Kennel Flooring Options: A New Face In Kennel Flooring

Probably the first thing you will run into if you are considering kennel flooring options will be rubber flooring. Now rubber flooring is frequently found in kennels as well as doggie day care facilities. Such flooring is superbly easy to put down, as no adhesives are even needed to install. Such rubber flooring is often sold in 5mm x 48″ x 50ft rolls, or in ¼” or 3/8”. Thus as you can see there are different thicknesses available, but all in 50ft rolls. The negatives to such rubber kennel flooring options are that it is superbly easy for the dog to chew on the flooring. Next, nothing stops dog urine from running under these rubber flooring mats. Since the subflooring is undoubtedly concrete, the concrete itself will have dog urine entering into it, as concrete is a porous substance. The rubber flooring will have to be pulled up, and properly cleaned each time the dog urinates on it, or there will eventually be a terrible stench coming from the urine soaked concrete, and it will be impossible to remove the odor from said concrete over time.

Next if you keep looking at kennel flooring options you will find vacuum-formed, but very high density especially designed thermo plastic panels as kennel flooring options, and these are equipped with interlocking tabs so that you can make one large perfectly interlocked kennel floor. At least this material is definitely difficult for a dog to chew, but the subflooring is still going to get ruined as pointed out above. There are, however some rubber flooring options that when utilized for dog agility courses do make sense. This type of material gives the added benefit of better traction, shock absorption and joint protection for the dogs, as well as their trainers all while running and jumping but utilizing it for kennel flooring is not recommended moisture will find its way beneath the floor flooring.

Occasionally I run into someone who has chosen garden pavers as a kennel flooring option. There are a number of reasons why this is a bad idea. First they tend to settle into the ground making your flooring become very lopsided. Next weeds will be inclined to grow in between each one, and finally they will hold moisture such as urine, thus you will have to remove them and place them elsewhere after a tedious cleaning job.

Finally we arrive at concrete. Concrete is great for as far as dog kennel flooring options, however the concrete needs to be sealed properly. The best seal for this kind of flooring is Silikal. You see it forms a total unbreakable bond to the concrete, so that no dog urine, no small bits of fecal matter can ever penetrate it. It retains the dog’s warmth when laid upon, cannot be chewed off, and is totally without VOCs, thus it is entirely safe for your canine. One of the additional reasons why this is superlative flooring for a kennel is that it is both skid resistant and slip resistant too!