I actually only put the pellets where.
Dirt floor stall wet.
The stall floor may be sloped to the exterior wall of the stall where a sloping gutter drain is provided along the inside of that wall.
The type of floor you will choose for a new barn will depend on the existing natural soil what materials are available to you and your budget.
With my dirt floored stalls stripping is long and laborious and my stalls floors are uneven because of digging out filthy bedding.
I m going to be helping out at a friends horse farm and my first project is the last stall s floor is wet.
The thing that sells me on mats is that they are so easy to clean.
When the matted stall s isn t in use it air drys in a couple hours.
Dirt if you plan to have a dirt floor and local soil drains exceptionally well you re done.
They are just dirt floors with a big rubber matte in the middle.
Even though there are no strict guidelines for flooring stalls a ratio of 2 3 two inches of stone dirt for every three inches of dirt is appropriate.
Pelleted bedding topped with fine shavings works very well on my dirt floors.
I was thinking of replacing the dirt with pea gravel to help with the drainage then the hay can go on top of the pea gravel.
You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls.
Fill the trench with small stone or large gravel to enhance water movement.
The 15 best flooring for horse stalls.
Most soils however drain moderately well at best so you ll probably want to help it along.
I pitchfork out the soiled bedding that s it.
The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others.
Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff.