horse shelter

[Dave5264]

My 2 cents, is to advise against metal sides, metal roof is fine, but sheet metal and horses don't mix well. It might cost a little more in material and maintenance, but I recommend wood siding, like T-111, then paint or stain it.

Even though there may be no rough edges right after your project is done, damage to the metal is likely to occur over time and sooner or later you'll have some sharp edges exposed.

Have to agree with this.

I used 1"x8" rough sawn pine on my horse sheds and 1"x12" Rough Saw Pine on my barn for this very reason.

as an added bonus it was half the cost of the metal too.

 

[GPintheMitten]

I'm no expert, but I took a quick look at some span tables. If I read it correctly, for a roof rafter with no drywall, and a light snow load, it looks like you'll be fine with your 2x6 rafters on 16" centers on your span of less than 12' ... especially for a horse run in.

As to the 2 x 4 purlins on the roof, the 2x4 are only spaning 16" so that is not the issue, the consideration is the metal roofing, what it can span. I think 2' centers on the purlins will be more than adequate.

Enjoy your building project. It's looking good.

 

[bigballer]

here are some additional shots, not quite done yet but almost ready for the horse.

still need to do the following:

* add another 2x10 on the inside of the posts
* front and rear fascia to cover exposed rafters
* gutters
* Vertical 2x8 on walls to keep them from bowing out and seperating
* exterior walls - will be wood instead of metal (going off suggestions here, thx!)

 

[bigballer]

horse moved in:

 

[whistlepig]

Nice looking shelter. Its amazing how much the horses like these things. Horses like to chew wood mostly on the edges and corners. I bought some aluminum angle and mounted it on the edges and ends of the interior wood to stop the horses from chewing the wood.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Great job. Lucky pony.:thumbsup:

 

[crbr]

Good job indeed...

 

[bigballer]

Nice looking shelter. Its amazing how much the horses like these things. Horses like to chew wood mostly on the edges and corners. I bought some aluminum angle and mounted it on the edges and ends of the interior wood to stop the horses from chewing the wood.

i forgot to put that on my todo list but it's at the top - esp since winter is coming they get bored quickly!

 

[B7510HSD]

here are some pics of what i have so far, should i be concerned with the 2x10 header (spans 10') or is it strong enough? we don't get much snow here but will get up to 6-8" which will last a couple days. i plan to block underneath the header at the post for some vertical support. it's attached with 5" long 1/2" lags. the joists are 2x6 and are 15' long but the span is just over 11' and they are 16" OC. i plan to add 2x4 purlins (how far apart should these be??) and then 29g metal roofing. then will close the face and back with 2x6 treated fascia.

Very Nice job the only thing I would have done different is put the headers on top of the post !!! Lucky for us here in the PNW it's not that much of an issue usually as like you said we don't get lots of snow!! :thumbsup:

 

[whistlepig]

The only thing that concerns me is that the shelter is open on top. This could allow wind and rain to blow in on the horses. The very thing that the horses are trying to get out of. But from the pictures this shelter appears to be tucked in the woods where wind may not be a problem. Pictures are always great. They explain a lot of things unsaid.