More than 2 years in the making but now the horse stalls are finally finished! It’s been so awesome to see my drawing and vision come to life. My fireman has definitely done a great job building these for me and putting up with all the changes I’ve wanted as he’s been making them.
Just as a reminder, here is a before pic:
Horse Stalls Before
And here is how the stalls look now:
The one thing that I love about the stalls is the actual stall door lock. I love how easy it makes opening and closing the doors. To open the stall door, you just flip the latch up and slide the door. To close it, you simple slide the door all the way shut until the latch flips down.
Here’s a video from the manufacturer on it.
The only thing missing now is blanket bars. I haven’t decided if I want to get bars that fold down when not used or fancy metal bars but I’ll make a decision on that soon since I’ll be using blankets again soon.
If you’re interested in seeing the progression of the custom stalls we built, here are the previous posts on it:
• Gutting the Barn
• Building the frame and arched dividers
• Custom Arched Stall Fronts
I’ve been thinking about putting a how to guide together on building the stalls but didn’t want to do that if there is no interest for it. My thoughts on it would be to share the material list, where to purchase the hardware and how to actually build the stalls. If you would be interested in this guide let me know in the comments below. If there is enough interest, then I’ll definitely put something together.
UPDATE: The Step by Step guide to building these stalls is now available! So if you’re ready to start your very own project, click here to see the booklet options.
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What barn projects have you been working on or just finished up?
11 Comments
Sarah
October 29, 2015 at 2:50 pmAt first glance I totally thought you’d painted your logo on the doors! They look great! I’ve been working on removing a wall in my barn that was previously used to separate the hay storage from the riding area to make the riding area bigger. 🙂 Now I just need footing!
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Raquel
October 30, 2015 at 5:35 pmThe stalls look great! Spoiled ponies are probably loving their new and improved stalls. Or maybe they are wondering how to get out those now lol.
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susan
January 30, 2016 at 7:52 pmWhere did you purchase the railing stock ?
NC Cowgirl
February 1, 2016 at 9:02 amWe bought it from Lowes.
Melissa
March 24, 2016 at 9:33 amI am getting ready to build our barn, and loved how you made your stalls !!! They are beautiful !! Could you tell me what the dimensions are , are 12 wide or 10 wide ? They look like to me like they are a great size so i am curious to know the dimensions!! Thanks !!
NC Cowgirl
March 24, 2016 at 9:51 amHey Melissa! The stalls are 12×12. I just added a step by step guide for building these same exact stalls if you’re interested in it. You can purchase it by going to the Shop tab at the top of the site or go to https://thenorthcarolinacowgirl.com/build-your-own-stalls/. Thanks for stopping by!
Barn Improvements Part 2: Custom Arched Horse Stalls
March 24, 2016 at 9:47 am[…] The next thing we’re going to work on is framing in the windows and building new window doors. After that we’ll build the stall doors and finish the front of the stalls so we can install the tracks for the doors to slide on. UPDATE: The barn is now finished and I’ve posted pictures on the finished stall fronts and stall doors! […]
Brandon
November 28, 2016 at 1:39 pmI love the idea of using the deck railing! How has the railing stock held up? I have seen these fail on porches and would like to know your experience using it in your stalls. Thanks!
NC Cowgirl
January 16, 2017 at 7:38 pmThese have held up great for us. The only problem we’ve had is not drilling the holes deep enough so that the horses couldn’t easily knock them loose. Besides that they are working out perfect.
Laura James
September 21, 2019 at 5:20 amWhat length were the balusters? Lowes doesn’t use the product code included on your material list any more.
NC Cowgirl
October 25, 2019 at 7:31 pmI’m not sure what length they were but I want to say 4 foot…maybe.