HORSE STABLES

North Richmond Horse Shelter

Four timber horse shelters across the paddocks of a North Richmond property — built in four days to keep the horses out of the sun and the rain.

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DETAILS

Project details

Location

North Richmond, Hawkesbury

Type

Horse stables / paddock shelters

Scope

Four freestanding shelters

Structure

Round timber posts, bolted timber roof framing

Roofing

Corrugated metal sheeting

Walls

Clad rear wall, open front

Footings

Augered holes, posts set in concrete

Build time

Four days for all four shelters

THE BRIEF

What the site needed

The owners of this North Richmond property keep horses across several paddocks with very little cover. On a hot Hawkesbury day the horses had nowhere to get out of the sun, and when the rain came through they had nowhere to stand dry.

George came out on site to walk the paddocks and work out where each shelter should sit and which way it should face. The result was a custom design for four freestanding shelters, one in each paddock.

THE CHALLENGE

Site constraints

A working paddock isn't a backyard. The ground is soft in places and uneven in others, and the horses still had to be moved around the property while the work was going on.

A shelter in open ground also catches every bit of wind. The posts had to be set deep and solid so the structures wouldn't move over time — and all four had to be finished in four days.

THE SOLUTION

What we built

Each shelter was marked out, then the post holes were drilled with a mini excavator and auger for consistent depth on every hole. The round timber posts were braced, checked for plumb and set in concrete, with heights confirmed by laser level so each roof line sat true.

The frame is timber with the beams bolted through the posts, finished with a corrugated metal roof that overhangs the front for shade and cover from angled rain. A clad rear wall breaks the wind, while the open front lets the horses come and go as they please.

All four shelters were completed in four days, ready for the horses to use straight away.

VIDEO

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GALLERY

Project photos

FAQ

Questions about this project

Answers specific to this build. For a quote on your site, get in touch.

On this project all four shelters were completed in four days. A single shelter on a clear, accessible site can often be done faster. Ground conditions, access for machinery and the size of the structure all affect the timeline, and we'll give you a clear schedule as part of your quote.

Horses don't always like walking into a closed space, and an open front lets them come and go on their own terms. A clad rear wall still breaks the wind and the rain, so the horses get proper cover without being shut in.

It depends on the size, the zoning and your specific property, and Hawkesbury City Council has its own controls for rural land. Some farm structures fall under exempt development and some don't. We assess this before quoting so you know where you stand.

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