Partitions

[Countrygirl]

Can any one help with ideas?
We need to replace our old worn out and extremely heavy partitions asap. We need to be able to take them out completely in the summer.
I have thought about using lengths of timber 12ft and slotting them into a metal bracket running down the wall, so at least they should be easy to remove when necessary.
I cannot find anything reasonabley priced on the internet. Only ones I found were over £300 each, my budget won't stretch to that.
All ideas greatfully received for places to go, wood to use and any other ideas on how to do the job safely.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Do you mean partitions between stables in a run of stabling? If so, why not put up breezeblocks? Reasonably cheap and very sturdy and long lasting. You can just pressure hose them annually to keep clean. I also looked at a little yard that had a small barn for the internal stables and the only partition between them was scaffold poles - 2 or 3 I think. It looked fine with the horses that where there but I guess you have to make sure that neighbours (especially at feed time) are ok with each other.

 

[martlin]

How about sheeted gates? Fully removable and not desperately expensive.
Unless you nee something much higher?

 

[Maesfen]

How about sheeted gates? Fully removable and not desperately expensive.
Unless you nee something much higher?

Echo these! Make sure you leave either enough gap at the bottom so that a hoof can go through and back out easily enough (so about a foot) or so small, the gate only just clears the ground; don't leave a gap of only about 3 inches, that's asking for trouble. Use good quality field gates and line with ply; attach it with rounded coach screws if you can get them and file off the ends so they don't stick out on the other side. You can line both sides which make the gates very heavy to move but it's not necessary. A 12 foot gate would need one and a half sheets of ply. Use the best quality and firmly fixed support posts and hinges you can get, once the gates are hung you can screw a piece of wood above the hinge which will prevent the gate being lifted off in an accident but you can just slide over when you need to take the gate off. The only maintanence needed should only be creosoting the ply; we've had gates like these for nearly 20 years and they're as good as new with never a problem. Each gate shouldn't set you back more than £60 complete with ply and fixings, maybe even less.
If you need a full width grill above dividing gates ask a local metal fabricator to make some up for you, much cheaper than buying ready made panels usually. Take a look ar some kennelling firms, they sometimes have mesh panels that could be adapted - but at a price.