Wall Construction

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

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 600mm (2’) centres, held in place by joist holders on prefabricated trusses, then covered with black, maintenance-free Onduline. A clear roof sheet is included in each loose box. 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

Doors

Stable doors are 2235mm high, 1200mm wide, 70mm wide (7’ 4” high, 4’ wide, 2¾” thick) set in a pressure impregnated frame measuring 100mm x 75mm (4” x 3”) with rounded edges. Bottom doors are lined with 18mm (¾”) heavy duty plyboard. Top doors are ledged and braced with additional vertical bracing to the leading edge, and can be fully lined if preferred. Anti-chewstrips are fitted to the complete door frame, top door leading edge and the top of the lower door, extending down to 380mm (15”) at the front. All door fittings are heavy duty and galvanised, to include 600mm (24”) reversible hinges, 200mm (8”) padbolts, heavy duty kickbolts and cabin hooks. Tack Room doors are framed, ledged and braced with a plyboard internal lining and set in a frame identical to the stable door. A brass Yale security lock is included.

Windows

Six bladed louvre windows are fitted to all Loose Boxes and are fully adjustable from the outside, measuring 533mm x 915mm (21” wide x 36” high). A heavy duty grille with 12mm (½”) solid metal bars spaced at 75mm (3”) centres is fitted to the rear. Windows can be positioned to suit individual requirements. Other windows are available on request.

Kickboards

Loose Boxes are lined to 1200mm (4’) with 18mm (¾”) 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 but can be lined if required.  As standard the external walls of Tack Rooms and Hay Stores are diagonally braced for extra strength

Ventilation

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

Canopy/Overhang

Front overhangs extend to 1200mm (4’) and are underlined in exterior grade plyboard. As an option overhangs can be increased to 1800mm (6’) and include 150mm x 150mm (6” x 6”) support posts with curved bracing.

Guttering

Half round, black guttering and downpipe is fitted to the front of all units. Rear guttering is available on request.

Height

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

Talk Grilles

Can be fitted between Loose Boxes as an option.

Barge Boards

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

Timber Treatement

All timber is pressure treated with Tanalith E^TM wood preservative.

Read more about Timber Treatment.

Now fitted as standard

One clear roof sheet will now be fitted to each or our Stables, Corner Units and Tack Rooms. In addition, The Chester Range now also have a 1727mm x 864mm Talk Grille fitted as standard.