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<blockquote data-quote="JBowen" data-source="post: 1446157" data-attributes="member: 29865"><p>Thanks Nesikep, Son of Butch, msplmtneer</p><p></p><p>I appreciate those of you that are helping me. I know wood is good for building but was told the wood would draw moisture to much being in a concrete barn. It will have 8 - 12' x 12' stalls (along sides) and 2 - 30' by 50' pens (in Middle). Cattle Mattress is a cool thing I did not know about (Thank You, Son of Butch). The clean up with hose and broom will only be to move stuff to the alley for flush to carry away and sometimes you need a little brushing to get it all cleaned up. Msplmtneer, It is being built on an outcropping of bedrock so it is on solid rock, but thanks for suggestion, and we are in Grant County, WV. </p><p></p><p>I have done research and the amount it costs to heat and cool the area would be a lot less. I will be doing heated floors in the house, garage, garden nursery, and maybe barn. I know of a equipment garage that uses I think Duracoat of the floor and it holds up great running dozers and stuff on it and is easy to repair. I thought it would be good to stop slip and falls and make it easier on the animals. I am doing complete concrete because where I am building it is not uncommon to get 80mph winds a few times a year the concrete stands up better than anything else.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps you all understand what I am trying to do, I was told I would be in a wheel chair by the time I was 35 yrs old, so I am trying to make it accessible to me at all times. My wife and I find the animals calming, so we would love to make it self sustainable. My moto has always been I would rather build it and never need it, than to need it and not have built it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JBowen, post: 1446157, member: 29865"] Thanks Nesikep, Son of Butch, msplmtneer I appreciate those of you that are helping me. I know wood is good for building but was told the wood would draw moisture to much being in a concrete barn. It will have 8 - 12' x 12' stalls (along sides) and 2 - 30' by 50' pens (in Middle). Cattle Mattress is a cool thing I did not know about (Thank You, Son of Butch). The clean up with hose and broom will only be to move stuff to the alley for flush to carry away and sometimes you need a little brushing to get it all cleaned up. Msplmtneer, It is being built on an outcropping of bedrock so it is on solid rock, but thanks for suggestion, and we are in Grant County, WV. I have done research and the amount it costs to heat and cool the area would be a lot less. I will be doing heated floors in the house, garage, garden nursery, and maybe barn. I know of a equipment garage that uses I think Duracoat of the floor and it holds up great running dozers and stuff on it and is easy to repair. I thought it would be good to stop slip and falls and make it easier on the animals. I am doing complete concrete because where I am building it is not uncommon to get 80mph winds a few times a year the concrete stands up better than anything else. I hope this helps you all understand what I am trying to do, I was told I would be in a wheel chair by the time I was 35 yrs old, so I am trying to make it accessible to me at all times. My wife and I find the animals calming, so we would love to make it self sustainable. My moto has always been I would rather build it and never need it, than to need it and not have built it. [/QUOTE]
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