Tack Room

ustmd · Oct 29, 2011

So I realized I had not done my duty and posted pictures of the project so many of you gave me advice on--the wife's tack room. Unfortunately, the 5 year old got the camera and several pictures got deleted, but I will post what I have.

The first series is the space prior to any construction--my biggest issue was dealing with the ceiling. My wife wanted a sheetrock ceiling, but the barn is a metal building. I ended up bolting 2x8 (24" OC) perpendicular to the metal Z channel--this did make sheetrocking the ceiling much easier--I recessed the bolts into the wood to creat a smooth surface.

The picture of the hand shows off the very nice brace I got from the orthopedist when I got a radial fracture in my right hand

. I was using my corded drill (no clutch-and I did not attache the brace handle)to drill for through the z-channel for the bolts. I was drilling too fast and with too big a bit. The drill bound up and spun on me. Not sure if the break happened the first time or the fourth time--but after 4, I realized I was having trouble using the socket and wrench to tighten the bolts, so I really must have hurt my hand :laughing:. Of course this put a 10 week delay in the project.

ustmd · Oct 29, 2011

So framing in for the ceiling, I installed hardware cloth at both ends of the space from the ceiling to the existing walls (one is an exterior wall and one is for a horse stall). Trying to keep out or at least delay the rats and mice getting behind the walls.

I then built up the standard stud walls. The big difference, is even though this was an "interior room", I went ahead and used radiant barrier OSB to sheath them and install hardware cloth on the outside (again for vermin). I installed the OSB with the radiant barrier facing out as the walls of the tack room all have a 4-6 inch air space between them and the metal walls of the barn.

After getting the walls up, it was just a matter of insulating and Sheetrock--I was using up a lot of excess material I had from other projects.

Of course it did not help that we had record heat this summer. Basically, when I worked on the project, I was done by 11 or noon as the barn would get to be over 100 by that time.

ustmd · Oct 29, 2011

Here it is done. I put down tile and used corrugated metal for the outside. Our barn has roll up door at each end that we leave up 90% of the time. Great ventilation, but we can get weather in the hallway.

The stain glass windows are from my wife's grandparents who had bought them at an estate sales 15 or 20 years ago.