The EQUUSTALL stable floor system is very easy to install. The following guidelines will assure the most satisfactory results.
1. If EQUUSTALL is being placed over a natural floor (clay, sand, native soils), your first step is to level the surface. If fill is needed for holes, use sand, stone dust or native soils. Then water and tamp the surface.
If you are putting EQUUSTALL over a hard surface (asphalt or concrete), you may want to place a piece of fine screen over the drain, if one exists. Drainage can be improved simply by cracking the present hard surface before laying your EQUUSTALL.
2. EQUUSTALL can be cut to an exact fit with a power saw or even a hand saw. However, EQUUSTALL sections need to fit against the edge of the stall walls. Horses normally cannot pick up or dig the floor system.
3. Begin laying your EQUUSTALL lengthwise along the front stall wall. Use a 2" x 6" treated board in the doorway as a sill, if necessary. Lay the EQUUSTALL blocks smooth side with round holes down. Alternate the seams for each succeeding row. See installation guide for a pattern.
4. As you slide the EQUUSTALL together, tongue-in-groove on all four sides, make sure that any foreign material is cleaned out of the grooves for a firm lock. A hammer against a board is useful for tapping the blocks in place.
5. Once the EQUUSTALL system is in place, shovel in approximately 1/2 cubic yard of filler per 12 X 12 stall. Use any inorganic free draining material that is nontoxic and readily available. Stone dust, sand, and DG (decomposed granite) work well.
6. Spread the filler with a rake to fill all the squares and tap with the rake to settle the surface. Cover the grid system with just enough filler so that you cannot see the blocks. More is not better. After your EQUUSTALL surface is filled, flooding the surface with water helps remove any voids. The stall will dry promptly.
7. Mandatory Required Maintenance - Once a month pull bedding back and check for low fill in the cells. If low cells occur, throw scoops of fill in and replenish to the top. |
