I used the joist hangers in my barn. They worked well to keep my QH out of the barn while I kept the doors open. Then I brought home a Draft cross who just lifted up the bars and came in! I suppose that I could have put a small bungee or something over the top but I just didn’t trust him. Draftie wants in–he get in!
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Ours are made of wood . Each pair of brackets has one that is open on top and one that is closed on top. You put one end of the plank in the closed slot and drop the other end in the open slot. Very easy design but hard to describe.[/QUOTE]
This is how it worked! One side was locked, and the other dropped in. Did you make them or buy them?
Carpenter made them but they would be easy to make I think… Picture a long squared off U made from maybe a 2x6 and long squared O for the other end --obviously both shaped to fit the end of the plank. We have them in a couple doorways but would work the same for a stall. I would not use joist hangers because creates a hazard.
Yeah, if you got a 2x6 and cut a square you could outline your hole, use some hole bits a little smaller to chunk out the middle, and then clean up the edges with a saw or even a chisel.
YES- tHey are squares or rectangles with the slots cut out to fit the plank. Could use jigsaw, band saw, keyhole saw for the slots. Carpenter did a tidy job.
You could also use very thick plywood - or layered.
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I think our barn has ones like you describe. I’m back next week and can take a photo for you - or your carpenter.
My last barn used a strip of electric tape fencing on the same springy clips used for the more temporary fence outside, which hooked onto screw eyes at the door entrance. Could they walk through that? Probably, yes, BUT the horses were used to seeing it outside and it was HOT outside so they respected the (not hot) white tape inside. It was easier to unhook and rehook while leading the horse than maneuvering a board would be.
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Why not hang a gate there?
If you wander into your friendly local home center or farm supply, in the hardware section you can very likely find what you are looking for. They are much heavier than “joist hangers” and are designed to support either single 2x lumber or double 2x lumber for a thicker bar. They are used for things like you want to do, but also for security…to “bar a door” from the inside so it cannot be opened even if the lock is picked.
Here’s an example:
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Those last 2 photos are not the type of thing i am talking about. The bracket s attach inside the door frame. They are not attached to the wall. Can’t find a photo.
Those last 2 photos are not the type of thing i am talking about. The bracket s attach inside the door frame. They are not attached to the wall. Can’t find a photo but are more like joist hangers (below) but are wooden
And different in style https://www.google.ca/search?q=joist+hangers&client=ms-android-bell-ca&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhrer1wN3OAhVF1R4KHQjGCrYQ_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=559#imgrc=Szholx2lGI8nhM%3A
My girlfriend has a similar setup, but hers are just metal.
Kind of like this, but across a barn door.
This works for her Appys, but my Percheron would laugh at it . . .
2horsey’, those are the exact brackets I was mentioning…I just couldn’t find them on the home center web sites I was looking at.
The metal brackets either top open, or slid in are pretty much the standard for this application. They can be bought at Tractor Supply, Home Depot, decent hardware store etc. The closed/slid in brackets that are carried around me are sized for a 2X6. Haven’t seen then larger in my locals.
The wood brackets that Equibrit linked to are very easy to make with basic hand tools and some scrap 2X and 1X
