Consulting & Design
Virtual tools can turn your ideas into easily communicated forms, such as 2D layout, 3D imagery and walk through animations. With good communication media your dream can easily be conveyed to others, such as employees, investors, manufacturers & contractors. For those planning & constructing their own stockyards, having detailed understanding of the project is vital for continuous and consistent work flow. At the end of the day we want you to enjoy your yard building experience.
At Thompson Longhorn we offer a number of different tools to help you achieve the final result.
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With nearly 30 years experience and many yards in operation, we can combine your experience with ours to give you the best outcome. Each set of yards is analysed with regard to:
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Sketches and layouts are the starting point of any stockyard design. These combine existing site information with design requirements & constraints. These include:
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People may think that there isn’t much to building a set of cattle yards, but getting something not quite what you were expecting can be very disappointing. It is surprising how many yards we build in which the owners are involved in the details rights down to latches and hinges. A full specification reduces the ‘grey area’ in your project. When comparing different manufacturer’s prices you need to know that you’re comparing apples with apples. If you have one with a cheaper price, it needs to be checked to see if something has been forgotten or if poor quality alternatives are offered.
Thompson Longhorn supplies not only written documents but also:
A block is a representation of a single unit, such as a panel (rails) between two posts, yard posts, gates frames for gates and the list goes on. Documents & details can be personalized with your company name and logo.
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One of the most important aspects of any project is how much it is going to cost? With Thompson Longhorn’s detailed layout tools you can be assured of getting an accurate cost quickly. It also allows looking at various alternatives and breaking a project into stages. These reports are documented with a comprehensive breakdown giving a better understanding of where costs are and assurance of what is included or not included.
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Not everyone can easily visualise a set of stockyards from a 2D sketch, but with rendered images and animations this can be overcome. With virtual images stockyard management can be discussed with those on the ground or the value explained to potential investors. Why not have enlarged colour prints on your office wall?
 Computer Rendered 3D Image Representation of Your Yard Proposal |
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Since we’ve helped you this far, with details & layouts, Thompson Longhorn can also supply site position & locations details as well. Precise locations help with speedy installation, prevent costly mistakes (drilling through services), inconvenience of putting services in last etc. Details can include:
This information is supplied as easy step by step details that any yard builder can use with an inexpensive tape measure. Alternatively data can also be supplied for a surveyor using a total station.
 Stockyard Post Hole Drilling After Site Has Been Marked Out |
