Dust Control for Dirt-Floor Pavilion: Pea Gravel or Pine Straw

Options for 30×40 ft Pavilion (Used 2×/Year)

Permanent: Landscape Fabric + Pea Gravel

• Fabric suppresses weeds.
• Pea gravel (3/8 inch) is stable, drains, comfortable to walk on, permanent.
• Cost: moderate. Install once.

Temporary (Event-Day): Pine Straw

• 25 bales cover the floor.
• Attractive, soft, cheap, compostable after.
• Labor each use.

Not Recommended

• Mulch (decomposes, molds).
• Sand (tracks, dusty when dry).
• Blacktop/concrete (expensive, owner declined).