Asimmons
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Kind of seduced by glammy cheval-liberte...but who has experience of putting in internal stables? Any tips/preferences/ advice? I know Monarch are great...but I guess there is a premium for the name...
Internal stables..any advice out there??
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Sambertino
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We have some plastic Tongue & groove boarded ones & they are excellent - no wood maintenance or shrinkage etc.
They are really easy to clean with a power washer & come up like new!
I cant remember who fitted them but will look it up tomorrow if you like?
They are really easy to clean with a power washer & come up like new!
I cant remember who fitted them but will look it up tomorrow if you like?
Asimmons
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That's really kind...yes, I really like the sound of hoseable plastic! I think Pegasus make some... your info wd be really halpful...THANKS!!!
Bosworth
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I looked at the monarch stables - BUT a friend had had some fantastic ones put in in the very hot summer 2 years ago and 6 weeks later the wood panels had warped, twisted and there were huge gaps all round the stables. Manarch's solution was to send some more panels down for them to replace them. she told them in no uncertain terms to get down and refit them as they were unacceptable for 6 week old stables. Also the knobs on the newel posts are glued on - not screwed on and really poor quality. 2 years down the line I was not impressed with the quality.
When I went for some internal stables of my own I listed what I needed, strength, height, solid internal walls that a horse would not bite. I wanted narrow gaps between the front bars and I wanted square bars rather than round bars. I chose solid walls as in my experience horses settle better when they have their own space . I wanted square bars rather than round as I have seen a seriously bad accident where a horse was able to get its foot between the bars, the gap was too wide.
The stables I chose were the West of England ones, seriously solid, the panels are hard wood and have steel through them. They are not the prettiest but I suspect they are are the strongest internal stables on the market. I would defy any horse to smash through the walls. THey actually look really smart and the horses do not chew the wood.
I did look at the plastic but I have seen several where the plastic has faded badly over time and looked awful.
When I went for some internal stables of my own I listed what I needed, strength, height, solid internal walls that a horse would not bite. I wanted narrow gaps between the front bars and I wanted square bars rather than round bars. I chose solid walls as in my experience horses settle better when they have their own space . I wanted square bars rather than round as I have seen a seriously bad accident where a horse was able to get its foot between the bars, the gap was too wide.
The stables I chose were the West of England ones, seriously solid, the panels are hard wood and have steel through them. They are not the prettiest but I suspect they are are the strongest internal stables on the market. I would defy any horse to smash through the walls. THey actually look really smart and the horses do not chew the wood.
I did look at the plastic but I have seen several where the plastic has faded badly over time and looked awful.
MillionDollar
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I went for IAE Equestrian plastic stables...so glad I did. Fantastic company, can't recommend them enough. I went for plastic as they stay looking like new, don't shrink, horses less likely to chew, don't hold bacteria, no maintenance and they are environemtally friendly as they are made of recycled plastic!
If you get a quote from IAE, ring them after and say so and so are cheaper....they'll come down in price
Another thing I'm really glad I went for is the grill window in each partition- the horses love them!
These are mine, they are dirty BTW
They need cleaning
If you get a quote from IAE, ring them after and say so and so are cheaper....they'll come down in price
Another thing I'm really glad I went for is the grill window in each partition- the horses love them!
These are mine, they are dirty BTW
Asimmons
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Thank you, Claire...yours look great. I wonder if they do them in british racing green...will investigate. Thank you everyone!
Sambertino
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I have looked up the supplier
Bradmore
http://www.bradmore-equestrian.co.uk/installation.php
They were extremely helpful, making & installing some non standard sizes to fit into an existing building.
http://www.bradmore-equestrian.co.uk/installation.php
They were extremely helpful, making & installing some non standard sizes to fit into an existing building.
Sambertino
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Ours our green!!
henryhorn
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Claire advised me to go and look at IAE and after some investigation I did, they mostly supply farmers with machinery so are used to making things tough and lasting.
I viewed various ranges before settling on the plastic ones, mine have sliding doors, solid partitions and half board/half grill fronts. I couldn't afford the turn-around feeders.
I agree with Bosworth West of England are very good metalwork, and the wood is tough as old boots, but what put me off was you could see daylight through the gaps between where the wood had changed shape, they also now do plastic I think and they are worth going to view, price-wise no-one can touch them.
They also make horse walkers now too.
I went and viewed IAE at a farm and he had wooden and plastic stables, the plastic looked like new compared with the wood, and all he did wa power hose once a year. Wood needs maintaining another reason I went for plastic.
I dithered re having green stables but settled on the brown, no-one up to now has guessed they are plastic not wood..
If you pm me your private email I will forward some pics of ours in build, my system won't work on here.
I viewed various ranges before settling on the plastic ones, mine have sliding doors, solid partitions and half board/half grill fronts. I couldn't afford the turn-around feeders.
I agree with Bosworth West of England are very good metalwork, and the wood is tough as old boots, but what put me off was you could see daylight through the gaps between where the wood had changed shape, they also now do plastic I think and they are worth going to view, price-wise no-one can touch them.
They also make horse walkers now too.
I went and viewed IAE at a farm and he had wooden and plastic stables, the plastic looked like new compared with the wood, and all he did wa power hose once a year. Wood needs maintaining another reason I went for plastic.
I dithered re having green stables but settled on the brown, no-one up to now has guessed they are plastic not wood..
If you pm me your private email I will forward some pics of ours in build, my system won't work on here.
MillionDollar
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Yes, they do green, but it's more expensive. I wanted green, but because they were more expensive I didn't. Glad I didn't as everyone thinks it's wood!
Asimmons
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Thanks guys! Henryhorn..email address on its way!
Asimmons
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Thank you ...very helpful. Your website is awesome!
luckilotti
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We had our internal stables built in breezeblocks, never went down the route of the woodern/plastic ones so have no idea re comparing the cost. They work fab and only require the paint redoing (yep, its that time off year again now horses are out - i paint in my sleep!)