Agricultural Flooring Buying Guide
This comprehensive guide will explore the different types of agricultural flooring options, factors to consider when purchasing agricultural flooring, and important installation and maintenance tips. Selecting the right floors for your agricultural needs is critical in ensuring the well-being and productivity of livestock and ranchhands alike.
Whether you are looking for durable rubber mats, customizable nonporous flooring, or seamless options for your livestock, farm, or ranch areas, we will explain everything you need to know and help you make an informed decision.
Types of Agricultural Flooring
Selecting the right floor for your application will help reduce maintenance costs while improving your farm’s hygienic conditions. The main formats of flooring to choose from in the agricultural flooring space are interlocking rubber ag tiles, rubber agriculture mats, and animal-friendly pad-and-pour flooring. Perfect Surfaces’ DuraRUBBER® animal mats, VersaRUBBER® agriculture mats, and DuraRUBBER® interlocking rubber ag tiles are durable, non-slip, easy to clean and maintain, and provide excellent comfort- helping to ensure the safety of staff and animals.
Perfect Surfaces’ VersaFLO pad and pour flooring system offers a pristine aesthetic at an outstanding value for a seamless and nonporous animal-friendly floor. FLO pourable rubber flooring is fully customizable- with a multitude of colors, thicknesses, and densities to select from. Not sure which floor is best for you? Contact Perfect Surfaces’ product specialists for guidance and a free quote today.
Factors to Consider When Buying Agricultural Flooring
There are many factors to consider when contemplating rubber farm flooring options, but arguably, the most important is durability. A durable agricultural floor should be able to withstand the elements without distortion, bear the weight of heavy farm animals and equipment without degradation, and have a high tolerance to rough treatment without deterioration. High-quality agriculture flooring solutions such as DuraRUBBER® rubber ag mats & interlocking ag tiles and VersaRUBBER® ag rubber mats not only offer long-lasting durability but also impart an easy-to-clean, hygienic, and low-maintenance farming environment.
Designed for heavy-weight, high-traffic outdoor environments, both DuraRUBBER® and VersaRUBBER® rubber flooring expertly withstand heavy weight from animals and farming equipment, are tolerant to abrasion from constant use, and are comfortable for animals to walk and sleep on. The inherent anti-fatigue and slip-resistant properties of rubber also protect animals’ joints from strain while providing added traction to reduce the likelihood of injury-causing slips and falls. Nonporous DuraRUBBER® and VersaRUBBER® rubber agricultural floors are constructed to repel liquids, limiting the growth of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes. Perfect Surfaces’ rubber agricultural flooring will not twist, bend, crack, or deform over time- they are built to last and can withstand even the toughest treatment on the farm. Most Perfect Surfaces’ agricultural flooring products are DIY-friendly, eliminating the need to budget for professional installation costs.
Installation and Maintenance
To ensure a smooth finish, the subfloor must be entirely free of dirt and debris prior to installation. Acclimatization of the new flooring is also key; remove it from its packaging and allow it to sit for 24 hours prior to installation. Acclimatization allows the new flooring to adjust and adapt to the installation area’s specific conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.).
DIY-friendly VersaRUBBER® rubber equine and livestock mats are easy to install and maintain, simply loose-lay for temporary installation or tape/glue down for semi-permanent installation. Also, heavy-duty DuraRUBBER® mats are sturdy enough to be loose-laid on a firm subfloor, saving the extra cost of adhesive. Professional installation is recommended for optimal results for VersaFLO pad and pour animal-friendly flooring. All Perfect Surfaces animal and agriculture flooring options are easy to clean and maintain- simply sweep, shovel, or hose off to clean.
