Should I paint the floor

[CityChook]

I just have paint on my floor. 2 coats of oil-based KILZ primer, 3 coats of exterior latex. It's lasted 2 years in Minnesota with BIG temperature fluxuations. I am very happy with it's performance. When it's cleaning time, I just spray it with a bottle of vinegar/water, let it sit for about 5 minutes and rinse it clean. Presto.

BTW, if you really have 2 fully exposed sides to your coop, you might want to consider hardware wire instead of chicken wire. It costs more, but it's a small price to pay for peace of mind.

 

[NicInNC]

We covered the floor of ours with vinyl flooring that we had leftover from when we replaced it in our camper. We have pine shavings over top of that. Next month we're replacing the shavings with sand.

 

[krazeepolack]

I'm converting a 1944 military truck "body" into a chicken coop.

(more about this truck body & pix in chapter 4- it is on the unique side, I think. Stay tuned, as this is only chapter three) Reading all this about floor coverings, my coop has a solid flat steel floor throughout. This will be covered in wood chips prior to occupancy. I had a flash going through Home depot the other day. I saw spools of rubberized under shower sheeting, plus, in the garden section are spools of rubberized pool liner. Would either of these not be an excellent floor covering?? Wash out/sweep out would be simple, IMHO

 

[CityChook]

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Exterior paint can handle fluxuations in temperature better than interior paint. I don't know if it's more waterproof, but it would make sense to me that it would be. Def. don't go with Flat, but Satin would probably be okay-ish and semi-gloss to gloss would be the best. Some of the paint in my coop is satin (it was leftovers in the basement) but I find that it doesn't clean up quite as easily as a shinier surface. Still lightyears better than nothing.

Latex paint is fine to use, oil based paint will last longer. Latex paint is easier to clean up your brushes when you're done painting and it dries faster but I usually like oil-based paint because it's a little more bulletproof. I've used both latex and oil-based kilz and I prefer the oil-based when working with wood. I have found that the latex doesn't cover the knots, and I don't like them "bleeding" through my paint when it dries.