Horse barn project

[Chilly807]

You're probably right John, and our inner stall doors are built that way. When we decided to go with the dutch doors' smooth side out, we were more concerned with getting them weather-tight as possible. The framing and braces would be a water trap, and having the smooth side out allows us to add battens vertically over the cracks that form as the lumber dries out.

Normally the doors will be open, the only time we close them is if we want to keep them in for some reason, i.e. sick horse or a bad storm. Ours stay out all night and most all winter unless the weather is really bad.

Sean

 

[bullbreaker]

Sean,How them horses likeing their new home ?

What have they,chewed,kicked,tore up already anything ?
Beautiful barn well worth the effort !

Pic's Sean pic's ! Before old man winter comes and your camera freezes over !

Boone

 

[Chilly807]

Good to see you're getting through the hurricane season, Boone!

We just finished the electrical a few days ago, had a couple of mis-starts and re-considers there, now we're waiting on the excavation guy to finish ditching the riding ring so we can fence it.

Once that's done, we'll move the horses in. To say the wife's getting itchy is an understatement.

We got the first 100 bales of hay delivered a few weeks ago, nice to have that smell in the barn.

I'll try to get a few pics this weekend, the light goes pretty fast in the evenings now.

Sean

 

[Dog Lover]

Sean, One very well thought out project and one terrific job. Beautiful horses who I am sure will love their new home. Very Nice Job!! I certainly like the lattice idea....never seen that before.
Harry

 

[Chilly807]

Sean, One very well thought out project and one terrific job. Beautiful horses who I am sure will love their new home. Very Nice Job!! I certainly like the lattice idea....never seen that before.
Harry

Thanks Harry,

We spent some time designing it, although as usual there are a few things we would have done differently in retrospect. All in all, it turned out OK... the lattice is called for by the building code here, to create an airspace behind solid siding such as the cedar shingles.

Part of the goal was to build something that complements our house, which is about 150 feet from the barn. Both have the cedar shingles and trim, and both are single story buildings. If I had my time back I'd have put steel on the house roof as well.

Sean

 

[Chilly807]

We have the critters moved in, finally. Fencing was the last hurdle, and we're over it.

The electrical turned out really nice, we used PVC conduit or Tec cable throughout as well as weatherproof switches and plugs, and T8 vapor tight fluorescent fixtures.

Sean

 

[Chilly807]

We added a culvert to the swale that feeds our pond, from the amount of rain we've had I think it was a good choice.

The inmates seem pretty happy with the new digs, they spent a good part of the day yesterday napping in the field. When they relax like that, they're at home.