which black jack to get at lowes for coop floor

[folmar25]

which black jack should I pick up at lowes the 57 or another one because black jack makes allot of roof sealers

 

[Bryant Redhawk]

I take it you are planning to use this product as the floor not just seal some cracks, Either way I would recommend the Ultra Max 1000 product, it seals, when dry it is good for foot traffic (won't stick to anything (chicken feet for instance) when it gets hot).

I am not really sure why you would want to use this product over something such as linoleum but to each his own.

 

[JackE]

Get the 57. It's the cheapest, and it works great. It's been in my coop over 5yrs now, and it looks the same as it did when I first put it down. Stir well, apply a heavy coat, and forget about it. It is not tacky after it drys. I don't care how hot it gets. If it gets tacky, then your coop is on fire. After you put this stuff down, that's it, you won't have to mess around with tearing out, and replacing deteriorated linoleum in a year or so. (Maybe less).

 

[Bryant Redhawk]

Thank you JackE, that is good information, I will be trying to convince my wife about using this in the future. Much easier than spreading glue and rolling down lino. The lino. will last over 5 years if you put it down right and use a dLM over it. I've seen three coops with it that it's been in for over 7 years. But I like the idea of not having to lay it even once.

 

[JackE]

Thank you JackE, that is good information, I will be trying to convince my wife about using this in the future. Much easier than spreading glue and rolling down lino. The lino. will last over 5 years if you put it down right and use a dLM over it. I've seen three coops with it that it's been in for over 7 years. But I like the idea of not having to lay it even once.

Yeah, it can't be any easier than just pouring a big blob out of a bucket, and push it around to where you want it. And nothing can ever get under it, as it becomes a permanent part of the floor. Linoleum is made to be used in a climate controlled house. It ain't made to be put through the wide temperature extremes a coop can see. My coop goes from 0 in the winter, to 100F (Sometimes higher) in the summer. Linoleum will get brittle and come apart. If you get five yrs, that's pretty good. Down south, you don't see as wide a temperature swing, as the northern climes. It the cold that will test the lino. I read on this forum, where a guy put down linoleum, and within a week, the chickens had shredded it to pieces.

 

[folmar25]

thanks for the info how is the texture once it dries I think I heard it on here when it dries its prickly almost like splinters and how did you spread your 57 around

 

[JackE]

thanks for the info how is the texture once it dries I think I heard it on here when it dries its prickly almost like splinters and how did you spread your 57 around

It is smooth after it drys. It looks like the floor has a rubber skin on it. I don't know how somebody got it to dry "Prickly". They must have had a bunch of debris on the floor, and the roofcoat encapsulated it. How did I apply it? After stirring well, I just dumped a big puddle of it on the floor, and pushed it around with a paint roller on a stick/mop handle. Easy.

 

[WthrLady]

Something Jack touched on was stir it well.

What he meant to say was treat yourself to one of those metal paint stirring sticks that goes on an electric drill. Get the one that has a squared insert for the drill, so it doesn't spin in the drill head.

When you open your bucket, it will look like black water. In the bottom half of the bucket will be a very thick tar blob. A stick will not mix that mess. When you start mixing it, the blob will break down and look like you are trying to mix oil and water, and it will look like it will NEVER come together. It does and looks like thick black cream. Like a thick black paint. Then you can simply pour it on the clean wood floor and spread it with a roller or a brush ! I did two coats.

It is WONDERFUL!

 

[WthrLady]

Not sure how the other person got splinter, prickly either. Mine spread like thick paint and dried as smooth as a baby's bottom. Maybe they didn't mix it well enough. You seriously must mix, mix, mix, and not only let the drill spin that mixer, but move it up and down in that bucket!

Here's my coop

http://dunrovinstation.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-build-part-1.html