cubicle passageway needs refurb

ploughman1963

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Acton Scott, South Shropshire

• Aug 3, 2015

• #1

Hi,

the concrete floors of the passageways in our cubicle sheds have eroded in the area immediately against the heel-stone - 18"-24" wide - we are on a floodwash system and the passageways are very slightly crowned in the centre. The erosion means that we have a lot of pebbles around 1/2" diameter that are now sitting proud of the surface of the concrete that has eroded away from around them. It looks like this is causing problems for the cows feet as they back out of the cubicles and tread on these pebbles causing sole bruising - and possibly made worse as they tend to be turning/rotating on their feet as they tend to back out and turn in the same movement.
Any suggestions / experience of how we could improve/repair this surface? Screed repair using an epoxy resin mixed in with concrete, then reinstate the grooving? Some sort of grinding to level off the pebbles sticking up out of the concrete? Would scarifying leave a rough surface similar to that we already have?

Help/advice appreciated

Regards

Colin

 

Thick Farmer

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West Wales

• Aug 3, 2015

• #2

Try a scabbler to take the pebbles down and leave a rough surface.

 

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Lewis

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Livestock Farmer

• Aug 3, 2015

• #3

We are in a similar situation but with a converted silage pit which is now where the cows feed bunkers are, and the efluent has eroded the concrete and left the pebbles poking through.

 

ploughman1963

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Acton Scott, South Shropshire

• Aug 3, 2015

• #4

I am thinking that the epoxy resin added to a sand and cement mix may be the best and then trowl/screed it on - good adhesion, good wear characteristics and v quick - just wondering how it would stand up to grooving afterwards? Other option would be to leave a rough brushed finished and forget about grooving? Ive used it in the past on other applications - just very expensive - but not as dear as bruised soles having to go to the foot-trimmer I suppose?

 

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Gulli

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Somerset

• Aug 3, 2015

• #5

Better off putting a screed down than trying to take the pebbles off as once you do that your flood wash will just erode more.
Hard resins will cost you but would it be worth putting the screed down so the worn areas are higher than the middle to move any further erosion away from their turning place?

 

RWG Contracts

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Samlesbury, Lancashire

• Aug 5, 2015

• #6

Why don't you rubber matt your passageways?

 

jimmer

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East Devon

• Aug 10, 2015

• #7

RWG Contracts said:

Why don't you rubber matt your passageways?

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i know for a whole heap of rubber matting that has been taken out on a flood wash unit

 

RWG Contracts

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Samlesbury, Lancashire

• Aug 10, 2015

• #8

jimmer said:

i know for a whole heap of rubber matting that has been taken out on a flood wash unit

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whys it being taken out?

 

jimmer

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East Devon

• Aug 10, 2015

• #9

all started lifting

 

RWG Contracts

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Samlesbury, Lancashire

• Aug 10, 2015

• #10

Where they screwed/nailed down?

 

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Lewis

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• Aug 11, 2015

• #11

Which type of matting was it?

 

jimmer

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East Devon

• Aug 11, 2015

• #12

RWG Contracts said:

Where they screwed/nailed down?

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Lewis said:

Which type of matting was it?

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not entirely sure on both points
although rumour has it they were installed upside down