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OT - Moisture barrier in hay barn

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CB in central N

07-12-2006 10:54:19

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Greetings.

I am completing a hay pole barn designed for my accumulator / grab setup (20x60x15, 4 open bays). I am putting #3 stone on the floor (railroad ballast size) and going to be setting the hay directly on it (I already do this in another barn with no mold/moisture problems).

My question: would there be any advantage/disadvantage with putting a moisture barrier under the stone - heavy plastic in 6 or 8 mil? I know it"s done routinely in house crawl spaces to keep the moisture from coming up.

Thanks in advance to all those who respond.

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Bus Driver

07-13-2006 04:32:52

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Re: OT - Moisture barrier in hay barn in reply to CB in central NY, 07-12-2006 10:54:19

I put down the 6 mil plastic sheeting, made a floor of pallets over that, then stacked the hay bales on the pallets.

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Bill(Wis)

07-12-2006 16:53:02

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Re: OT - Moisture barrier in hay barn in reply to CB in central NY, 07-12-2006 10:54:19

Personally, I don't think you need the plastic. The rocks will keep the bales off the ground. I used to store third crop alfalfa in a machine shed with a sand floor. I always put down a layer of straw underneath the hay. When we removed the hay, the straw was always nice and dry and useable.

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Billy NY

07-12-2006 11:35:46

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Re: OT - Moisture barrier in hay barn in reply to CB in central NY, 07-12-2006 10:54:19

I think it would provide some benefit, an extra barrier, but using #3's probably provides good aeration anyway. Being under a roof keeps an area dry but then you can get moisture migrating in from around the building footprint, I suppose and that is what I would think the moisture barrier would be helpful with controlling.

I was really curious, knowing the size of that stone, how do you keep all the chafe from choking up the annular space between the stone, which keeps the area aerated/ventillated ? Would seem that it would be real hard to clean, etc. and get loaded with chafe from the hay real quick,

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CB in central NY

07-12-2006 12:03:59

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Re: OT - Moisture barrier in hay barn in reply to Billy NY, 07-12-2006 11:35:46

It's an interesting point, but it just hasn't been an issue. Yes, there is some dregs of hay on the floor but not much chaff. If it builds up too much I can just take a leaf rake and move it out.

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