In your article about your new barn, you talked about the floor style, the question I have for you, in your area is there any butcher block floors. When I worked in Montana when I was younger I seen couple of horse barns with these floors. These floors were 2 x 6 laid on there sides so there was no gaps between the boards. Just interested in different styles in different areas.
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Scott S says 2020-10-13 02:26:55 (CST)
That would be some floor to see and quiet I’ll bet. Thought I read somewhere once, wood floor stalls where bad about drying out hooves. No experience. Maybe someone does.
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Ralph in N.E.Oh says 2020-11-10 17:35:52 (CST)
G.D. Rose, Sorry for my late reply... In this area we have many types of native hardwood lumber. Stall planks were usually made with Elm or White oak boards, 2 inches thick. Over time the boards would wear out and rot. They were just replaced with the same thing. The horse shoes probably caused the most wear.
Planks were laid over packed clay, gravel or cement. The planks made them easy to clean and was a pretty good alternative to rubber mats.
I am guessing that out west, the butcher block style that you describe, was probably due to using softwood building materials. The planks could be laid on edge making them a bit stronger and able to withstand more punishment.
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