Ridgetop
Herd Master
Our current barn has a dirt floor and is 24' x 36' whch is too small although we manage. We don't have a tack room in it though. We do have a milk shed that has a concrete floor and is 10' x 20'. And another "tool shed" that is 12 x 24'. It has a wooden floor. Since we are in southern California we don't have a problem going back and forth to fetch tools and equipment from either of those sheds which are right next to the barn - until this year it has not rained much. 
I love the concrete floor because it keeps the dirt to a minimum but isn't good for livestock.
Our new barn in Texas has a 10' x 10' "tack room" in it that is open on top to the rest of the dirt floored barn which means that it gets really dirty, but at least is storage space separate from the livestock area. When we run the electric to the barn we will be able to keep a small fridge in there for livestock meds and water bottles for when we are working in the barn. Then there is another 12' x 20' shed by the house that has a concrete floor which we will probably use as a tool shed/ workroom with a workbench.
The problem with ll these eat storge spaces is that they continually get messed up by other family members who don't want to follow my labeled drawers and bins to figure out where to replace the tools they borrow!
And I don't have the time or energy to continually follow these family members around and clean up after them. The smartest thing I did when we tool that load of stuff back to Texas last September was to make sure to take back a set of shelving as well so we cleaned out the tack rom, put the shelves together and then put everything on the shelves. Luckily, DS1 is as much of a neatnik as I am. I leave it to your imagination as to who the aforementioned messy famiy members are.
I love the concrete floor because it keeps the dirt to a minimum but isn't good for livestock. Our new barn in Texas has a 10' x 10' "tack room" in it that is open on top to the rest of the dirt floored barn which means that it gets really dirty, but at least is storage space separate from the livestock area. When we run the electric to the barn we will be able to keep a small fridge in there for livestock meds and water bottles for when we are working in the barn. Then there is another 12' x 20' shed by the house that has a concrete floor which we will probably use as a tool shed/ workroom with a workbench.
The problem with ll these eat storge spaces is that they continually get messed up by other family members who don't want to follow my labeled drawers and bins to figure out where to replace the tools they borrow!
And I don't have the time or energy to continually follow these family members around and clean up after them. The smartest thing I did when we tool that load of stuff back to Texas last September was to make sure to take back a set of shelving as well so we cleaned out the tack rom, put the shelves together and then put everything on the shelves. Luckily, DS1 is as much of a neatnik as I am. I leave it to your imagination as to who the aforementioned messy famiy members are.
I aggravate myself half to death most days
