zach said:
you mind explaining that carpet rubber deal you got going on in your cool room. after our fair I'm going to redo ours. i hate the way it is now
OK……………
Here is a try, you may need to just bite the bullet and stop by our place sometime and take a look at it.
1st- Cool room is 12X16 with a concrete floor that has about a 3 inch slope to an elongated drain that runs the entire length of the cool room.
2nd-On top of the concrete we have Cattle Comfort Mats, a.k.a. water beds for dairy cattle.
3rd- On top of the Comfort Mats we have two layers of the ¾ inch rubber stall mats that you can get at any farm dealer.
4th- On top of the rubber mats we glued “with formica adhesive” indoor/outdoor carpet.
Pros to this system-
Cuts way down on the dust and air borne particles in the cool room.
Easy clean up every night.
As to date we have not had any joint swelling unlike we had when using mulch.
Hardly any ammonia smell in cool room.
Cons to the system-
Costs- It is expensive. But if we defray this cost over the length of our two daughters showing careers it will be cheaper then any other bedding we would have used over that same time span.
Front Knee Hair- The carpet does wear on the front knee hair. I think it is from where they use that part of their body when getting up. This is not real bad and something we will be able to cover up with a scotch comb and a can of adhesive on show day.
Hope this helps some and please feel free to drop by and take a look if your ever in the area.
-Nasc