Sounds like it would work, although I wonder if buried masonry blocks would last longer than wood.

The threshold in my barn is slightly higher than the bottom of the door, and the door overlaps it.

Hi there,

Sounds like a good idea. 4x4 may warp some regardless of what you fasten it to, however it being a treated 4x4 shouldn't move too much.

I liked the idea of using masonary blocks. Sounds more permanent and definitely won't warp.

(would tar harm the chicks?)

[RJ]

I'm curious how other's LGD's and Horses interact.

Until this week, mine have been seperated, but the 2 horses would reach over the gate and smell the dog, while the dog licked their faces. Cute to watch.

I've started to rotate stock in my pastures again, and the dogs decided they didn't want to be locked with the adjoining goat pasture, but instead snuck out into the other goat pasture where I put the horses. All went fairly well, horses got a little excited at first but they settled down.

Today, I witnessed the oldest horse (3 yrs)nibbling on my lgd's back, ruffling her fur kinda, while the dog stood there willingly, then walked away. The second horse did the same, kinda like they were saying hi or something. Then the little sn*t miniature nibbled on the lgd's back, and took a nip! The dog isn't hurt but did retaliate, then both walked away.

What are the thoughts on this? Do you think they were just setting up whos-who of the pasture or what? Does anybody have experience with horses & lgd's interacting?

Thanks!
brendasue

Well I guess I did that post wrong. Sorry!

One of the disasters of the barn we build last year was a foot high gap between the doors and the dirt.

I first used a 6x6 as a sill, which has worked fine in the back, AFTER the barn was filled with fine fill, and AFTER we put 6 inch conveyor belt on the bottom of the doors.

Conveyor belting works really well, it flexes when we open and close the doors.

Our front is still a problem. I may put another strip of belting on the front.

I've decided to use treated 4x4s coated with tar and fastened to short posts. It will overlap the door rather than be under it like a house door threshold. The posts will be maybe 2' with concrete. This will help keep it flat and prevent warping. All the materials are in the truck, so this may acually happen Monday.

One trick I learned about digging a trench in rocky sandy soil is after you get it started is to use a power washer. We dug trenches last week to connect 4" pvc to the gutter/downspouts at the barn and the power washer was great. A lot easier than digging all of it by hand. Makes a mess...

I'll let you know how the thresholds/door sills work out.

I dont like sills; had a good horse slip one time and fall across the sill, caused a problem in the stifle area for the life of the horse. I quit shoeing quite a few years ago and have had no slipping since, neithor in the barnyard areas not on the trails/roads. If horses are not involved I like a sill of around 4", I use a 2x4 layed flat on the in/out side of sill when usung a wheelbarrow to clean pens, et cetera to ease the bump when loaded full.
A hose can be used also to undermine/erode a sidewalk or other obstruction, when laying pipe or wire. doesnt have to be high pressure

Got the barn door threshold in today and it is working fine. Lotta work to get it nice and straight. The horses just step over it rather than on it. I did not put tar/asphalt on the top because it would be slick. Thanks for all the suggestions.