tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post2869042865532939427..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: slab talk: Gravel layers and "thickened" slabsBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-66284844393151875782011-12-11T18:14:44.050-08:002011-12-11T18:14:44.050-08:00Thank you eighway. I'll be managing the barn ...Thank you eighway. I'll be managing the barn as a deep litter system, which means that I don't really want the drains in the bottom; the goal is to have enough dry bedding to absorb any moisture and contain it. That's what the literature says, and I'm going to give it a try as designed. <br /><br />...but if it doesn't work for some reason, I'll probably bring in a saw and cut a trench down the center for a full-length drain. Cut it, jackhammer, dig it up, put drain, replace concrete. Yea, a pain in the ass, but not too hard a retrofit.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-49151935608638330052011-12-11T18:06:08.131-08:002011-12-11T18:06:08.131-08:00Bruce, I like your approach. Think about built ...Bruce, I like your approach. Think about built in channels for drains -- something say 3" wide and a couple inches deep leading to sumps with filter baskets. slope 10:1 to the drains. I assume you will be washing this surface down occcasionially and providing a way to collect the detritus might be a good thing.Eightwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578189394559089323noreply@blogger.com