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@Swiss, I know you are still working on your coop, but I was wondering what you are going to use for the flooring inside?
I used particle board similar to what it appears to me that you put in your coop. My flooring held up well for about 4 years with cheap linoleum on top of it. But recently part of my flooring got soft around the waterer I have inside the coop. I will have to patch that up with some new flooring.
I have been considering my options. When I bought my coop linoleum, I got a large 12X8 foot end piece for about 24 cents per square foot. But now the price of the cheapest linoleum at Menards is $0.60 per square foot. I don't know if I want to put another $58.00 into the linoleum flooring.
One of the main reasons I went with linoleum was because it would have a smooth surface and I could easily shovel or broom out the old coop litter when it needed to be replaced. It was good for that, at first, but over the years the chickens have managed to rip up spots in the linoleum and that idea of a smooth floor surface is no longer in play.
One option that some people recommend is using BlackJack #57 roof coating...
A 5-gallon bucket of that stuff will set you back about $58.00 as well. But, if you get a rip or crack in the rubber coating, you can just clean it out and slap in some new coating over it.
The third option I have been considering for the flooring in my coop is to just lay down some pallet wood and/or plywood tops that I have salvaged from some of my pallet pick ups. Don't even bother with any linoleum or BlackJack coating. Just treat the pallet wood as sacrificial and replace it if/when needed to protect the particle board flooring.
Considering how much pallet wood and plywood tops I have saved up, that last option seems to me to the best at this time for me. It won't be a smooth floor if I patch in all kinds of pallet wood, but in reality, I only clean up my deep bedding litter in the coop twice a year.
Anyways, I was wondering if or how you are going to protect your coop floor. From my limited experience, that flooring will need some kind of protection or it will rot out fast. Thought I would ask because I also have to repair my coop flooring this summer.
I used particle board similar to what it appears to me that you put in your coop. My flooring held up well for about 4 years with cheap linoleum on top of it. But recently part of my flooring got soft around the waterer I have inside the coop. I will have to patch that up with some new flooring.
I have been considering my options. When I bought my coop linoleum, I got a large 12X8 foot end piece for about 24 cents per square foot. But now the price of the cheapest linoleum at Menards is $0.60 per square foot. I don't know if I want to put another $58.00 into the linoleum flooring.
One of the main reasons I went with linoleum was because it would have a smooth surface and I could easily shovel or broom out the old coop litter when it needed to be replaced. It was good for that, at first, but over the years the chickens have managed to rip up spots in the linoleum and that idea of a smooth floor surface is no longer in play.
One option that some people recommend is using BlackJack #57 roof coating...
A 5-gallon bucket of that stuff will set you back about $58.00 as well. But, if you get a rip or crack in the rubber coating, you can just clean it out and slap in some new coating over it.
The third option I have been considering for the flooring in my coop is to just lay down some pallet wood and/or plywood tops that I have salvaged from some of my pallet pick ups. Don't even bother with any linoleum or BlackJack coating. Just treat the pallet wood as sacrificial and replace it if/when needed to protect the particle board flooring.
Considering how much pallet wood and plywood tops I have saved up, that last option seems to me to the best at this time for me. It won't be a smooth floor if I patch in all kinds of pallet wood, but in reality, I only clean up my deep bedding litter in the coop twice a year.
Anyways, I was wondering if or how you are going to protect your coop floor. From my limited experience, that flooring will need some kind of protection or it will rot out fast. Thought I would ask because I also have to repair my coop flooring this summer.