So I have a three opening carport that we converted into a barn with tartar sliding door stall fronts on the two side openings. My problem is when it rains, the rain blows in the front of the stalls and the first 2 or so ft of the stall gets wet! Besides building an overhang somehow which is not budgetable at the moment, does anyone have ideas for something to cover the opening of the stalls like over the bars, but so the stall doors can still open??
three opening carport
first make sure this is anchored to ground
I use “landscape Shade Cloth” to block winds …it will also deflect rain but still allows for air movement …there are several variations of just what amount of blockage the shade cloth will provide.
Another would be just use wind screening that is commonly used on tennis courts or ball diamonds, here is some used wind screening we got from a local high school who was replacing the ball diamond screening… free was a good price… it is draped over the round pen then stapled using a T50 stapler to provide a wind break
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Some kind of wind screen could help.
The tighter woven ones are supposed to let air thru but not rain.
They are costly, may be about as much as extending with an overhang?
Here are two companies that make those:
I was thinking more on the lines of Cheap :lol:
Thanks those are great ideas! I could have my hubs bolt them over the front if i get the roll down types so on sunny days they could be rolled up, but then what about noise from them?
It is anchored, we had the building company install it i dont think its going to move lol. I was just looking online at fencing type screens and figured maybe if i soaked it in like blanket waterproofing stuff first it would help keep moisture out even more. I am going to measure the opening this weekend!!!
I use the shade cloth in the top two feet of the side walls of our barn, I never recall rain being driven through the cloth …in the winter I overlay heavy cotton drop clothes (from Harbor Freight at $13 each) … was thinking if they worked for a year then that was good but am on my fourth year of these untreated cloth drop cloths being used to provide a complete wind barrier
Before I used a B52 drag chute to provide a sun break (it was 60 foot diameter which just about was enough to completely overt he round pen)… had it off to clean it and then the pony used it to keep the flies off
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OMG THAT IS HILARIOUS!!! ALSO going to check out those drop cloths, do they get soaking wet though?
Would something like a plastic curtain work for the stall doors (depending on how strong your wind is)
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That would work if it was one piece. I have the tarter regular rolling doors so i want something i can use over the stall bars portion but leave the door free to still roll open and shut 
As a tempory solution when your stalls flood, just dump in some pelleted bedding (dry)–they are like sponges!
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I think your horses would quickly get used to any noise they would make.
I was going to recommend a basic 10X10 tarp - cut it in half, put grommets in the cut side so you can use bungies or snap hooks to tie it down to the stall front. Roll it up when not in use. Install hook eyes to attach it to the top of the garage door. Not sure of the opening size - so a larger tarp may be needed. Will keep out rain and wind. Oh, and the edge you cut, use gorilla tape to bind it before installing the grommets.
We built a large shavings storage area attached to our barn (we used to get our shavings from a local mill in a dump druck, so the top was open and it had 3’ side walls). We used a tarp draped over 2X4s for support as the “roof”. Pulled taught and snapped in place, it worked perfectly and kept the loose shavings inside completely dry.
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Tarps? ^^^^ In some areas Harbor Freight is giving FREE TARPS w/ small purchase. I think it’s like a $3-5. purchase.
When my husband and I first moved to our current place, previous owners had closed off 2/3’s of the front of the run in shed using heavy canvas tarps from the top edge of the shed to the bottom of the gates they used as stall fronts. Quite miserable as I’m in a high wind area, and even though the tarps were as tightly strung as humanly possible, they billowed and flapped and made a lot of noise. I’d use gates with plywood u-bolted on before ever using tarps if in a windy area.
Or even less expensive, cover the awning yourself with outdoor fabric:
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Here’s a cheap idea: Push the bedding back a few feet when rain is forecast. Sure, they’ll kick some forward, but you’d save most of it. Create a slight slope in the stall floor so that rain hitting the front couple feet will drain outward.
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Hes a pita pony that was born tiny, his front legs had to be in braces and his back fetlock joint still tracks crooked, even his hoof on that side grows dished and his frog angles to the side. One bad freak out and he could snap the joint. I cant even ride him bc of it. Id be terrified of him trying to jump the mesh filled gate other side of the stall n that being the end of him. 
hes 10 now and i had his mom till this past may, im 34 n i got her when i was 7 so i reaaalllyy dont want to lose the last part of her that i have
I do that already lolol. I pull it back a couple feet when i clean his stall daily. The stall isnt flooding from the ground though. Its the rain that actually comes thru the bars of the stall door on the front of my barn. So its spraying in the stall n at him essentially as well.
