Wall Construction

Walls are built with 100mm x 50mm (4” x 2”) timber framing, spaced 600mm (2’) centres. When concrete or clay tile roofs are specified, centres will be reduced and diagonal bracing included where necessary.

External Wall Cladding

Selected high quality Shiplap boarding, pressure impregnated with Tanalith E™ to ensure a long, maintenance-free life. Weatherboard is available as an option. All boarding is fixed with rust resisting nails.

Roof Construction

Purlins are 125mm x 50mm (5” x 2”) spaced at 460mm (18”) centres, held in place by joist holders on prefabricated trusses, then covered with board and batterened black, maintenance-free Onduline. A clear roof sheet is included in each stall. Optional roof finishes include coloured Onduline, felt or felt tiles. Roof construction can also be altered to accept traditional clay, concrete or slate tiles.

Read more about available Roof finishes

Internal Sections

Victorian style internal panels are metal framed, with 20mm hollow steel bars spaced at 75mm (3”) centres. 42mm hardwood is used to infill the lower section to 1200mm (48”). Dividing panels can be infilled to eaves height 2200mm (865/8”) if required. Reconstituted plastic infills are available as an option.

Doors

Lower doors are 1450mm x 1120mm (57” x 44”) and are infilled with 42mm hardwood timber to 1245mm (49”), 20mm hollow steel bars spaced at 75mm (3”) centres are fitted above. A sliding door measuring 2400mm (8’) wide x 2100mm (7’) high is fitted to the front of the building. Top doors can be fitted to the rear of each stall as an option.

Windows

A 6 bladed louvre window is fitted to each stall and are fully adjustable from the outside, measuring 533mm x 915mm (21” x 36”). A heavy duty metal grille is fitted.

Ventilation

2x Louvred ventilation grilles are fitted to each gable end. Additional grilles can be fitted if required.

Kickboards

Internal panels are lined to 1200mm (4’) with 18mm (3/4”) heavy duty exterior grade plyboard and can be lined to eaves height if required. Alternative types of kickboard are available on request. Tack Rooms and Hay Stores are not lined as standard.

Guttering

Half round, black guttering and down pipes are fitted to both sides of the building.

Height

To eaves, measures 2400mm (8’) and to ridge 3350mm (11’), not including brickwork.

Barge Boards

All in pressure impregnated, prepared timber, fixed with rust resisting nails.

Timber Treatment

All timber is pressure treated with Tanalith™ wood preservative.

Read more about Timber Treatment.