How to Build a Horse Stall Door

The styles of horse stall doors that you can build include full-length sliding doors, split doors or half doors. The style that you choose will depend on your stall design, how much time your horse spends in the stall and personal preference. If your horse stall door opens to the outside you may want to consider using treated lumber to make it last longer, unless your horse cribs.

Things You'll Need

  • 5 treated 12-foot, 2-inch-by-8-inch boards (use untreated if your horse cribs)
  • 60 3-inch screws
  • 4 6-inch Hinges
  • Saw
  • Electric drill with phillips bit
  • 2 6-inch door bolts
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Instructions

    • 1

      Saw one of the 12-foot treated boards into four 3-foot pieces.

    • 2

      Lay two 4-foot pieces on the ground so that they are parallel to each other to build the bottom section of the horse stall door. The outer edges of the two outside boards should measure 3 feet. Repeat this step for the top section of the horse stall door.

    • 3

      Place four treated 3-foot boards horizontally over the parallel boards already lying on the ground. Space these horizontal boards evenly apart making the bottom and top boards flush with the ends of the parallel boards.

    • 4

      Screw at least three 3-inch screws, in a square pattern, through each end of the four boards lying on top into the two parallel boards underneath them. Therefore, the bottom section of the door has eight overlapping areas, requiring at least 24 screws, as does the top section of the door.

    • 5

      Attach two 6-inch gate hinges using screws to one side of the bottom section of the stall door and the same side on the top section of the stall door. The hinges should be 6 to 8 inches from the bottom and top of each door section. On the opposite side of each section, attach a 6-inch door bolt for securing each section closed.

    • 6

      Hang the doors on the stall using screws and the hinges. Hang the bottom section of the door first. Before putting the screws all the way in on the top section, be sure that it opens and closes without hitting the bottom section of the door.