Anyone put a plastic sheet in a block wall grain store?

[dannewhouse]

I have a block walled store dug into hillside so it tracks damp through blocks and wets 2" up wall and on floor for a bit.
Try not to use this shed for any length of time but could do with the other shed.
Has anyone put a sheet on the floor and up the walls?
Or even just the walls and 5ft of floor?
I could ideally do with this shed being the last to be used and there will still be a bit left come harvest. So can't really stand it getting wet like I could if it was only a month.

Failing that anyone want to buy few loads of non assured barley

 

[KB6930]

Yeah we do it in a couple of bits that soak through it works fine just 6 inch to 1ft on the floor and then up the wall

 

[DieselRob]

I put teram up in a brick building for long term storage, 1.8m up the wall and 0.2m along floor, 4m wide sheet cuts nicely to do double the length

 

[dannewhouse]

Do you get any dampness on the floor at edge of sheet? With nothing it can get to 5ft

But I do think floor slopes to wall slightly but grain will act like a sponge and suck moisture across

 

[DieselRob]

Do you get any dampness on the floor at edge of sheet? With nothing it can get to 5ft

But I do think floor slopes to wall slightly but grain will act like a sponge and suck moisture across

No not had any issues, we’ve been doing it for years

 

[Nukemall]

How big an area are we talking, have you looked at tanking slurry? It is very effective, and easy to apply. I have used it in quite a few different areas. I think it contains silica which flows into the porous surface, then expands when in contact with water, blocking the waters route. Works for both positive and negative pressure.

 

[dannewhouse]

Would maybe something to look at but I don't plan on using this shed for grain when I get my next building up

 

[jamesy]

Floor & walls sheeted here as it’s an old byre. Just keep bucket a few inches up & don’t spin wheels when taking grain out. Shovel the few inches back on pile by hand

 

[traineefarmer]

We use plastic sheeting against block walls in our temporary (permanent ) store. Works well, but we do get some wicking along the floor and any joints in the plastic. And there will be condensation behind the plastic. It's also a haven for mice and I always seem to catch it somewhere with the telehander.

 

[Lincsman]

Line it with concrete "L" shaped free standing walls, maybe overkill but they will still be of use in the future.

 

[dannewhouse]

Line it with concrete "L" shaped free standing walls, maybe overkill but they will still be of use in the future.

It's only 30ft square, a lot over kill. Plastic sheet it is I'm thinking

 

[quattro]

I’ve used plastic 2ft up and2ft on floor on a back wall Hilti gun sheet on wall with some 2x1 timber works well

 

[Tonym]

I had a similar problem and what I did was dig
a trench alongside the wall to just below the footings and put Plygene silage liner against the wall up behind the side cladding and a drain in the bottom. Backfilled with stone and 22 years later still no problem although it is no longer used to store grain.

 

[eagleye]

plastic on walls as quattro says works well to height of grain might get tiny amount of moisture at floor but minimal waste. mice can be an issue but for short term its ok

 

[Dman2]

Always put visqueen on our store walls
Concrete blocks and dampness does get through.
Sheet lasts @ 4 years so no big expence