Garage building, cheapest, timber frame, brick or metal?

[catherineb]

Hello all experts and happy amateurs!

My husband and I are in the discussion phase for what may potentially become a combined stable with a garage. Fire safety, regulations, building permits, etc. are not question marks this time, but now we are discussing which type of material we can get away cheapest with.

We have researched a bit and concluded that one can either build with loose timber, masonry, or use metal sheets. Leca is out because it is not durable enough and does not withstand horse kicks very well. The idea is that the stable will be an uninsulated part, and the guy wants to keep the garage at least 18 degrees, so it needs to be insulated. We will cast a slab.

Anyone with input? Perhaps can provide examples of square meter prices for the different types?

 

[Åsa Lund]

You're supposed to insulate the stable a little to be able to keep it at 5° warm in the stable. The horses do provide some warmth, of course. The water should not freeze in the pipes during winter.

 

[catherineb]

You should insulate the stable a little to maintain 5° warm in the stable. The horses do generate some heat, of course. The water shouldn't freeze in the pipes during winter.

Where did you get 5 degrees from?

 

[Åsa Lund]

Hips
A little margin to zero to prevent the water from freezing in the stable
Of course, you do as you wish with your own stable

 

[catherineb]

Hips
A little margin above freezing to prevent the water from freezing in the stable
Of course, you do as you like with your own stable

There are an extremely large number of stable buildings that lack insulation but still have running water. Even up north where we get down to -30 in the winter. I'm not very familiar with how they solve it, but obviously, there are solutions.

However, the question was not whether the stable should be insulated or not, but which type of building is the cheapest to build!

 

[fia_mstd]

Brick at the bottom and wood at the top like a "classic" stable. Brick is best if any horse decides to kick, as you say. You can then also have a "more airy" loft above the stable area and open at the ridge in the garage section. That's how my friends built the same combo, turned out great. They also had a space in between without a slab where the tractor could stay and where we could drive up hay. In the stable section, there were also two insulated rooms for a tack room and feed. They were heated with oil elements. The stable is currently horseless, and the tack room could then be easily converted into a teenage room

 

[JKrister]

If you focus on cost, it's hard for me to imagine that masonry can be justified.

I believe that loose timber with a pure stud frame will be the cheapest. It's also easy to maintain the same construction throughout the house and insulate parts of it.

I would have done 1m of masonry, but for aesthetic reasons, not economic ones.

 

[catherineb]

Yes, it's nice indeed to build up a bit with masonry, also good for durability as you say! Then you build on with a wood frame afterwards, right?