[daddymatty82]

with regular cleaning and upkeep you should see the damaged area broken seals as you say it will cause bad bacteria but if you cause a breathable mjaterial  to sweat and kept damp as it does take wood a long time to dry you would in fact be inviting bacteria to breed plus the heat off the birds and ammonia  wood will rot/breed bacteria. if you need to replace the floor anyway maybe an idea to put the lino on 1st and then add the rest of the shed that way it makes a good fit. if say you used a sheet of inch tick marine ply for instance and just kind of upholster the piece of wood . also try to make sure you lift the shed off the ground for a couple of reasons. keep rats out and keep the floor dry. i got my sheds on pallets as thats all i could get hold of at the time. but just means it keeps the airflow going and keeps the base solid. and rats cannot nest

[chrismahon]

Hello again Smalltime. With the floor and the roof rotten I would consider taking the whole thing apart, assuming the walls are separate panels. You can then build the floor raised up on proper blocks and timbers and add the walls already treated. Roof can again be made in sections but built on the ground -so much easier than up a ladder. Advantage here is it can all be taken apart for repair or to move.

[doganjo]

And don't forget to screw the bits together rather than nail them!

[Smalltime]

We move in about ten days so will get a better look again then. Its clearly been in use fairly recently, it is raised up and it is a custom-built hen house, it just needs sorting out a bit but its not rotten as far as I could tell anyway. Thanks for replies, have a better idea of what I am doing now and may need to do in the future. 

[princesspiggy]

just vaccumn out

really?

[doganjo]

I think my hoover and my dyson might complain 

[chrismahon]

We always vaccumn out the coops to get the last of the dirt and bugs out. Brilliant for sucking red mite out of the boarding as well -took a pound of them out of one coop last year. Not a job for a bagless cleaner so have a cheapie for coops only! We keep a generator in the far shed for that purpose and occasional other power tools -steam cleaner, drills etc. Saves running 100 yards of cable.

Is that really such a surprise for some of you?

[Smalltime]

Down the marina we used to use a henry, it did water as well. Saved a lot of time.

[daddymatty82]

We always vaccumn out the coops to get the last of the dirt and bugs out. Brilliant for sucking red mite out of the boarding as well -took a pound of them out of one coop last year. Not a job for a bagless cleaner so have a cheapie for coops only! We keep a generator in the far shed for that purpose and occasional other power tools -steam cleaner, drills etc. Saves running 100 yards of cable.

Is that really such a surprise for some of you?

good idea  imo just be a bit tricky when its emptying down and still needs cleaning. i may need to invest in a cheap vac  be a good investment as then can get every scrap out

[doganjo]

Must admit I never thought of using a vac.  Might do the same get a cheapie, although to be honest the Dyson would be better as the bugs can't hide in plastic, don't fancy removing paper bags from a hoover type (where's the yuck icon, Dan?)

[chrismahon]

Think a Dyson would get totally sludged up with squashed blood filled mite! We have a Goblin Aztec, probably 15 years old now. The paper bags turn red at the back where the mite crash into it -not for the squeamish! Need to wash the hose through as well sometimes as once we sucked up a load of eggs which stuck in the hose -a week later the whole cleaner was infested and I had to spray it with Nettex. That's the only time we've had a problem though.