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Guest yorkshire terrier 77
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i have just finished erecting a used loft that previusly had racing pigeons housed in it and the fancier used a deep litter system and i will not be , i have scrapped and brushed all the muck off etc and i am ready to give it a good cleaning with some form of dissenfectant so to kill any bugs or beasties , i know that the fancier was very good at keeping on top of anything like this but it had been stood for a few years without any birds in it. i would like to know what are the best things to use for this so to make sure i have nothing servive in there that is bad. also i want to paint the inside of the loft white so do i do this first or after i clean it all with products???? :pidge:

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Jeyes fluid is a great loft disinfectant :) If been stood for a few years the risk from picking anything up is greatly reduced how ever I'd disinfect will get rid of all the dust and bloom and give it a fresh start and piece of mind :) Jeyes Fluid kills the Bird Flu H5N1 virus dead :)

http://www.jeyes.co.uk/jeyesfluidJF.htm

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I would be inclined to lay a new floor over the existing one. Both Jeyes & Virkon S will do the job. If you go with Jeyes I've found using a paintbrush to apply best.

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I would be inclined to lay a new floor over the existing one. Both Jeyes & Virkon S will do the job. If you go with Jeyes I've found using a paintbrush to apply best.

yes I would also say lay a new floor on top then after a few years you can rip it up and replace it , also protect the loft floor , I have 3/4 chipboard on top of my floor if I felt was harbouring too much nasty's during the season I simply take it up and put a new one down :)

Guest yorkshire terrier 77
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funny you should say lay a new floor over the old one as thats excactly what i intended to do but for a different reason as its tongue and groove which i hate as a floor covering scrapping just catches it and rips it up!! so was guna put some 4mm ply down so its easier to clean so i guess it would sort both problems out !! nice one. oh and if i have any gas left in my gas burner i will do that aswel but i been using it to get old paint outa the tricky bits of the loft i couldant sand lol not much gas left tho .hoping its a dry day today later on so i can get on with some more of it as its no good in the wet crappy weather we been having. it just carrys muck evrywhere. am just praying when i go in loft later its bone dry as i did what old yellow told me to and i think it may have worked . fingers crossed. then its just to paint and fit traps and new window inserts as i go along and the internals of course. at the mo i have some plastic v perches until i get my box perches made then the hens can have the plastic ones. well when i get some pigeons that is of course ha ha ha .cnt wait to get some pics up ..

Guest yorkshire terrier 77
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forgot to say , do i do all of this b4 i pain tinside and do i have to dissinfect it again after i have painted ?? i know its a lot of questions and probly sounds daft but i just want to get the job done right. and i want the birds to be in the best home i can give them and have it right for them.

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If its bare wood you intend painting.......... leave it bare! it allows the wood to breath = less condensation.

Guest yorkshire terrier 77
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now i see both ya points less condensation is goooood but it is dull in winter , my problem is its been painted on some parts and not on others as i have used different sections of an larger loft. i will dissenfect it first then think about it lol. thanks lads

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