What To Finish Inside Wheel House With

[rebel102285]

I ordered my new fish house and am looking forward to finishing it! One of my questions now is what should i finish the walls and ceiling with?

I need about 800 square feet to finish the walls and ceiling (8x30 house)

Pine will run me about $900 ($1.12 per sq ft) Cedar: $2500 ($3.08 Sq Ft)

any other suggestions or alternatives? These prices were from menards at this point im leaning towards pine but i am not oposed to other alternatives.

[davedplumber]

If your going to finish it out do it in pine or ceder.

Did my last one in ceder,Looks great and you have the

thickness to hang stuff on the walls without haveing to find a stud .

Thats just my opinion,if your going to do it, do it rite the

first time .

[BuschPilot]

Why not go with cedar plywood paneling. Can hang things still and trim it out in cedar. I just got done sealing mine and it looks great. Still get the cedar smell and look as well.

[rebel102285]

Any chance you can post pics?

[mmartin]

mine is done in Cedar paneling as well with cedar trim boards. Can't tell the difference in my opinion. BuschPilot, what did you seal it with?

[rebel102285]

are you talking something along the lines of this:

Cedar 4x8 paneling

If you can please post pics i would love to see the finished product

[mmartin]

Not the greatest picture, but you can get a good idea.

[rebel102285]

Looks good! I should have under $1k into it if i do the cedar paneling like that. I think that I am going to also put about 100-200 12volt LED lights in the ceiling as well as hole lights and etc.

I absolutely cannot wait to get it here so i can start working on it! I am looking at using furniture from Blazin Bell Tech

This would give me alot of flexibility and i could install quite a few holes (16 possibly) I am debating installing two sets of bunk beds in the rear rather than a dinette. I could use one of the foldup dinettes in the front of the house which would also provide a nice layout i think

[Iambjm]

The bunk beds that they carry are like the ones Portavilla has in their houses, gotta tell you they are really comfortable. I can't take those skinny little 4" mattresses, when I finished mine I bought a queen size 8" memory foam mattress and cut it into 2 30" x 72" mattresses. They are very comfortable. If I did it again I would have taken them to a pro to cut for me, they were a hassle cutting them.

[BuschPilot]

I used a minwax polycrylic, clean up with soap and water is nice. not too smelly either. comes in 3 finishes. i did a sation gloss. i think it turned out good. its not suppose to yellow. it did get a bit darker but really brought out the color of the wood nicely.

[Hawg]

How thick is that paneling? It looks like it's very heavy. I know were not putting these things on 2 inches of ice anymore but I have friends that can't go on less than 10-12. Around here the best fishing is over. But with a 30 foot house you won't be real early either. What do you consider safe with a house that big? My 6 x 8 wheelhouse with a 3 ft nose goes out on 5 inches.

[travlingypsy]

Cedar tongue and groove.

[Hawg]

TG, thats a nice looking house. Is your top bunk just a 3/4 in piece of plywood spanning the distance? No supports, just plywood? I'm building bunks and I know I'm going to overbuild them, I always do.

[Iambjm]

TG, thats a nice looking house. Is your top bunk just a 3/4 in piece of plywood spanning the distance? No supports, just plywood? I'm building bunks and I know I'm going to overbuild them, I always do.

I know that wouldn't hold my weight, I built my top bunk with 2x3's cause both my hubby and I are hefty.

[Hawg]

Lambjm, I would'nt look forward to climbing up there either but I bet 3/4 plywood with aluminum or light steel u channel around it would as strong as yours. I only have a 6 x 8 so I'm looking to save an inch where I can. Darn cot leg fell in a hole last year, not fun.

[mmartin]

How thick is that paneling? It looks like it's very heavy. I know were not putting these things on 2 inches of ice anymore but I have friends that can't go on less than 10-12. Around here the best fishing is over. But with a 30 foot house you won't be real early either. What do you consider safe with a house that big? My 6 x 8 wheelhouse with a 3 ft nose goes out on 5 inches.

The paneling I have is 1/4" thick.

[rebel102285]

With my house, the 30 footer, I will wait until I get around 18 inches of ice -- can usually pla on being on the ice with the big house around xmas to new years --- before that Iuse my portable