Newsletter: September 2011
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Designing Your Dutch Door
Dutch doors are an excellent way to provide exterior access to each stall and to offer versatile options for stall ventilation.
Options for dutch door designs are bountiful, and many of your design decisions should be based on usage, climate and aesthetics. If you're interested in adding dutch doors to your barn design, talk with me about ideas and designs customized for you.
You can see - even from the photos below - that Lucas Equine dutch doors are robust, featuring:
- Durable steel frames;
- Fully welded crossbuck designs
- Seamless joints and corners
- Multiple latch options
See some sample photos below for ideas on designs, including:
- Window on top
- Yoke cut-outs
- Double crossbucks
- Wood inserts
- and more.
Steel-framed dutch door with wood inserts in top and bottom. Removable crosshatch mesh in top of door with U-shaped yoke.
Steel dutch door with glass window on top and crossbuck design on bottom. A steel screen inside the stall protects the tempered glass window.
Steel dutch door with double crossbuck design.
Steel framed dutch door with arched top and wood inserts in top and bottom. Removable grill in the top of door with V-shaped yoke.
Steel framed dutch door with removable grill on top and arched glass window. Wood insert in bottom.
Choosing Latches for Dutch Doors
Choosing the right latches for your dutch door is an important part of the design process. Your latches should never be a one-size-fits-all solution. Our experts can recommend the right latch for the ways you plan on using your dutch door. Watch this video below to see three latch options in action. 
