flooring material??

[mcfarmall]

I used a 4 x 8 sheet of glass board from 'nards on my floor. The technical term for the material is FRP. The interior walls of my coop are 1/2" OSB primed and painted with a Pittsburgh oil based gloss enamel and I plan to caulk the floor/wall intersection. The Amish coops that you can buy from Horizon Wood structures online use the stuff. Heck, if it's good for the Amish, it's good for me.

 

[zekii]

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Most of that roofing compound material is petroleum based. I would not recommend using it inside the coop. I'd be afraid they would scratch/peck parts of it up and eat it. I'd stick with the linoleum. During the construction is the best time to apply it. Put it down before the walls go up. That way the edges are under the bottom plate of the walls and cannot curl up.

My coop has the rubberized roof coat on the floor. Chickens been on it about a year. I'll tell you what, Show me the chicken that is going to peck pieces out of it. They better have some serious teeth. That stuff, after it drys, is practically INDESTRUCTABLE. Unlike linolium, there are no edges to pick at. There is absolutly no odor after it drys. This stuff is like a solid membrane over the floor. To me, it's the perfect floor cover for a coop. It totally fills and seals the gap between the floor and the wall. If I wanted to, I could fill the whole coop with water to a depth of about 2ins. Additionally, PAINT is petroleum based, And we have plenty of people painting their walls and FLOORS. I'll bet on the painted floors being pecked up and ate looong before the chickens could put a dent in the rubber floor.
Jack

Jack,
How long does this roof compound take to cure ? Did you apply one coat only ?

Clint

 

[showme69]

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What is the specific product that you used. I'd be interested in using it in our coop. Thanks.

 

[JackE]

How long does this roof compound take to cure ? Did you apply one coat only ?
I put one heavy coat down. It took a couple of days to fully cure. It skinned over good after a day, But you could still push a dent into it. After another day it was solid.
Jack

 

[JackE]

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What is the specific product that you used. I'd be interested in using it in our coop. Thanks.

Blackjack Roofcoat #57. I got it at Lowes. It comes in a 5gal. bucket.
Jack

 

[foxinachickenhouse]

I like the linoleum because it is so easy to get for FREE. CL often has throwaway scraps as do flooring places. I didn't bother with glue or anything just fastened it with floor tacks and furring strips and it is so easy to clean. I have had to deep clean my coop several times this winter as we have had never ending bug issues and I was so glad we chose the linoleum. I only wish I had run it higher up the walls.

 

[showme69]

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Thanks Jack. I think I'll go with that on your recommendation. Cheaper than buying new vinyl and easier to go up the walls with and not have any seams.

 

[zekii]

Still not quit sure if there would be any toxicity issues with the Black Jack coating, definitely would be easier to get a nice coating with it up the walls...etc. I'll do a little more research before hand, but thanks for all the information.

Cheers,
Zekii

 

[The Chicken Lady]

We used the sticky-backed linoleum tiles on our coop floor. They were very easy to put down, and inexpensive, too! Because the tiles are topped with shavings, the chickens don't even notice them.

 

[JackE]

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After it drys, there are ZERO, ZIP, NADA toxicity issues. There are no fumes after it drys. As I have said before, my chickens have been on this floor for almost a year. None of them have any problems.
Jack