Posted 2014-01-27 7:49 PM (#157207 - in reply to #157201) Subject: RE: Stall mats
Regular
Posts: 87 Location: Williamsburg VA
We use mats that are about 3/4 of an inch thick. Thinner mats won't lay flat. The key is the surface preparation to get a level surface. In ours we used crusher run to create a level surface and then a 2 inch layer of gravel dust. In our area crusher run is mostly granite dust with some crushed granite gravel. It provides a solid base when compacted with a plate compactor. The gravel dust is granite dust from the crushing process with no gravel. It packs almost like concrete when compacted and is easier to level.
You can cut the mats easier by bending them over a 2X4 and using a snap blade knife.
Posted 2014-01-27 7:56 PM (#157210 - in reply to #157201) Subject: RE: Stall mats
Veteran
Posts: 175 Location: Florida
I use the rubber mats from TSC. They are on a concrete floor - sloped toward a drain - (but I should have doubled the slope). We use sawdust for bedding on top of them. They have held up very well. I cut them with a circular saw.
Posted 2014-02-04 1:39 AM (#157335 - in reply to #157201) Subject: RE: Stall mats
Member
Posts: 8
Location: NEw York
What do you all think of stall mats? I keep going back and forth on them.In my barn, we installed one stall with mats, the others are still dirt floor.Well, I don't think I care much for the matted one. I use shavings for bedding, as much as I would with a dirt floor. But the urine still collects in the middle, the surface stays wettish looking after a thorough cleaning, and frankly, it still stinks all the time. The smell is different than in the dirt stalls, kinda funky and rubbery
Stall mats
