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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1446549" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>Groove the concrete floor when pouring cement, slope the floor to the direction you want for flushing.</p><p>Leave the roof cap off for ventilation, chicken wire to help control birds, you could offset roof if you don't like </p><p>seeing the sky, but not needed. Surprisingly little rain or snow enters with an open roof cap.</p><p></p><p>Cattle throw a lot of heat.</p><p>Use top 1/2 crank up wall curtains on both sidewalls for cross ventilation, chicken wire so they are still fully confined. </p><p>Curtains lowered all the way down in the summer to catch the breeze and fresh air, while you still have full wall </p><p>containment because the top 1/2 in front of the curtain is permanent chicken wire as containment, prevents cattle </p><p>from chewing on the curtains and prevents birds from flying in.</p><p>Crank the curtains 1/2 way up in pleasant winter weather (3/4 closed sidewall with top 1/4 of the wall still open) </p><p>and all the way up on bitter nights or stormy weather for a full wall.</p><p>A curtain system allows you to have control over the ventilation and temperature in the building as needed.</p><p>Curtain systems come with either automated controls or manual crank.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1446549, member: 14585"] Groove the concrete floor when pouring cement, slope the floor to the direction you want for flushing. Leave the roof cap off for ventilation, chicken wire to help control birds, you could offset roof if you don't like seeing the sky, but not needed. Surprisingly little rain or snow enters with an open roof cap. Cattle throw a lot of heat. Use top 1/2 crank up wall curtains on both sidewalls for cross ventilation, chicken wire so they are still fully confined. Curtains lowered all the way down in the summer to catch the breeze and fresh air, while you still have full wall containment because the top 1/2 in front of the curtain is permanent chicken wire as containment, prevents cattle from chewing on the curtains and prevents birds from flying in. Crank the curtains 1/2 way up in pleasant winter weather (3/4 closed sidewall with top 1/4 of the wall still open) and all the way up on bitter nights or stormy weather for a full wall. A curtain system allows you to have control over the ventilation and temperature in the building as needed. Curtain systems come with either automated controls or manual crank. [/QUOTE]
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