Crushed Limestone Barn Floor

10 2013 07 11 pm.

Crushed limestone barn floor.

My shop which is a 24x60 ft insulated room with concrete slab floor has been built in one corner of the barn. Advice on compacting crushed stone barn floor am i totally hosed. So we finally got around to compacting the stone floor that we ve put in the old barn. The benefit of crushed limestone is that it provides good drainage if properly installed with several inches over a bed of sand.

Trust me there is nothing worse than trying to get a lawn mower or other heavy items in and out of a shed that is sitting too high. Crushed limestone sometimes called limestone dust this material if installed properly can be a comfortable safe stall flooring. It gives the strength and durability of concrete or asphalt at far less cost. 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 the areas on both sides where the horse stalls.

Stone is another option for pole barn floors and comes in different styles. Porous rocks such as limestone or. In an older barn you might see a sod floor comprised of turf or ground substance held together by matted roots of grass. Concrete piers wood frame foundations even concrete slabs can raise the floor height of your shed more than you want.

What kind of crushed stone because unless it s limestone it isn t ever going to set like you want it. It must be well packed and level when it is put in. Even if well packed limestone allows porosity for liquids to evenly drain. Crushed rock is a popular choice.

Limestone is a natural inert material that s easily placed and compacted. I have a 60x120 ft pole barn in my backyard. And compacting is an art and takes a lot longer than you. One option crushed limestone is similar to gravel flooring.

A gravel shed foundation lets you control the height of your shed and can even let you put.