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Bolting down cow mats

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  • 25-09-2013 12:45pm
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    mickmac1
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    just took up all cubicle mats to give the shed a good wash. the mats had been held down with flat bar and a bolt which had all rotted over the years. was going to bolt down again using a similar system but worried will i be able to take up the mats next year or will the bolts be rotten again.

    dont really c the point washing the shed if the mats are not removed as a lot of muck seems to get under them.

    would it b an option to just place the mats down with out bolting them. would they stay in position?


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    Viewtodiefor
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    mickmac1 wrote: »
    just took up all cubicle mats to give the shed a good wash. the mats had been held down with flat bar and a bolt which had all rotted over the years. was going to bolt down again using a similar system but worried will i be able to take up the mats next year or will the bolts be rotten again.

    dont really c the point washing the shed if the mats are not removed as a lot of muck seems to get under them.

    would it b an option to just place the mats down with out bolting them. would they stay in position?


    No they won't stay in position will slip out in to passage , had some like this disaster. Being honest we have never taken the bolted ones up when washing just gave whole hours a real good wash with a powerful washer every year and not much problems,


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    moy83
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    I used the 110mm drywall fixings a couple of years ago and they havent rotted yet . Just put two in each mat at the top and you can keep them lifted from the other end if you want to hose out under them .


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    Injuryprone
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    I ran a 3x2 across the heads of them last year and secured it with 3 rawlscrews per 20' length. A couple came loose during the winter but on the whole I was well happy. Very quick to put down and cheap


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