Bleaching stall floors?

Question

I have some stalls that smell very badley from pee and I was wondering if I could spray bleach or some kind of other household disinfectent on the stall grounds. They are dirt grounds.

Answer 1

Mine are concrete and I use Jeyes Fluid (disinfectant) , now I know that you can also use Jeyes for sterilizing soil so I would probably use that.

Answer 2

You can get agricultural lime from the feed store and sprinkle that on the bare dirt where it smells. There are also a few products designed to nuke that smell. I use one called Sweet PDZ. It's a granule and you sprinkle the floor liberally with it. I have not tried just pouring bleach on a dirt floor and I'm not sure that would work well. The lime and specific products sweeten the ground and are meant to go on dirt.

Answer 3

i wouldn"t suggest bleach because urine has natural ammonia in it and when bleach and ammonia mix it makes a deadly gas! just keep that in mind

Answer 4

dirt all you have to do is dig as much dirt up that you want from the stall and replace it with new dirt and shavings. thats what my trainer and I do with her stalls because they are dirt.

Answer 5

http://www.sweetpdz.com/

We've used PDZ for many years, love it..works very well to eliminate odors...I do not recommend lime but many people still use it...I find it potentially damaging to a horse who lays down with neck outstretched who may inhale it or to the horse who might get some in their eyes.  If you use lime you must be absolutely sure to get all of it covered up with shavings or sawdust...even then, a horse, by stirring around in it's stall can uncover the lime.  

http://www.sweetpdz.com/ammonia-lime.htm...

Answer 6

Letting the dirt floors dry out after mucking out would help a great deal in the smell.  I have used the agriculture lime for years...you can pick it up at your local co-op and it is pretty inexpensive compared to a lot of new fancy stuff that they sell.  Thinly sprinkle the lime over the floors ( an old window screen helps in this process ) once they have dried... then put the bedding over this.  The lime keeps the fly population down, and destroys bacteria.  I have never had a problem with it.

Answer 7

like ibbibud said, lime works perfectly for your situation.