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Recinti per Animali, Box e Aree di Quarantena

Recinti e paddock che si lavano con l'acqua e non marciscono mai

Le strutture per animali sono ambienti umidi, sporchi e soggetti a morsi. I pannelli PolyBrick si puliscono con un getto d'acqua, non assorbono umidità, non marciscono e si smontano ogni volta che è necessario spostare o riconfigurare un recinto.

Perché PolyBrick è la scelta giusta

Qualsiasi struttura a contatto con animali subisce sollecitazioni ben diverse da quelle di un manufatto da giardino. Viene bagnata ogni giorno, imbrattata, appoggiata, graffiata, strofinata e morsa, e deve essere pulita a fondo con regolarità.

Il legno assorbe tutto questo. Trattiene urina e acqua di lavaggio, rimane umido nei corsi bassi in ombra — proprio dove il problema è più grave — e una volta che inizia ad ammorbidirsi diventa sia un problema strutturale sia un serbatoio per batteri e altri agenti biohazard. Il legno trattato con preservanti mette queste sostanze a portata degli animali che mordono.

PolyBrick è non assorbente. Non trattiene umidità, quindi non si ammorbidisce, non marcisce e non accumula umidità nei corsi di base. Si pulisce con un getto d'acqua fino a restituire una superficie igienica, senza sporco permanente. Il materiale è inerte: non vi è nulla applicato in superficie che possa essere rosicchiato o leccato via.

L'assenza di fissaggi consente inoltre di riconfigurare il recinto in qualsiasi momento. Le corsie si allungano, i box si suddividono, un'area di quarantena si costruisce e si smonta, e i blocchi passano al cantiere successivo anziché finire in discarica.

Applicazioni tipiche

  • Recinti per pollame e anatre
  • Box per conigli e porcellini d'India
  • Recinti per cani e aree kennel
  • Pareti per arche e porcilai
  • Box per capre e ovini
  • Pareti per depositi di mangime e fieno
  • Box di isolamento e quarantena
  • Strutture per il recupero e la riadozione di animali

Dati tecnici in sintesi

Montaggio Incastro a pressione. Nessun attrezzo, malta o fissaggio
Pulizia Superficie non assorbente. Si lava con acqua in pressione senza trattenere lo sporco
Riconfigurabilità I box possono essere estesi, suddivisi o smontati e ricostruiti altrove
Contatto con gli animali Materiale inerte. Nessuna sostanza applicata in superficie che possa essere morsa o leccata
Resistenza agli agenti atmosferici Stabilizzato UV. Non marcisce, non arrugginisce, non si deforma e non diventa fragile
Materiale Polipropilene 100% riciclato, prodotto in Europa da polimeri riciclati
Compressione Testato a 150 tonnes/m² sotto carico statico fisso
Vita utile 25 anni di garanzia

Cosa fanno e cosa non fanno le pareti

Vale la pena essere precisi, perché il contenimento degli animali non ammette approssimazioni.

Le pareti PolyBrick costituiscono la parte solida del recinto: i corsi di base, le pareti basse, i divisori, le recinzioni perimetrali. Offrono una struttura pulita, lavabile e imputrescibile proprio nel punto in cui il legno cede per primo.

Non rappresentano tuttavia un sistema di contenimento completo da soli. Per animali che scalano, saltano, volano o scavano è necessario completare la specifica: rete sopra la parete, copertura o rete sulla sommità, e un perimetro anti-scavo interrato per le specie che scavano o per i predatori che potrebbero farlo.

La muratura in blocchi va intesa come la parte del recinto che rimane pulita e non marcisce mai; la rete, la copertura e il perimetro interrato svolgono la funzione di contenimento in alto e in basso. Per il contenimento o la protezione di una specie specifica, seguire le indicazioni relative a quell'animale in termini di altezza, maglia della rete, profondità di interramento e spazio per capo.

Progettare per la pulizia

La differenza pratica più importante tra un recinto che rimane igienico e uno che non lo rimane è la facilità con cui può essere pulito.

Costruire con una pendenza che convoglia l'acqua verso un punto di scarico, evitando ristagni negli angoli. Mantenere gli angoli interni il più aperti possibile: gli angoli stretti raccolgono lettiera sporca e sono i punti più difficili da pulire a fondo. Dove una parete incontra un pavimento duro, curare il giunto in modo che una spazzola possa raggiungerlo agevolmente.

Prevedere sezioni rimovibili dove è necessario l'accesso, analogamente al fronte di una compostiera. Poter aprire una parete anziché lavorare attraverso un cancelletto stretto fa una differenza considerevole sulla qualità effettiva della pulizia del box.

How it goes together

  1. Set out the compound and check the ground. Level, firm and free-draining is what you want, and a wet corner will be the problem area forever if you build over it.
  2. Decide the floor before the walls. Bare earth, hard standing, or a stabilised gravel base each change how the compound cleans and drains, and it is far easier to prepare now.
  3. Prepare the ground for the first course: excavate to firm ground, compact, and screed level. Everything above follows this course.
  4. Where anything digs or where predators are a risk, put the dig-proof perimeter in at this stage. Retrofitting it later means taking the walls apart.
  5. Lay the first course and check level in both directions along the whole run.
  6. Build up in courses, staggering the joints between courses. Where you want removable access, build those sections as loose courses that lift out.
  7. Fix mesh, panels or roofing to whatever framework the design calls for, and make sure the junction between the blockwork and everything above it has no gaps at the level animals can reach.
  8. Cap the top course for a clean finish and an edge that is comfortable to handle.

Choosing the floor

The floor decides how much work the compound is, day to day.

Bare earth suits poultry and pigs that are meant to root and dust bathe, but it poaches in winter and cannot be disinfected.

Hard standing cleans and disinfects thoroughly, which is what you want for a quarantine pen or a kennel, but it needs a fall and a drain or the washing water has nowhere to go.

A stabilised gravel base sits between the two: firm and free-draining underfoot, no standing mud, and it copes with a hosing without turning to slurry. It is often the best answer for a run that is in constant use, and it stops the perimeter of the compound becoming the muddiest part of the holding.

Quarantine and isolation pens

An isolation pen has a different job from a permanent run: it needs to be thoroughly cleanable, genuinely separate, and often temporary.

Non-absorbent walls matter more here than anywhere. A surface that soaks up soiling cannot be properly disinfected, and porous, cracked or splintered materials give organisms somewhere to sit through a clean-down. Blockwork that washes to a clean surface is a considerably better starting point.

The dismantling advantage matters too. A quarantine pen can be built when it is needed, broken down and cleaned block by block afterwards, and stored flat until the next time, rather than standing unused and deteriorating.

Biosecurity is a whole protocol rather than a building material, so follow the guidance that applies to your species and situation on separation distances, movement, equipment and clean-down. The structure is one part of it.

Get it right first time

The one thing worth knowing: sort the drainage before you build anything.

Almost every unpleasant animal compound is unpleasant for the same reason: water has nowhere to go. Rain, washing down and soiling all end up in the same low corner, and once that corner is permanently wet it stays that way, whatever the walls are made of.

Set the falls, decide where the water leaves, and make sure the floor works before the first course goes down. It is a morning's thought and it determines whether cleaning the compound takes ten minutes or an hour, every single week, for the next twenty years.

Ask our engineer

Questions about compound layouts, floors, drainage or reconfigurable pens? Ask below, or get in touch directly.

Common Questions

Things that frequently come up when carrying out this project.
Why use plastic blocks rather than timber for animal pens?

Timber absorbs urine and washing water, stays damp in the low courses where it matters most, and once it softens it becomes both a structural problem and a place organisms live. Treated timber also puts preservative in reach of animals that chew.

PolyBrick is non-absorbent, so it does not soften, rot or harbour damp, and it hoses down to a clean surface. The material is inert, with nothing applied to the surface to be chewed off.

Will PolyBrick walls contain animals on their own?

No, and it is important to be clear about that. The blockwork forms the solid part of a compound: base courses, low walls, dividers and surrounds.

Anything that climbs, jumps, flies or digs needs the rest of the specification, meaning mesh above the wall, a roof or netting over the top, and a dig-proof perimeter below ground. Follow the guidance for your species on height, mesh gauge, dig depth and space per animal.

Can the walls be disinfected?

The surface is non-absorbent, so it washes to a clean surface rather than soaking up soiling, which is what a porous or splintered material does. That makes it a considerably better starting point for a clean-down than timber.

Biosecurity is a whole protocol rather than a material, so follow the guidance that applies to your species and situation.

What floor should an animal compound have?

Bare earth suits poultry and pigs meant to root and dust bathe, but it poaches in winter and cannot be disinfected. Hard standing cleans thoroughly, which suits quarantine pens and kennels, but needs a fall and a drain.

A stabilised gravel base sits between the two: firm and free-draining, no standing mud, and it copes with hosing without turning to slurry.

Can a pen be taken apart and moved?

Yes. There are no fixings or mortar, so compounds can be extended, subdivided, dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere. That suits rotation, temporary quarantine areas, and any setup that changes as stock numbers do.

Blocks from a pen you no longer need go into the next project rather than being cut up.

How do you stop predators or animals digging under?

With a dig-proof perimeter below ground, installed before the walls go up. Retrofitting it later means taking the walls apart, so decide at the setting-out stage whether you need it.

Follow the guidance for the species you are containing or excluding on how deep and how far out that perimeter needs to run.

How do I make the compound easy to clean?

Build with a fall so water runs to one place and out rather than pooling in a corner, keep internal corners as open as you can, and make the junction between wall and floor something a brush can get into.

Build sections that lift out where you need access, since opening a wall is considerably more thorough than working through a small gate.

Is it suitable for a quarantine or isolation pen?

It suits the application well. Non-absorbent walls wash to a clean surface, where porous, cracked or splintered materials give organisms somewhere to sit through a clean-down.

The pen can also be built when needed, broken down and cleaned block by block afterwards, and stored flat until next time rather than standing unused and deteriorating.

Will animals chew or damage the blocks?

The material is a solid, UV stabilised recycled polypropylene with nothing applied to the surface, so there is no coating or preservative to come off.

It does not soften with moisture the way timber does, which is what usually makes chewing and rubbing damage progressive rather than superficial.