Building / DIY stables

[Lauren1993]

Hi All,

After some ideas / experience

We’re looking at renting a field which comes with an open fronted barn.
We will be keeping 2 small ponies there.
Thinking of building some small DIY stables

Has anyone done this DIY style as cheap as possible ?

The barn is on a big concrete pad, breeze block half walled then metal top half & roof.
Planning on putting 1 big or 2 smaller stables to the left corner & having a hay etc. storage next to that.
The end section to the right (the more open section) the owner wants to keep for their fire wood which is fine.

Photo of the barn attached & a photo of the sort of thing we were thinking.

Any advice or ideas welcome !

 

[Esmae]

I would do it with 12' gates and osb board. 5 gates (you may get away with 4 depending on where you situate them) fitted to create 2 stables and put osb board over them so that the ponies don't get their feet through the rails. When/if you leave you can take the gates with you.

 

[HorseMaid]

Yes, we did this inside a barn albeit with an earth floor. We knocked in posts initially just to make separate areas to tie when grooming etc, then added some thick OSB boards to it and I made some doors . They're still up and fully functional a couple of years later although we've now moved, didn't cost more than a couple of hundred quid to make!

 

[HorseMaid]

Here's a pic I found

 

[Lauren1993]

Here's a pic I found


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Ahh this looks perfect !
Just trying to think how we would fix to the floor. We’d have to drill plates in im guessing.

 

[Lauren1993]

I would do it with 12' gates and osb board. 5 gates (you may get away with 4 depending on where you situate them) fitted to create 2 stables and put osb board over them so that the ponies don't get their feet through the rails. When/if you leave you can take the gates with you.

This sounds like a good idea for a non permanent fixture.
Just have to think of how to fix the corner.
Would be a good size stable too !

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Ahh this looks perfect !
Just trying to think how we would fix to the floor. We’d have to drill plates in im guessing.

We hired a Kango for the weekend, drilled out holes in the concrete for posts, used bags of postcrete to set the posts. Easily sawn off if you need to remove but far stronger to take an equines weight. Just measure and measure again.

 

[Lauren1993]

We hired a Kango for the weekend, drilled out holes in the concrete for posts, used bags of postcrete to set the posts. Easily sawn off if you need to remove but far stronger to take an equines weight. Just measure and measure again.

Ahh okay, we were thinking post shoes & bolt into the concrete floor… should only need a few for the corners as it will be fixed the the back & side wall on 2 sides.

 

[Esmae]

Ahh okay, we were thinking post shoes & bolt into the concrete floor… should only need a few for the corners as it will be fixed the the back & side wall on 2 sides.

I would do that. Easy job for a strong chap and very easy to manage. Make sure the dividing gate is secure but has the means to swing open so if needed you can have one big area. Make sure opening gates open so that you can leave them open if you want to create a shelter set up. Flexible situation might be very useful.