If you’ve been dreaming about a new barn or doing some renovations, chances are stalls are one of the first things on your list. This helpful blog post is brought to you by American Stalls. It’s not uncommon for clients to come to them with photos of the stall design they’ve been dreaming of – only to experience a bit of sticker shock when they hear the stall front’s price.
As a manufacturer of luxury horse stalls, American Stalls does their best to work within their clients budgets for each project. It’s important for them to educate their clients with the right information about the costs of stalls to ensure they get the best value. Read on to learn about these price driving factors.
There are two main factors that drive up the costs; materials (quantity and cost) and labor (welding and CAD design).
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Sliding Stall Front Cost Factors
Are you looking for a stall kit or a fully welded stall front? A stall kit includes a welded door, track hardware, a latch, channels and grillwork. These pieces will now require labor and time to build the stall onsite. If you opt for a fully welded stall system with a complete frame, the stall is already built, driving up the cost but not needing the labor for the install.
The second cost driving factor in a horse stall is yoke. A yoke is the opening on a stall front that horses stick their heads out of. This requires steel tubing to be bent into shape and the cost can be driven up when additional welding is needed for hinge hardware or a stainless steel plunger latch.
European Stall Front Cost Factors
The first factor that drives up the cost in a hinged, European Stall Front “Euro” is the height. American Stalls builds both low Euros and high Euros. The difference between the two is simply the height of the left wing, door and right wing. Additional steel material used drives up prices on high stall fronts. Then, the amount of arch and radius bend of the left wing, right ring and door’s top most tubing. All stalls start with a straight diagonal design or bent design. Customized designs with larger swoops and arches require specialized machinery and extra labor. Final details that drive up the price include end caps and finials. These can be made out of either aluminum, brass, or a powdered coated aluminum. Each cap or finial is hand polished in-house to ensure the most elegant finishing touch on your stall.
All Stall Front Cost Factors
Some decisions impact both sliding stalls and euros. The popular option of placing 1″ round bars or steel mesh in the stall bottom can bring up the price due to the significant use of steel.
American Stall’s mesh and bars are welded at every single joint for extra strength.When adding a mesh or bars, clients will also add a Shavings Guard to keep bedding inside the stall. This Shavings Guard can be either a steel sheet or a welded HVH that is ready for a wood piece. This is another cost driver to the stall due to the additional steel material and welding.
Lastly, options for feeding and watering can bring up the cost. Feed upgrades can include a feed hole opening, a grilled feed door, a revolving feed door, and other custom options. Each option requires CAD design, additional steel materials, welding, and hardware (i.e. hinges and latches). This is equally true for watering options such adding water spigots for water buckets or adding an integrated automatic waterer.
The above covers a good majority of things to consider, but it is not a comprehensive list of upgrades. It is true – if you can dream it, it can be done in most cases.
Do you need help with a barn project? Contact American Stalls at (855) 957-8255 or complete their inquiry form. The American Stalls team is here to be a resource to help you build a barn that is elegant, safe, and built to last.
For even more helpful blog posts from American Stalls be sure to read Tips for Finding the Right Contractor for Your Barn, 4 Tips for Designing a Safer Aisle for Your Horse Barn, The Benefits of Mesh Stall Fronts and How to Select the Best Lumber for Your Horse Stalls & Barn Doors on Stable Style.
