Paddock shelters

[SugarCubes]

[QUOTE=Marla 100;8801812]
Are you positive you can’t just build an extension on your current barn roof?[/QUOTE]

I really don’t think so. I’ll measure later today, but IIRC I currently have a 1’ soffit (is that what the little overhang the gutter is attached to is called?) that is only like 7’6" tall, the front of the barn is like 12’, but the roof slopes pretty steep in the back over the paddocks. Luckily, I have a pony and a 15.2 horse, so they have no issues with the height, but if I add more of an overhang it’ll be too low for them

[Hermein]

Home Depot sells shade cloth, and it seems most stores with garden shops do too. I’ve used it to slow down the wind through the no-climb fencing when we lived on a hilltop. Also, it turns RAIN into a mist if you use it for a ceiling.

I have some that’s nearly 20 years old and still useful. I think you’d have to set it on fire to destroy it.

[starsandsun]

Both of mine are 10 feet high at the front, 12 feet at the back … 10 feet deep and 20 feet long. We used 14 and 16 foot 6x6s, dug in and cemented. We framed the roof out and used metal roofing - all in all, it worked great and wasn’t too expensive. The carpentry was pretty straight forward, and if you’d like, I can send you some pictures. The horses really do use them when the weather is bad, although for shade they tend to stand under the trees (if it’s really hot or stormy, they are in the barn). The size works for my 3 horses, but they all do get along.

[Marla_100]

[QUOTE=SugarCubes;8802500]
I really don’t think so. I’ll measure later today, but IIRC I currently have a 1’ soffit (is that what the little overhang the gutter is attached to is called?) that is only like 7’6" tall, the front of the barn is like 12’, but the roof slopes pretty steep in the back over the paddocks. Luckily, I have a pony and a 15.2 horse, so they have no issues with the height, but if I add more of an overhang it’ll be too low for them :/[/QUOTE]

It shouldn’t be too low if you change the angle of the new extension. It doesn’t have to follow the same angle as the overhang. Picture the edge of your roof, now go up the roof 3 ft. That’s where you would attach the new extension. You can still use 12 ft. boards for your roof extension or 16’ and have a 16X16 space.
Would save buying and installing 2 corner posts. All you’d need to install would be the 2 new corners. Make sense?

[SugarCubes]

[QUOTE=Marla 100;8803796]
It shouldn’t be too low if you change the angle of the new extension. It doesn’t have to follow the same angle as the overhang. Picture the edge of your roof, now go up the roof 3 ft. That’s where you would attach the new extension. You can still use 12 ft. boards for your roof extension or 16’ and have a 16X16 space.
Would save buying and installing 2 corner posts. All you’d need to install would be the 2 new corners. Make sense?[/QUOTE]

Aha! Yes, absolutely! That would look a whole lot nicer than something portable too. I didn’t realize I could attach it further up the roof…I guess we’d just have to remove the back gutters and reattach to the new overhang?

[Marla_100]

I’m not a gutter expert but maybe you could leave the gutter as is and add new gutter to extension roof. think about that as unless you have a very good seal where you connect the new extension roof, you could still get some leakage in that seam… and if old gutter is still there, that would catch it.

[crosscreeksh]

[QUOTE=arlosmine;8801055]
Car port.[/QUOTE]

I agree!! Around here you can get a 12x22 carport…installed for $595. 8 feet isn’t very wide for shade. Our run-ins are at least 12-20 deep.

[crosscreeksh]

[QUOTE=SugarCubes;8802500]
I really don’t think so. I’ll measure later today, but IIRC I currently have a 1’ soffit (is that what the little overhang the gutter is attached to is called?) that is only like 7’6" tall, the front of the barn is like 12’, but the roof slopes pretty steep in the back over the paddocks. Luckily, I have a pony and a 15.2 horse, so they have no issues with the height, but if I add more of an overhang it’ll be too low for them :/[/QUOTE]

Unless “snow load” is an issue…your shelter roof can be almost flat!! 7" clearance would be fine for most horses!

[arlosmine]

I had a 10’x25’ carport installed for 1k. That included all labor, an extra foot of hight, and four storm anchors.
The guys showed up on time and had the whole tho g done in an hour. I added exterior heavy-duty plywood and clear panels on the long sides.

It’s worked out VERY well for me.

[susanne]

Prices on carports vary by region. We were going to put one up – 12x20 for $895 + required gravel base + siding.

Then we learned that anything over 200 sq.ft., portable or permanent, requires a building permit in our county, which would mean an extra $500.

We then learned the company could build it to measure 12x16. It would cost as much as the 12x20, but we would avoid the building permit fee…

Then I read the fine print: $795 is for the 14 gauge – 12 gauge costs $1095.

So even without a building permit, the smaller carport would cost $1095 + required gravel base + siding.

a basic post and beam run-in pencils out to around $800 total for a DIY 12x16 run-in – if we pay full price for lumber and hardware at Home Depot. I’m busy now checking out discount and used lumber prices on craigslist.

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking…

[danacat]

Shade Sails might be a way to go. They are reasonably inexpensive - can be made in any size/color you want - rectangular or square (also triangular) and when installed properly can take a snow load and wind isn’t an issue. Also not noisy when it rains. You will need to sink wooden posts - or metal posts in concrete.

You can easily take them down in winter - and if you get them in Sunbrella fabric (more expensive) they will be completely waterproof.

I bought a rectangular one to cover a deck on my house and it’s fantastic. Paid about 400.00 for it with shipping.

[JeffGapen]

Repaint Four Board Farm Fence

I was wondering the cost to repaint 9700 linear feet of four board fencing.

[Marla_100]

[QUOTE=JeffGapen;8816591]
I was wondering the cost to repaint 9700 linear feet of four board fencing.[/QUOTE]

huh? Best if you start your own thread, this one’s about paddock sheds.

[TheJenners]

:lol:

For relevancy: My Dad and I built a 10’x10’x8 or 10’ shelter for Odie two years ago. We went taller because it was inside the horse pasture and at 10’x10’ I could technically squeeze a horse in there in an emergency, but only if it was tall enough. Or maybe it’s 8’x8’? I can’t remember…

Regardless, with him helping and doing most of the heavy and/or construction-technical stuff, it was easy. He was also playing around on how to do things because he is a build-a-better-mousetrap kind of guy and loves to learn. I’ll post some pics to see if this is something you want to tackle

First he laid out boards and a level and leveled the ground. With supervision.

We constructed the walls inside, then carried them out to install on the frames.

These were screwed in so I could move it in the future, as this is a boarding facility.

Roof frame and roof.

[PeteyPie]

[QUOTE=JeffGapen;8816591]
I was wondering the cost to repaint 9700 linear feet of four board fencing.[/QUOTE]

Welcome to the forum! As Maria 100 said, your topic is quite different so it is a good idea to start a new thread, especially since your topic might have a lot of interest about painting fences, types of paint, etc.

To start a new thread, click on the Around the Farm forum, then click the icon on the left toward the top of the page which says “New Thread.” If you scroll up this page, you will not find the New Thread icon because you are inside of this thread, which is why you have to go back out to the general forum called Around The Farm.

So to restate (and I apologize if I am over-explaining):

1. Scroll up and find this at the top of the page:
   Chronicle Forums > Forum > Discussion Forums > Around The Farm > Paddock shelters

2. Place your cursor on the words Around The Farm and click.

3. When the Around The Farm page loads, look for the New Thread icon (nearer the top of the page and on the left) and click on it.

4. Voila! Type your message! Don’t forget to fill in the title of your thread.