Reusing Asphalt shingles on dirt floors

[henretty]

use them then put poly on top of them then pallets on top of that to hold the hay for circulation

 

[pacerron]

I put my hay on pallets, you need air circulation under them or you'll get mold. Shingles will hold more moisture in the soil, probably worse than nothin at all. I think asphalt shingles are not a good idea, horse stomachs don't like sand or grit, they can collic. Also shingles are a petroleum product and give off smell forever when it gets hot. Doesn't seem like a nice thing for the horses to have hay that absorbs that odor.

I agree with the above. He will probably have a mess of moldy, slimy shingles
in a year or so to deal with. For the past few years a mold has developed in Ohio and surrounding states that even grows on roof shingles on the North side of houses.
The best bet for really non moldy hay storage is to keep it as far from the ground as possible. Our ancestors seemed to be smarter than we are by putting hay on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the barn and the animals on the ground floor.
Today's modern single story steel pole barns really hold moisture in the spring unless you have insulated roofs and forced ventilation. The best way we and others have found to have mold free hay is to have a sacrificial layer on pallets either square bales or rolls. It will last for years and block mold from forming in the new properly dried bales above it.

 

[billdavis]

I agree with the above. He will probably have a mess of moldy, slimy shingles
in a year or so to deal with. For the past few years a mold has developed in Ohio and surrounding states that even grows on roof shingles on the North side of houses.
The best bet for really non moldy hay storage is to keep it as far from the ground as possible. Our ancestors seemed to be smarter than we are by putting hay on the 2nd or 3rd floor of the barn and the animals on the ground floor.
Today's modern single story steel pole barns really hold moisture in the spring unless you have insulated roofs and forced ventilation. The best way we and others have found to have mold free hay is to have a sacrificial layer on pallets either square bales or rolls. It will last for years and block mold from forming in the new properly dried bales above it.

Well that something I didn't think about.

Thanks for the advice. I'll see if I can find enough palletts around to do the job.
bill

 

[300UGUY]

Well that something I didn't think about.

Thanks for the advice. I'll see if I can find enough palletts around to do the job.
bill

I used to keep my horse hay on pallets. Kept the moisture from rotting out the bottom bales.