Repair or Replace

Use this as a quick guide to determine if hog slat repair or hog slat replacement is the right option for you.

Repair

• Your building is less than ten years old and hog slats are not showing signs of deterioration
• Your hog slats are wearing only on the top side with no cracks, exposed rebar, or exposed aggregate elsewhere

Replace Hog Slats Soon

• Your building is fifteen to twenty-five years old and hog slats are showing signs of deterioration
• Your feeder slats are showing excessive signs of wear such as horizontal cracks or exposed rebar
• You see hog slats that are bowed, sagging, or deformed

Replace Hog Slats Immediately

• You have hog slat(s) that have fallen into the pit
• You have hog slat(s) with pieces falling off into the pit
• You have hog slat(s) with exposed rebar or severe horizontal cracking
• You have hog slat(s) that are severely bowed, sagging, or deformed