Penning/doors/floors and sheeting in new shed

massey woman

Having recently built another shed I now set about installing a maternity section where I propose penning calves in groups of 5/6 seperately
I see on Done Deal an ad for stockboard
Has anyone used it
It looks like what I need
Any feedback appreciated

bob charles

massey woman wrote: »

Having recently built another shed I now set about installing a maternity section where I propose penning calves in groups of 5/6 seperately
I see on Done Deal an ad for stockboard
Has anyone used it
It looks like what I need
Any feedback appreciated

use it all the time nowadays where I want gets sheeted. make sure the sheeting is warm before fixing it to gates as it expands with heat.

vanderbadger

bob charles wrote: »

use it all the time nowadays where I want gets sheeted. make sure the sheeting is warm before fixing it to gates as it expands with heat.

saw the adds as well, is it plastic type stuff?

massey woman

Looks to me like some form of re cycled plastic
I was really impressed with the strength and flexibility
Properly erected/fixed Id say its a lifetime job

sea12

massey woman wrote: »

Looks to me like some form of re cycled plastic
I was really impressed with the strength and flexibility
Properly erected/fixed Id say its a lifetime job

Can you paste the link for done deal. I can't seem to see it.

bob charles

google "stokbord" and you will see it. Better than tin but it has a tendency to expand and contract and this can cause slight problems. Also its bloody dear. its recycled plastic and its hard enough to bend the 6mm stuff in your hand but not too hard.

lakill Farm

8x4 sheet 12mm tick is 76e
6mm is 56e. I was only on to them yesterday

It is not all plastic? Does plastic contract?

I was going to use the 12mm to refloor a ifor plant trail

And the 6mm to sheet dividing gates and stop calves licking calves in the ajoining pen

jerdee

Would you bend it around to make a holding pen like semi circle need to block off a corner to stop cattle going head first into it

bob charles

jerdee wrote: »

Would you bend it around to make a holding pen like semi circle need to block off a corner to stop cattle going head first into it

yes not a bother. you would be able to bend it around to meet its self, hard but its bendy enough. Trying to compare something its as bendy as but whats bendy:D

Didnt think I paid anything around 56e a sheet last year. currently using last of old sheets and need 40 sheets to finish what I have started, price for that much is ouch territory. but once done its done and better than coming out in the morning and seeing a animal dead after getting his head stuck in a gate.

lakill Farm

jerdee wrote: »

Would you bend it around to make a holding pen like semi circle need to block off a corner to stop cattle going head first into it

Ye defo.

But be better to use it 4ft wide and 8ft high. (You wount have a "proper" curve) but a 6 or 8 sided curve.

jerdee

Would tex screws be enough for the expanding motion ....

bob charles

jerdee wrote: »

Would tex screws be enough for the expanding motion ....

yes but better to drill say a whole first a couple of mm bigger than the tec screw to allot expansion. unfortunately I dont follow my own advice :rolleyes: and tec screw straight in

massey woman

Heading up to Boyle tomorrow to hopefully do a deal for 32 sheets x 12mm
Is there anything else I should know about stockboard
Is this the appropriate thickness

bob charles

massey woman wrote: »

Heading up to Boyle tomorrow to hopefully do a deal for 32 sheets x 12mm
Is there anything else I should know about stockboard
Is this the appropriate thickness

for putting on gates etc 6mm is more than enough and will cost half the price. Alright classey massey;)

massey woman

bob charles wrote: »

for putting on gates etc 6mm is more than enough and will cost half the price. Alright classey massey;)

So Bob is 6mm or 1/4" good enough for long term job
im hoping it will do for the next 20 years?

bob charles

massey woman wrote: »

So Bob is 6mm or 1/4" good enough for long term job
im hoping it will do for the next 20 years?

yip, anything I make is made to endure the toughest of animals, so do everything over the top ie gates, walls barriers anything that animals come into contact with while indoors. I imagine 12mm would be very awkward to even work with. 6mm is ample (quarter inch in old money)

massey woman

Just finished the last of the penning
Will move calves in tomorrow
Looks really well if i say so myself
Hopefully many years of comfort
Went with the intention of just buying the stockboard but ended up doing a deal for all the gates hangers drinkers tek screws and stockboard from the same man in Boyle
Did an all in package for me which included delivery that im very happy with
Would recommend them to anyone
Feet up now!

just do it

massey woman wrote: »

Just finished the last of the penning
Will move calves in tomorrow
Looks really well if i say so myself
Hopefully many years of comfort
Went with the intention of just buying the stockboard but ended up doing a deal for all the gates hangers drinkers tek screws and stockboard from the same man in Boyle
Did an all in package for me which included delivery that im very happy with
Would recommend them to anyone
Feet up now!

great stuff and long may they last. Arny chance of a few photos?

vanderbadger

just do it wrote: »

great stuff and long may they last. Arny chance of a few photos?

+1

massey woman

dont have a clue how to put pics on boards
will ask one of the kids at Christmas

blue5000

Below the box for submit reply you'll see another box with manage attachments, first step is there, failing that one of the mods here will help.

Muckit

Hi Massey woman.

Sounds a great job. I have been meaning to sheet down a few gates too and this stuff sounds like the stuff for the job.

A PIC better than a thousand words, so please i think it would be very much appreciated if you do go to the bother of posting. I'I def 'thank' post

Just leave people and surroundings out of it if you are worried about your anonymity.

Thanks in advance.

Muckit

bob charles

Muckit wrote: »

Hi Massey woman.

Sounds a great job. I have been meaning to sheet down a few gates too and this stuff sounds like the stuff for the job.

A PIC better than a thousand words, so please i think it would be very much appreciated if you do go to the bother of posting. I'I def 'thank' post

Just leave people and surroundings out of it if you are worried about your anonymity.

Thanks in advance.

Muckit

Less of your charm Muckit, your a married man nowadays !!

I will steal Massey Womans thunder and post a pic of stokbord later this evening. I will be looking for at least 5 "thank you's" Muckit

Muckit

There's one for ya anyway!

Fair play to ya Bob. It sounds the business anyway. Do you know if frost or UV makes it brittle over time?

Muckit

Bump

Dont be daft

FAO Bobcharles

Seen your photo of the stockboard, but cant find it now?

Anyway just wondering, how much is it roughly per gate to put it in place.

Have you it on all your gates or just in a crush area/sick bay?

Also is it tough enough to withstand bulls?

bob charles

Dont be daft wrote: »

FAO Bobcharles

Seen your photo of the stockboard, but cant find it now?

Anyway just wondering, how much is it roughly per gate to put it in place.

Have you it on all your gates or just in a crush area/sick bay?

Also is it tough enough to withstand bulls?

when finished :rolleyes: it will be on all enternal gates. nothing worse than finding an animal with it head out through a gate. It also means we could stock bulls and heifers side by side without the lads get over excited. Probably helps in the prevention in spread of sicknesses as well due to no contact between pens.

all our place is set for bulls, wild animals

here is pics of one of the gates
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=82131861&postcount=7452

price - I'm still using up the last of sheets bought 2 years ago, back then similar price to tin. someone said around €50 for an 8*4 sheet at 6mm thick. not cheap, but much cheaper than finding an animal having hung themselves off a gate

Dont be daft

bob charles wrote: »

Probably helps in the prevention in spread of sicknesses as well due to no contact between pens.

Was considering it for a sick-bay I want to kit out. For the exact reason that I want each animal in total insolation.

bob charles wrote: »

here is pics of one of the gates
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=82131861&postcount=7452

Thanks, knew I saw those pics somewere. Nice neat job and everything.

bob charles wrote: »

price - I'm still using up the last of sheets bought 2 years ago, back then similar price to tin. someone said around €50 for an 8*4 sheet at 6mm thick. not cheap, but much cheaper than finding an animal having hung themselves off a gate

Yeah, dont talk to me about finding cattle hung:rolleyes:
We've put mesh on all the internal gates now to stop it happening. I get why the stockboard is a better job though, especially if you've heifers and bulls side by side.

awaywithyou

bob charles wrote: »

when finished :rolleyes: it will be on all enternal gates. nothing worse than finding an animal with it head out through a gate. It also means we could stock bulls and heifers side by side without the lads get over excited. Probably helps in the prevention in spread of sicknesses as well due to no contact between pens.

all our place is set for bulls, wild animals

here is pics of one of the gates
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=82131861&postcount=7452

price - I'm still using up the last of sheets bought 2 years ago, back then similar price to tin. someone said around €50 for an 8*4 sheet at 6mm thick. not cheap, but much cheaper than finding an animal having hung themselves off a gate

it doesnt harbour disease like plywood/timber...?

Muckit

Here are pics that massey woman very kindly sent onto me and wanted to upload here.

I think you'I agree it looks a good tasty looking job

just do it

Muckit wrote: »

Here are pics that massey woman very kindly sent onto me and wanted to upload here.

I think you'I agree it looks a good tasty looking job

Super job and thanks to both MasseyWoman and Muckit for going to the effort of putting these pics up:).