Greenhouse as Classroom Space-- Flooring!

[Erin Baumann]

Hello, 

I manage a school greenhouse (25'x100') that serves as a growing space, tool storage, and classroom space. Currently, students sit on sitting pads on top of stones, which is a distraction to many students and creates a lot of dust. 

I'm looking for suggestions for what to replace our floor with, ideally something with fewer distractions, is washable, and is semi-removable (our irrigation system runs underground). We are only looking to replace the flooring in the classroom section-- leaving the stones in the rest of the greenhouse.

A picture of our greenhouse is attached for context. 

Thank you!

Erin Baumann

Walking Mountains Science Center 

Sowing Seeds Coordinator

[Moses Thompson]

This is a tough one, but could premium quality synthetic turf work? It has holes so it drains, is soft to sit on, isn't dusty, and could be rolled up to address plumbing underneath.  

Sadly the good stuff isn't cheap, ~$2 per square foot. 

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[Chapman, Harold]

Hi Erin,

I would suggest a floating subfloor over the gravel floor of your greenhouse. Alternatively, you could use a product like this to provide a solid surface for students to work on. Good luck!

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[Susanne Zilberfarb]

When I worked for my state's soybean board, we provided a grant for a soy-based artificial turf product to be used for this type of situation. You may want to look into grant opps for it from soy or grain groups. Good luck!

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