Plywood??? STRONG???

[countrymamman]

??? I'm thinking about which boards are really strong!! I can't use particle boards because they're not very happy with moisture!!!

I'm going to furnish a stable and I'm considering what boards to use between stalls and partitions and so on... :-/

I've been thinking about Plywood or asphalt board...

;D Extremely grateful for any tips I can get!!!

:-*Sending some hugs as thanks in advance!! :-*

 

[countrymamman]

:-* Thank you so much for the answer!

Of course, I would have a frame that prevents them from gnawing on the boards!!! So that problem doesn’t need to be considered!!

The thing is, I think it could look nice with whole boards instead of planks... Doesn't look as homemade!!!

??? What other boards are really strong?
Anyone with a good tip?

 

[Per-Erik]

http://www.finnforest.se/countries/c_product_list.asp?path=1771;1790;3488;3496;3613

Should work well... it's made for your sole purpose...
Regular Formplyfa might also work well... Maybe it's cheaper too ???

 

[Matarese]

There are regulations on the minimum thickness of box walls. I don't remember exactly, but a horse should not be able to kick a hole and get its hoof stuck. The same goes for any grating/netting.

We are currently building a couple of boxes, and we're using horizontal 170x45 planks, and yesterday we bought fence/netting at Bauhaus, half price now (2.5x1 m for 169 SEK). (galvanized 5 mm wire with about 6 cm spacing and double horizontal wires every 20 cm)

Here is a link to the animal protection agency's regulations for horses: http://www.djurskyddsmyndigheten.se/BestallaWebFix_dsm/download/PDF/93/slutligtillwebb.pdf in the old edition it mentioned how thick the walls should be, but I cannot find it now.

 

[countrymamman]

:-* Kanooonsnällt!!!

Thank you so much for the tips!! I had no idea that there was such...

 

[countrymamman]

Nah, it's obvious that they shouldn't be able to kick through!!
A tip when building with horizontal is to put a "support" in the middle as well... I have friends who built without it, and they had problems with the planks "buckling" if a horse stood and pressed really hard against them....
Personally, I think the ready-made stables you can buy that are made in panels are very nice...

 

[Matarese]

No, it's obvious they shouldn't be able to kick through!!

I've seen stables where they have built with OSB boards and chipboards, just because it's cheap and easy.

A tip when building with horizontal boards is to also put a "support" in the middle...

Already done, one of our horses weighs 650 kg and is 1.74 in withers height

Personally, I think the ready-made stables you can buy that are made of boards are very nice...

I agree, now in hindsight, I would probably have bought ready-made boxes. I think the sum we've built the boxes for now ends up costing the same... And if you calculate the time it has taken to build in money, the DIY becomes very expensive.

 

[John77]

Isn't formplywood often used for, among other things, barns, if I remember correctly...

 

[sville]

There is a special agricultural plywood for stalls

 

[Mats]

A colleague has formplyfa in their stable. It was previously ATG approved, so it should suffice.

 

[sville]

The drawback of formåluwood is that it is not end-sealed and therefore absorbs moisture if it, for example, stands in manure or water or something else. Formplyfa is used just like form boards once and then discarded.

 

[Ubbe]

One way that I remember seeing is to weld an outer form of weak u-beams and put the planks in (I don't usually hang out in stables )

A really good construction.
Adapt the U-beam for 2" planks (or 45) so it becomes easy to replace when needed. You are not locked into one dimension either, allowing the use of different widths cheaply and simply, and above all, it's easy to replace any damaged planks.

 

[countrymamman]

:-* Thank you so much for all your answers!!!! :-*