2 walls up. Old owners of the house left a bunch of these “tj somers for congress” signs on 1/4 inch plywood, so I used them to sheet the far wall. I sheeted it on the ground because I don’t have access with the stairs being so close.
That wall was heavier than shit, all sheeted up… I contemplated waiting until my husband got home to stand it up, but decided I could summon my hulk strength instead.
Love the resourcefulness!
Took the day off of work, to do work. Long day today. Last two walls up, one has my built in shelves and the door.
So will your storage shelf pass through to the grooming stall?
The storage shelf will be just in the grooming stall. I’m going to intentionally do a shitty job insulating it, in hopes that some heat will bleed through and keep spray bottles liquid.
I’m hoping to keep brushes, spray bottles, and horse boots on the shelves. I’ll have to figure out some organizer blocks to keep things separated, but it should work out pretty sweet.
Looks good! Nifty idea to give yourself built ins! Fancy!
Cool! I’m really blown away at your ingenuity with this project.
I’ve been thinking about it for awhile, and decided that taking out and putting away grooming stuff and boots is super annoying. So the grooming stall will have it all right there!
I’m also planning to put an outlet in the built in somewhere, so I can charge my pivo and equestic clip. I might change my mind on that though, we shall see.
An extra electrical outlet or two at the framing stage may save you unplugging things to plug in other things, or using surge protectors to gain a few more outlets. And don’t skimp on enough really blindingly bright light fixtures.
Ah! That shelf is fancy! I really like your ideas. Right now coming onto here any checking this thread for news has become my daily routine. <3
I’m another one lurking here, but LOVING these progress updates! Keep em coming.
I like the built-ins! I have a tack room, but also a huge open area that I will probably frame in at some point in my barn for more protected storage (tired of stuff getting dusty, etc). This is motivating me to realize that I can probably do it myself, I’m just being a bit of an over-worrier about getting into it and not being able to finish it myself.
I’m thinking of adding one of these so I can tack up in the aisle outside of it without having to schlep gear in and out. Saw it on one of the DIY tackroom/barn FB groups and can’t stop thinking about it! It could be lighter/smaller for English tack which would be easier to build.
That is so cool, I’ve seen them on Facebook. I’m good with schlepping saddles through a door, plus I think my space is too small for that. Super duper cool though!
You guys use Schleppen as a word? 
That’s funny. It’s german and it sounds so funny for me to read “schlep” and “schlepping” 
I don’t know the origins, but yes. It’s generally used to mean carrying stuff, and has a bit of a negative connotation in the sense that it’s unpleasant to carry.
Put some insulation in the walls, but frankly was too tired and crunched on time trying to get a ride in before a storm, so I left it at that.
The outside of the tack room I’m going to finish with 1x material, but I’m a little lost on what to do on the inside. Anyone got any inspiration? Stuff that worked, stuff you wouldn’t use again and why?
Yeah, that is exactly the meaning of the word “schleppen” 
It’s just funny to see you use it, as it sounds “wrong”. I didn’t know, that it was used in AE. I only know of “kindergarden” (Kindergarten) and Schadenfreude so far as german “loan words”
Highly recommend lots of storage.
My spring project is going to be cabinetry for my tack room:
I think it came to us through Yiddish!
I recommend horizontal tongue and groove pine. A big advantage is that you can screw or nail hangers directly to it without worrying about where your wall studs are located, so it opens up many placement options.
I mounted a few sections of Gridwall on parts of my tack room walls. They make a hanging system with a selection of moveable hooks, shelves, bridle hangers, and even picture hangers that you can easily move around as your needs change. You can see part of my lifelong collection of “magic bits” that were each supposed to solve a particular horse problem.
Yep! Yiddish origins for the most part over here.
On topic - the grid systems or peg board walls are a GODSEND for organization. You can put baskets and shelves or the Schneider’s style tack setups. I’m constantly reorganizing but if I was building from scratch I’d have some cabinets and shelves that close for keeping things dust free, and a grid wall. Or three.
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