Our horse stalls are created to be not only beautiful but also functional. Our product line includes traditional stalls & doors and portable stalls. Check out our new Elite stalls with a “Lazy Susan’ type door in the lower portion of the stall. “Select” Horizontal Horse Stall » “Select” Horizontal Horse Stall “Elite” Horizontal Horse Stall with Lazy Susan Door » “Elite” Horizontal Horse Stall with Lazy Susan Door Vertical Lumber Kit for Standard Stall » Vertical Lumber Kit for Standard Stall Stall Brackets for Tarter Elite & Select Stalls » Stall Brackets for Tarter Elite & Select Stalls Elite & Select Horse Stall Lumber Kits » Elite & Select Horse Stall Lumber Kits Horse Stall Brackets for Expo and Standard Stalls » Horse Stall Brackets for Expo and Standard StallsShow All ItemsI built a couple of wooden sheds (okay, glorified yard barns) and wanted to equip one of them with sliding type barn doors. I like the look of sliding doors and they are very practical for a shed, allowing a much wider access opening than a normal door.

But after visiting my local building outlets to check out the cost of the track and installation kit hardware I would need for such a project I developed a bad case of sticker shock. The cheapest place I could find was Tractor Supply, and even there the price for just the barn door hardware (not the doors themselves) ran from $246 to $326, depending on how fancy I wanted it to look. So I began to snoop around for some sort of alternative I could fabricate myself. And the biggest obstacle to any DIY sliding doors turned out to be the wheels/rollers. I needed something that was made for exterior use, would roll smoothly, and that was heavy duty enough to take abuse while not costing an arm and a leg. While prowling around in my shop for something that fit the bill I happened to stumble on my son’s old skateboard. And the wheels looked like a perfect candidate for the job.After a few minutes of price shopping online I ordered a set of four skateboard wheels and bearings from Newclue Inc. via Amazon.

The total price of the wheels with shipping was $17.35.Next I needed a rail for the wheels to glide on. I found the solution in the electrical department at Home Depot. It’s called Superstrut, and a 10' length sells for $15. Superstrut is a three-sided channel of heavy gauge galvanized steel. Unfortunately it didn’t come in 12' lengths, which is what I would have preferred to use, so I had to purchase two ten-footers for $30. To provide a little additional strength I topped off the Superstrut with two 6-foot lengths of 1x1 angle iron at a cost of $26. I doubt this extra precaution was necessary and think the rail could be built without it.The hangers themselves are fairly simple. 1½" x 1/8" flat stock steel was bent into a U shape and then drilled to accommodate the axles for the wheels/rollers. I bought two 4' lengths of the flat stock from Orchard Supply for a total of $18. The other miscellaneous nuts and bolts I used came to $3.My finished sliding barn door hardware cost a grand total of $95.

Yes, this is quite a bit more than simple hinges and a hasp lock, but it is also well under the cost of the very cheapest commercial price for barn door sliders of $246.Here is how I fabricated the barn door skateboard rollers.door frame pull up bar dipsStep 1: The rollers/wheelsShow All ItemsThese photos show the skateboard wheels and bearings as they arrived from Newclue. garage door installation centurionThe wheels are 1 9/64" wide and 2" tall.« sliding shower doors 1200 whitePreviousNext »View All Steps Downloadwood front doors charlotte nc1940's as a Grocery Storeoutdoor area rugs target canada

Pix Theatre and Lovelace Floral just before they putauto glass repair scottsdale az up the weather protection. bi-fold shower doors plasticNotice the removal of the structure in comparison to the above grocery store photo. to make room for the weather protection. Pix Theatre and Lovelace Floral 1970's with weather protection. Later it was removed during a building revitalization. Click Image Above for 1892 Facts 1892 Alvin Straney & W.L. Moore Livery, Sale and Boarding Stables Make A Specialty of Horses Boarded by Day, Week or Month. Best of care taken of boarding horses. Transferring from Depots and Hotels, or anywhere in the city or county. Cabs and Coupes for Fine Driving The Victorian Queen Anne structure at 321 and 323 Second SW was built in 1892 and remodeled in 1982.

The Straney-Moore Livery Stable was in the basement, which had a ramp access and grooved cement floors to keep the horses from slipping. Until recently the rings for securing horses were still visible. The upper floors were used for a grocery store, farm supply and storage. The date and original stained glass are visible on the front and iron hinges for the shutters on the back. When Sam Frager purchased the building the stalls were still intact. In the loft area, the pulley system is visible that was used to open the upper windows from below. The 9 foot front doors were used for the horse and carriage access. These doors are still intact in the storage area of the loft. The Straney & Moore's Livery Stable building is one of the finest examples of Queen Anne commercial architecture in the City of Albany. Built as a livery stable in 1892, "...it was equivalent to Hertz--renting horses for visiting salesman." The large basement was used for horses; the first floor was used for display of carriages;

and the second floor was believed to be a storage area. It was the most elaboarte of the four livery stables in town and was located near the blacksmith shop of Johnson Franklin. However, in 1892, Albany's mode of transportation was drifting away from the horse and carriage. In about 1880 the bicycle became a popular vehicle and by 1902 an Albany man built the first automobile in the State of Oregon. By 1902, Alvin Straney and W.L. Moore moved from Albany, and Stewart & Sox Hardware Co. moved into the building. They sold farm machinery, guns and ammunition, hardware, tinware and paint. By 1905, they were also carrying Plano & Deering Binders and Mowers, Studebaker wagons, hacks and buggies, sporting goods and White sewing machines. They had formed their business in 1886 and moved from the northwest corner of First and Ferry. Mr. Charles Hall Steward was a prominent man of Albany. He married Cora J. Irvine, Daughter of S.G. Irvine, minister and one of the founders of the United Presbyterian Church.

He purchased an interest in the States Rights Democrat in 1874 and retained it until 1876. In 1883-1884 he was a County Clerk, in 1892 he was a City Council member, and in 1905 he was a County Judge. Mr. Edward F. Sox was one of the first professors at Albany College, a Presbyterian College formed in 1867. He taught mathematics from 1872-1875. He married Weltha Young, one of his students and a member of the first class to graduate from the College. Her brother was S.E. Young, a well-known and successful businessman in Albany. Mr. Sox came from Illinois and lived for a time in Seattle. His son, Carleton Edward Sox, was also a professor at Albany College in 1925 and taught Business Law. Carleton remained in Albany and became a prominent attorney. Steward & Sox sold their business to Barker Brothers Hardware in about 1915 when S.E. Young built his department store next door. By 1925, Hamilton's Department Store had moved into both the livery stable and Young's Department Store and remained as one of Albany's finest department stores for over 20 years.