I have torn out rotten wooden walls in two old horse stalls and am now thinking of installing new walls. Can anyone recommend timber for this? It needs to be sturdy timber that can withstand a horse, while I also want to keep costs down. There is a concrete floor and walls of raw boards that I plan to cover with OSB boards. The problem with the previous stalls has especially been that there was an unprotected stud at the bottom of the wall, directly against the concrete floor, which has completely rotted. Should one foundation with a row of lecablock and then place the bottom stud for the wall on them?
When the boxes are entirely made of wood (not with a steel frame as in more modern and expensive stables), they are usually painted and repainted every year to keep them in good condition considering the damp bedding and such. Or, at least that's how it has been where we've kept our daughter's pony, but that's only been for 2 1/2 years so not a lot of experience, if you will...
I feel a little spontaneously hesitant about OSB on the outside, isn't it unnecessarily easy to gnaw on? Some horses are really into gnawing on wood, and an OSB should be able to splinter quite quickly, at least if there's any unprotected edge that the horse can reach.
I feel a little spontaneously hesitant about OSB on the outside, isn't it unnecessarily easy to gnaw on? Some horses are really into gnawing on wood, and an OSB should be able to splinter quite quickly, at least if there's any unprotected edge that the horse can reach.
One of my neighbors with a two-horse stable has applied cold asphalt in the angle between the concrete floor and the wooden walls. About 10 cm out on the concrete and 10 cm up on the wall. It seems to withstand what the horses release.
Agree! Proper wood paneling 18 mm or thicker should be used. OSB is also ugly!
Bet on building a layer with Lecablock. It's the only thing that holds up.
If you want solid plank walls that can withstand and yet not end up being unbearably expensive in the end, go for 45x95 studs. They are usually the cheapest per m2.
If you want solid plank walls that can withstand and yet not end up being unbearably expensive in the end, go for 45x95 studs. They are usually the cheapest per m2.