— If properly installed, stall floors constructed of gravel or crushed limestone dust can make excellent barn flooring. Gravel or crushed stone should be placed over a good foundation of sand or other material that allows drainage. Some crushed stones, when packed, can be as hard as concrete. Start with a level, hard surface and provide ...

 — I have a 60x120 ft pole barn in my backyard. My shop, which is a 24x60 ft insulated room with concrete slab floor, has been built in one corner of the barn. The other side of the same end of the barn used to be a 10 or 12 horse stable, but all the stalls have been removed leaving a concrete slab on the center walkway strip and just dirt floor in …

Considering Limestone Flooring Tiles. If you are thinking about limestone flooring for your home, the tiles are a great way to create a unique pattern and give your flooring a soft-to-the-feet feel. You get a long life from the material and an aesthetic elegance and beauty you just can't get from other flooring materials.

 — The crushed limestone will be compacted which will allow for great drainage and yet still have the durability of cement. Aug 18, 2011 #3 ... I really think Elevan is onto something with her plans to 'redo" her barn floor for drainage. Hmmmmmmmmm. DonnaBelle . Aug 18, 2011; Thread starter #4 Stubbornhillfarm Ridin' The Range. Joined …

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 — Insure your pole barn has a good roof (preventing moisture attack from above) install a moisture barrier under the limestone floor (preventing moisture attack …

 — After the topsoil was stripped away, 264 yds of fill sand was been brought in and compacted. The ground around the pole barn will be graded for slope and swales will start about 30 ft from the pole barn (where the new slope washes out) to drain water to the road ditch. Fill sand is about 10+ inches above grade.

 — Crushed limestone will attract and hold moisture, leading to potential rust problems. As far as the limestone itself causing rust/corrosion, that's more of an urban (or suburban) legend. Good clean/washed, crushed limestone is not as bad as some of the material they use that has a lot of very small particles and limestone dust.

Add 4 inches of no. 57 or 3/4-to-1-inch size crushed gravel. Rake evenly over the gravel base. Sprinkle lightly with water and compact firmly. Pour 4 to 6 inches of no. 21-A, or 3/8-to-3/4-inch size crushed limestone gravel. Again sprinkle with water and compact firmly.

 — Hi. I recently moved to a 5.5 acre property with a well-built existing horse barn. Unfortunately, the previous owner has allowed neighbors with cows to have free run of all three outward facing stalls and the manure is piled high in each stall. I got one stall down to what I have confirmed (via text to previous owner) is crushed limestone.

 — By keeping the barn floor dry and clean, barn lime helps prevent such issues, which contributes to better foot health. 4. Fly Control. Flies are attracted to moist and dirty environments. By using barn lime to dry out manure and other organic materials, you can reduce fly populations in your barn.

Crushed limestone driveways require regular upkeep, which can involve adding new limestone to compensate for occasional settling or compacting of the driveway. It could be a deterrent if you don't enjoy occasional manual work. Unsupported crushed limestone can also get embedded in tire treads and deposited offsite creating ruts or tire divots ...

 — 8. To help settle the crushed limestone, water your driveway and compact it again. Sealing your crushed limestone driveway can help prevent it from stains and weathering. Pros And Cons Of Driveways And Other Surfaces. Here are the top pros and cons of using crushed limestone as a driveway or other surface: Pros. It is very durable …

 — Clay floors can become very hard if too dry and if compacted too tightly. A clay floor can also become slippery when wet. A blend of natural materials either specifically designed or purchased as 'road mix' or a crushed limestone mix for your barn floor can provide an inexpensive solution for the budget driven barn building project.

5 Flooring and Ground Options for Your Pole Barn . Pole barns are incredibly versatile structures. They can be workshops, storage units, animal shelters, or even art studios. But no matter what you use your …

It isn't until the barn is essentially complete that the concrete floor is poured into the barn. The building is held up by the long poles inserted into the ground. Hence the name: Pole Barn. Barn Foundation: Pouring Concrete. If you have concrete in your barn, such as in the aisle or tack room, it will be poured into the completed pole barn.

I'm planning on a concrete flatwork floor for my 16×24 pole barn. What do i use to fill the 2′ of gap? ... As for the thickness and diameter of the concrete footing, the uplift cleats and backfilling with crushed limestone, you should have this verified by the engineer of record who sealed your building plans ("recommended" is ...

National Rocks has its own lime stone quarry, We are specializing in building materials manufacturer and export with main focus on Limestone Lumps and crushed Aggregates with different sizes.

 — An eventual sure-fire cure for mud is to keep putting oversize crushed limestone on it and rolling it in with a vehicle until it won't hold any more. It will only roll …

Depending on the homeowner's preferences, crushed limestone can form a loose-top driveway or an aggregate of a concrete or asphalt mix. Regardless, either method requires the correct size of rocks. Loose-top …

 — 3. Common Gravel Questions and Answers . QUESTION #1: What type of gravel does FBi Buildings recommend for building site prep? ANSWER: We would recommend starting with a layer of #2 gravel as a base layer (typically 6" thick), then covering it with a layer of #53 stone and lime. The #53 gravel will "lock in" the #2 gravel, …

Pole Barns Post & Beam Modular Steel Buildings Gable Barns Gambrel Barns Bank Barns Monitor Barns Horse Barns Other Types. ... Backfilling can be done with a regular fill or compactable crushed stone such as 2 …

 — I keep my tractor in my pole barn. I have sliding doors on the pole barn. Normally they do not touch the bottom, but the area below the doors filled with some dirt and water and froze. Both doors were frozen in place. So when I went to get out my tractor to clear off the mess of snow we still...

 — For those who have been there, what is the best material for the pole barn floor. Need to have something that packs down so I can roll small wheeled equipment over it without digging in.. I know #8 crushed rock doesn't do the job.. Another thread mentioned crushed concrete. Not familiar with that.. _____

 — I have a 24' x 28' pole barn that currently has a dirt floor. I'd be just fine with that, if it remained dirt all the time. When it rains enough that the ground around the barn is saturated with water the barn floor turns to mud. ... Oversize is crushed limestone around 2" in size, Roadpack is a mix of all sizes and ag lime is coarse powder ...

 — This results in a large gap between the floor and the bottom of the door (see photos below) The sand floor is less than ideal, and I would like install a crushed limestone surface. We are not interested in investing in a concrete floor for the barn at this time. This is truly a storage shed. I am admittedly suffering from analysis paralysis.

 — You can always cement one bay at a time, starting with the livestock bays first. Dirt floor works well under hay storage areas and under tractor and implement storage areas too, so long as the floor is above the outside grade. I western Iowa many dirt floors in older cattle barns were cemented back in the 1950's and 1960's.

 — Add 5 inches of compacted 22A road gravel in 2.5 inch lifts. Add second layer of woven geotextile - the big box store is cheap that this should help stabilize the …

 — Crushed limestone #6-10 would be a better choice but, it has some drawbacks too. Like white dust, or having to lay on top of it working underneath equipment.

 — We have a dirt floor barn. The floor is slightly crowned, so I will be digging it out and leveling it. We want to use the barn as a antiques/furniture shop. Nothing super fancy though. Just Craigslist type of stuff for now. I am thinking about digging it out and putting down crushed limestone gravel, so it packs well.