Blacktop barn floor?

[bunyip]

we have had blackberries push up through asphalt at about 3" thick/

 

[k0ua]

we have had blackberries push up through asphalt at about 3" thick/

I have seen that. It is crazy how strong those things are.

 

[KennyG]

we have had blackberries push up through asphalt at about 3" thick/

And yet I planted some last year on purpose and they all died. :confused3:

 

[fried1765]

Blacktop is the best HAY barn floor. No floor moisture will wick up through it because its oil based.
Concrete can wick up moisture.

I have 6 mil poly under my concrete floors.
There has never been any wicking!

 

[Hay Dude]

I have a layer of 6 mil poly under my concrete floor.
There has been absolutely no wicking!

Hey man, that’s cool, to each his own. I’m just saying I’ve been in some of the biggest hay barns you’ve ever seen and I’m friends with guys that farm 10,000 acres of hay per year and they pave the floors with asphalt and they swear by it.
Now if we’re talking a hobby barn or a heated shop floor, then concrete is better.
I thought we were talking about keeping hay dry....

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Hey man, that’s cool, to each his own. I’m just saying I’ve been in some of the biggest hay barns you’ve ever seen and I’m friends with guys that farm 10,000 acres of hay per year and they pave the floors with asphalt and they swear by it.
Now if we’re talking a hobby barn or a heated shop floor, then concrete is better.
I thought we were talking about keeping hay dry....

I got a kick out of that answer... Anyone who doesn't agree with you must be a hobby farmer... lol lol

SR

 

[Hay Dude]

I got a kick out of that answer... Anyone who doesn't agree with you must be a hobby farmer... lol lol

SR

No, not really. I think what Im saying is that it gets rather expensive to concrete airplane hanger size barns for a hay farmer, and asphalt keeps ground water down. So concrete is more popular with a heated floor or smaller barn.
lol