It’s not flush on the insides sadly. We used ripped 2x4s to create U channel to set the boards in.
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Looks super!! Is it all green lumber?
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just a suggestion, you might want to add a center vertical 5/4 deck board that has rounded edges to stabilize/lock boards in place of the wall
overtime the 2 by lumber will most likely become displaced from being neatly stacked on top of each other
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Thank you.
Yes it’s all regular PT dimensional lumber. Wet as hell lol. Of course I would have loved V pine or something but $$$ ya know. I’m going to run deck boards vertically every 3’ or so on the inside walls to try and keep things in place as much as possible but the wood will do it’s thing as it expands and contracts.
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Yes that’s exactly the plan!
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I was just thinking of the weight, ha. You need a massage!
I was blessed as Mr. LS, my Dad and the hired man did most of the heavy lifting. I was in charge of paying 
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Also, question - is your environment so wet that you went with all PT lumber? I was thinking of doing the bottom ~3 boards and then construction/framing grade.
I just recently refinished the wood on my stall fronts, and had everything apart. 20 year old barn. Everything was just cheap grade 2 SPF, not even doug fir. Stall interiors hadn’t ever been painted or finished in any way, exteriors had a poor application of stain and (maybe) poly at one point.
No rot anywhere.
I thought about replacing bottom boards with treated, but didn’t like the color difference and wow, it just really didn’t seem necessary at all. Ground contact in the stall walls (no rot) and the fronts sit on concrete–sill plate (which is treated) then the fronts above (nothing treated.)
Those stalls look AWESOME @lenapesadie! Super sharp. They’ll last forever, too!
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That’s good to know!! Thank you!
I’m on the Gulf Coast. It’s about a million percent humidity 6 months out of the year. Additionally, we get on average as much if not more rain than the PNW (though tropical storms are counted and that’s more of an irregular event). TBH using framing lumber never crossed my mind. I made a materials list noting quantities and sizes only and sent it to my dad to order (he gets a good discount at our local lumberyard on his business account). We evidently both assumed PT without discussing it. I’d say the norm here would be PT lumber for everything that’s not going to be in a climate controlled building.
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Thank you!
I’m so glad you suggested the product! My dad deals with aluminum in his fencing and hurricane manufacturing business and was SUPER impressed with the stall components. He felt the pricing was extremely reasonable for what they are and that I couldn’t have found a product that would hold up better in our climate.
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