This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Gail, I would always go for the larger barn, more storage. A wash room is a big help and I like sliding doors, less congestion. they do require patience on the part of the emerging horse but keeping the rails greased assures a quick slide back.
Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle -----Original Message----- From: Brian Wesley Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 5:26 PM Subject: Barn contruction >This message is from: Brian Wesley Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi all, > I am new to the list and to riding also. I am currently taking lessons >in natural horsemanship with the hope of obtaining a good Fjord partner >one day. >My question though, is regarding barn construction. My husband and I are >in the >process of buying some rural acreage. We are considering building a barn >ourselves >from pre-cut lumber provided by a company called Shelter Kit >Incorporated (http://www.shelter-kit.com/barn.html). We would live in >this structure while our house >was being built. The barn will be either 24' x 32' or 24' x 40' with a >loft. I was >thinking of concrete floor (pad) construction over which I could place >rubber mats in the >stall area, once it becomes a real barn. What else should I consider, >thinking especially >in terms of things that would be difficult to add later on-like a rough >texture to the concrete or drains, for example. If this was your barn to >be built from scratch, >what things would you include. Thanks for any help you could offer. >Regards, >Gail Simmons >
