (they bend a bit) and THEN apply them to the surface. They will stick better and be less likely to peel up on you after a time. We did this with our small bathroom tiles and it worked great!