High producing dairy cows perform best in well-ventilated, cooler environments, free from high temperature heat stress. Fabric curtains have long proven to be an economical solution to controlling these large adjustable side wall openings. Curtain side walls have been used on free stall dairies for many years but the methods of installation, choice of operating hardware and fabric have not always resulted in a totally satisfactory result.

With experience gained over almost twenty years Faromor has developed superior curtain systems to provide dairymen throughout North America with practical solutions. To help you identify the product most suitable for your application we have classified our fabric curtain systems as below. We present a photo and brief description of each.

EZ Breeze-TD

EZ Breeze-TD

Standard Top Down (TD) curtains are permanently fastened at the bottom of the opening and lowered (opened) from the top. In cold weather the initial air enters high on the side wall to ensure ventilation with minimum draft.

However, permanent 'bunching' of these larger (8ft and greater) dairy curtains permits water accumulation and rodent infestation in the fabric folds and has discouraged their acceptance. Dig deeper »

EZ Breeze-TD-SRU

EZ Breeze-TD-SRU

Top Down-Summer Roll Up
operated curtains have the same advantage of a high cold air entry point but permits the curtain to be neatly rolled and stored for the summer season. This eliminates the problem of water accumulation and rodent infestation thereby extending the life expectancy of the product.

The curtains are normally fastened at the bottom in winter and released to be rolled up in the late spring for permanent storage until late fall when needed again. Dig deeper »

EZ Breeze-BRU

EZ Breeze-BRU

Bottom Roll-Up Only (BRU) curtains open from the bottom up by wrapping itself around a bottom attached rotating aluminum tubular pipe. As the pipe rolls the curtain supports the weight of the pipe keeping it under tension as it raises.

The system eliminates the need for lift cables and pulleys which give rise to maintenance problems and constant vigilance on large barns. It also provides all the advantages of eliminating water entrapment, rodent infestation and storage under the building overhang protecting from ultra-violet degradation.
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EZ Breeze-RAW

EZ Breeze Roll-a-Way

Roll-a-Way (RAW) curtains have a permanently mounted bottom aluminum roller tube. As the curtain lowers from the top down the excess curtain material continually wraps on the rolling tube thereby eliminating the water entrapment and rodent infestation.

These Roll-a-Way curtains offer the advantage of an initial opening high on the side wall which will accommodate application of large single piece curtains with minimal wind noise. Dig deeper »

Split System
RAW-BRU

Split Curtain Systems

Split Curtain System is the application of two piece curtains on the side wall of the freestall dairy. They can be installed as any combinations of the above described curtain types. For example, the upper curtain could be a Roll-a-Way (RAW) and the lower curtain a Bottom Roll-Up (BRU).

The reason for splitting these curtains is to make them smaller and more convenient to manage. Larger curtains will have the tendency to flap more in the wind resulting in noise and extra wear on the curtain at contact points with the wind supports. Should you have damage to one curtain section it eliminates the need to replace the total building curtain system.

We consider the lower curtain as a ‘temporary wall' which is usually down through-out most of the winter and totally open all summer. For this reason the lower curtain often is operated manually whereas the upper is often operated automatically.

Split System
BRU/BRU

EZ Breeze-LU-C

EZ Breeze Lift-Up (LU-C)

Lift Up (LU-C) Curtains start opening from the bottom which give them the advantage of self-storing at the top free from previously cited problems of water and rodents.

These curtains permanently mount at the top and are lowered via stainless lift cables that pass through grommet tabs which are stitched to the curtain face. This ensures the curtain tidily folds as it is raised and into the fully raised position. Dig deeper »