Do I need to glue flooring down?

[Tracyree]

I’m laying a rubber mat type flooring over the coop wood floor. Do I need to glue it down to prevent bugs from living under it?

 

[AGeese]

Rubber sounds like something they could scrap up with their talons.

 

[aart]

I’m laying a rubber mat type flooring over the coop wood floor. Do I need to glue it down to prevent bugs from living under it?

I would not glue it, or then it would be a real PITB to remove it if needed.
Better to leave loose so you can pull it out and clean it and under it.

Why do you need to cover the wood floor?

 

[Tracyree]

Rubber sounds like something they could scrap up with their talons.

It’s REALLY tough and heavy duty. Not sure if it’s actually rubber, it’s the flooring they use in gyms. I could barely cut it with my utility knife.

 

[Tracyree]

I would not glue it, or then it would be a real PITB to remove it if needed.
Better to leave loose so you can pull it out and clean it and under it.

Why do you need to cover the wood floor?

Thats what I wanted to hear. No glue! Guess I’ll just check under it every so often. Maybe sprinkle DE between.

I think it will be easier to clean that what it has now. And add some insulation

 

[aart]

Thats what I wanted to hear. No glue! Guess I’ll just check under it every so often. Maybe sprinkle DE between.

Probably wouldn't hurt.....not that DE will do much of anything.

I think it will be easier to clean that what it has now. And add some insulation

How are you cleaning?
I've never had to 'clean' my coop floor.

 

[perkolator]

Those typical puzzle-together gym floor mats are made of EVA foam, not rubber. I've used that material for making cosplay weapons and it's not a very tough material - I'd guess chickens could peck off chunks of it. If you want a real rubber mat, look for a horse stall mat, they're made to hold up to animal hooves and it's heavy/thick enough to stay put

 

[HowIsItDone]

Probably wouldn't hurt.....not that DE will do much of anything.


How are you cleaning?
I've never had to 'clean' my coop floor.

Hi aart,

I was planning to install vinyl over the floor in my new coop.
At this stage the floor surface is just plywood boards.

What is your floor surface made from?

 

[aart]

Hi aart,

I was planning to install vinyl over the floor in my new coop.
At this stage the floor surface is just plywood boards.

What is your floor surface made from?

I covered the plywood shed floor with heavy duty foam backed vinyl sheet flooring, used it on the poop boards too. See My Coop page, link under my avatar.

Have never needed to 'clean' it.
What kind of bedding you use may depend on how you manage the manure.
This is about cleaning, but covers my big picture

-I use poop boards under roosts with thin(<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily(takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost.
-Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
- Large flake pine shavings on coop floor, add some occasionally, totally changed out once or twice a year, old shavings added to run.
- My runs have semi-deep litter(cold composting), never clean anything out, just add smaller dry materials on occasion, add larger wood chippings as needed.
Aged ramial wood chippings are best IMO.
-Nests are bedded with straw, add some occasionally, change out if needed(broken egg).

There is no odor, unless a fresh cecal has been dropped and when I open the bucket to add more poop.

That's how I keep it 'clean', have not found any reason to clean 'deeper' in 10 years.

 

[HowIsItDone]

I covered the plywood shed floor with heavy duty foam backed vinyl sheet flooring, used it on the poop boards too. See My Coop page, link under my avatar.

Have never needed to 'clean' it.
What kind of bedding you use may depend on how you manage the manure.
This is about cleaning, but covers my big picture

-I use poop boards under roosts with thin(<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily(takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost.
-Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
- Large flake pine shavings on coop floor, add some occasionally, totally changed out once or twice a year, old shavings added to run.
- My runs have semi-deep litter(cold composting), never clean anything out, just add smaller dry materials on occasion, add larger wood chippings as needed.
Aged ramial wood chippings are best IMO.
-Nests are bedded with straw, add some occasionally, change out if needed(broken egg).

There is no odor, unless a fresh cecal has been dropped and when I open the bucket to add more poop.

That's how I keep it 'clean', have not found any reason to clean 'deeper' in 10 years.

I covered the plywood shed floor with heavy duty foam backed vinyl sheet flooring, used it on the poop boards too. See My Coop page, link under my avatar.

Have never needed to 'clean' it.
What kind of bedding you use may depend on how you manage the manure.
This is about cleaning, but covers my big picture

-I use poop boards under roosts with thin(<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily(takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost.
-Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
- Large flake pine shavings on coop floor, add some occasionally, totally changed out once or twice a year, old shavings added to run.
- My runs have semi-deep litter(cold composting), never clean anything out, just add smaller dry materials on occasion, add larger wood chippings as needed.
Aged ramial wood chippings are best IMO.
-Nests are bedded with straw, add some occasionally, change out if needed(broken egg).

There is no odor, unless a fresh cecal has been dropped and when I open the bucket to add more poop.

That's how I keep it 'clean', have not found any reason to clean 'deeper' in 10 years.

Perfect, thanks.
That's what I'm aiming for.