Ice house siding

[Tumes]

Building a crankdown house. Is it best to put the siding vertical or horizontal? Or does it not matter? My house is 8 x 18 and 7 feet tall.

The colored sheets come 4 x 10. My thinking is to go horizontal with seem in the middle.

[northerndave]

I suppose it depends on if you feel like floating the seam or landing the seams directly on studs.

[Tumes]

Good point...The guys says the 4 x 10 sheets have a inch over lap. If I spray foam the insulation which I plan on doing the floating seem should not be a problem if I go horizontal

[northerndave]

what are you framing with?

[Pallansch]

When I built mine I did 2x2 wood framing then used 1/4" plywood on the inside spray foamed it from the outside. So I had solid walls on the inside, then used pine over the plywood. The outside I used .o40 aluminum I got from an enclosed trailer company out of Elkhart, Indiana for 70$ per sheet 84"x49" sheets, any color.

[Tumes]

I used 2x3 wood on the walls. I think I will go with the same size aluminum .040 on the walls. North Central Speedway in Brainerd has 4x10 colored sheets for $70. Not sure if they have the 4x8 sheets for less. If they have 4x8 sheets then I think I will go vertical so the seems are on the studs. Is that the way you went?

[Pallansch]

I went with vertical starting in the back, working to the front. So the wind/ moisture doesn't get in when towing.

[northerndave]

sounds like a winner.

[Gus]

Make sure to post some pictures. I love the build threads.

[Tumes]

I will take pictures in each stage. Has been a fun project so far!!

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

You can do a horizontal seam, but you may have a problem where 4 sheets come together. It'll take some creativity to get that all stuck together and sealed.

[Tumes]

That is what I was thinking. With the 4x10 sheets and my house being 18 feet long I can stagger the seem. But my hope is that I can get the 4x8 sheets and go vertical.

[Tumes]

Sorry guys that I have not been on in a while. I just wanted to update my progress on my fishouse. I have taken pictures but have to figure out how to download them to the post. Things are going smoothly and I can't wait to get it done and on the lake.

[lakeshoremunster]

In the reply box the 5th icon is the button for uploading pictures on this site. It will upload the pictures directly from your hard drive.

Hope this helps

[fishingman80]

would vinyl siding be a good choice for fish house siding? i got a house worth of vinyl siding from a house i worked on with the company i work for.

[minnbowhunter]

I have an older Ice Castle with the vinyl siding. It gets super brittle in the cold, and can crack. I would say it works but would put aluminum at least part way up in the front to protect from damage on the road. A chunk of ice coming off a rear tire will put a hole in the vinyl. To be honest mine has held up better than I thought it would, but I have had to repair some damage.

[fishingman80]

thanks for the advice.

[fishingman80]

what about a lightweight aluminum siding that is somewhat cheap?

[Tumes]

Here are some pictures if they go through

[Tumes]

I bought my Aluminum at Brainerd speedway. 4 x 8 sheet was $60 bucks for colored. $55 I think with standard white.

[Tumes]

Thanks. That is what I needed

[Tumes]

Posted some pictures for you to look at. Getting to the end finally

[Hawg]

Question for you builders. Tunes is the first house I've seen with the angled supports in the end walls. My first thought was that was a great idea. As I thought about it I'm guessing any extra support is a plus but with foamed walls those studs couldn't move if they wanted to, could they? My only idea for you Tunes is to consider more windows before you finish. Great start though. I'm watching every one of these threads because even though I've built lots of 8x12's and 6x8 houses, this is my first big bucker. Just one more thing, shouldn't the door go over the siding?

[cavalierowner]

I think the diagonal bracing is an excellent idea. I think you might be surprised how much a wall could rack even with foamed walls when driving down the road. It certainly is cheap insurance. The only time you probably wouldn't need it is if one of the sides of the studs had plywood. Think home construction.

[Tumes]

Hawg. You are right. If I was to do it all over again I would have put two windows on the side opposite the the door. But I can live with what I have.