Stall fronts

[BroncoMo]

Looking for suggestions on custom stall fronts. Here is what I’m dealing with: ancient small barn/large shed, built in the 1950’s, I have no idea what they put in this barn or how they came up with their measurements, but the stalls are too small and I am going to gut it and make it in to a foaling barn. Currently there are 5 stalls, and one solid creepy room, and loft on both sides (each loft covering the three stalls on it’s respective side), with a 12 foot aisle way. The stalls are 9 feet wide and 13 1/2 deep. So, the loft and all the stalls/room will come out, and I’m going to put 2 stalls on each side, for a 4 stall foaling barn.

The building is made out of concrete blocks, I intend on making the dividers concrete blocks, and would like the fronts to be mesh. All the materials must be easy to sanitize; due to previous livestock on the premises, I have problems with clostridium and MUST have materials that can be bleached and cleaned (wood is too porous). Now there are plenty of stall fronts out there that I like, but I’m curious who y’all have used if you have goofy dimensions like I do. Each stall is going to be 13 X 13 1/2 (long side on the front). Last I checked, most companies do 12 foot standard, or 14 or increments of 12 inches. I’m sure if I’m doing custom I can get what ever size I want, but will likely pay an arm and a leg.

Also, this is a big want but not sure if it’s possible. I would love a front that can be unbolted and removed if needed. It’s a morbid thought, but I need to be able to remove a dead horse if worst comes to worst.

So, the necessary items are: wood is a no go, really like mesh but would consider wood with a composite sheet/covering, obviously funny dimensions are a must, NO BARS (it scares the bajeezits out of me, the thought of a horse kicking through the bars and getting stuck… if any were to do it, my train wrecks will find a way), no/minimal gaps/joints to get stuck in (had to cut a horse out of being stuck in the joint of a corral panel stall last week, as if I don’t have enough gray hairs already). I think that is all.

Any and all ideas are welcome!

[BroncoMo]

No ideas? I know my list of necessary items is lengthy, but surely someone out there has dealt with some wonky dimensions.

[SusanO]

I only finished one side of the barn with stall fronts. I used Lucas Equine (LEE) who I am sure can custom make fronts in any size. They are not cheap but the iron mesh stall fronts are indestructible. I used galvanized mesh sections from County Manufacturing on the tops of the stall dividers. They do not compare at all compared to Lucas. Nowhere near as sturdy and they have corroded somewhat but not really badly.

Check out Lucas Equine’s website. They have lots of pictures of their different stall fronts and maybe you can get some ideas from their website.

[Bluey]

Well, sounds like you already have a way to go, maybe why no one just repeated what you have said, mesh fronts that are portable, so can be put in and taken off at will.

Sounds like a workable idea, especially at that smaller length.

Here are some pictures that may help, get thee to a welding shop and ask them to make them to fit each opening you have.
The second picture is our vet’s clinic.
The whole front of the stall is a 12’ gate, so you can open it all the way to clean it out or get a horse that died in there, that you mention as one of your concerns:

[BroncoMo]

[QUOTE=SusanO;8519539]
I only finished one side of the barn with stall fronts. I used Lucas Equine (LEE) who I am sure can custom make fronts in any size. They are not cheap but the iron mesh stall fronts are indestructible. I used galvanized mesh sections from County Manufacturing on the tops of the stall dividers. They do not compare at all compared to Lucas. Nowhere near as sturdy and they have corroded somewhat but not really badly.

Check out Lucas Equine’s website. They have lots of pictures of their different stall fronts and maybe you can get some ideas from their website.[/QUOTE]

Love the Lucas stalls. I figured they were probably as nice as they look but wanted to hear other ideas (and input on Lucas stalls). Thank you!!

[clanter]

the concrete walls… paint with a rubberized paint the link I added is an example

http://www.amesresearch.com/default/basements/block-and-wall-rubber.html

The rubberized coating will seal the concrete completely and allow for easy disinfecting

[blucollarguy]

mesh fronts

Contact Hillman Enterprises (www.Hillman.com). They make mesh fronts that can be bolted to your existing posts and walls. They do a lot of custom sizes and don’t charge a huge extra cost for it. They make all their own stall products so they can be more flexible than some of the other companies. I’ve always had very good results dealing with them.

[Redlei44]

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