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Put the floor in on my fish house..

Kylersk

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I would definately panel the inside first. You could actually pre-panel your wall sections on the ground. This makes it easy to square everthing up and simplifies the process. It is much easier to work on the wiring, etc from the outside and you have plenty of opportunity to tweak out your layout. Man, I think I'm going to go sharpen my auger. laugh.gif

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Love that fancy blue siding! Looks like the roofs in St Peter (where I lived at the time) did after the tornado.

Seriously... looks like a fine rig you are building. Inside is looking good! Thanks for sharing your progress! Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

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It's a 'Roofkit' rubber roofing system from Menards. Unroll rubber on roof, let it relax, then fold over 1/2 of roof and roll on Latex adhesive. Roll roof over latex and push out air pockets with push broom. Repeat for other side. I did the same to attach the sides of roof to house. Then I just nailed the top J-channel for siding over the rubber sides and used the rubber Caulk to seal the top joint. A friend did something very similiar a few years back and hasnt had any problems.. But if there are any problems, I may add flashing over the top of the j-channel and use the 'Seam Kit' that menards supplies for the rubber roofing. Menards has the Free installation manual and brochure if you are interested in more detailed info. It's back by the contractors desk..

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I built the frame. A friend did the welding, I did the design (well, copied alot of designs). The hubs, axles, springs and a few misc parts were free. I think I have over $600 in the frame still.

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kylersk I'm thinking of putting the rubber roof on my house like you did. But on your very last pic you see your v part of your fishhouse with the roof material coming down. Did you seal the top strip with glue or something. I may put alumniumn fish house siding on mine next year at this time but a guy dosent want rain to go behind the siding. I was thinking about getting L channel and the putting the roof overtop of that and leaving a 1/8 gap to slide the siding underneath of it next year. How did you do it?

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Yeah, I used J-Channel and rubber caulk to seal the seam. If it becomes a problem, I may use metal flashing over the rubber roof and over my j-channel and use the seam kit they provide but A friend of mine did the same way and hasnt had any problems.

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Kylersk,

Are you happy with your choice of 2x2 framing? I always have trouble nailing 2x2's, they end up splitting. Also, how did you come up with your 6'8" height? I have a bunch of salvaged 8 foot 2x4's and I'm not sure how short to cut them. If I rip them into 2x2's I will have plenty of lumber to do the whole thing. Thank.

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So far I'm happy with the 2x2 framing. I do not have alot of experience with framing, so I really cant compare it to anything. I screwed all the 2x2's together and pre-drilled the holes.

I felt that 6'6" would give me enough room for top bunk but not be too tall. So I cut all my 2x2's 78" long. I forgot about the 1.5" bottom plate and top plate of the walls, so it ended up being 6'9" interior height. A place out of watertown makes their fish-houses 7' interior height.

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I think 2x2 framing is very adequate.

However, I didn't build mine with 2x2s from the lumberyard. I bought the straightest 2x4s I could find and ripped them down the center. I learned that I need to rip them immediately before use though. I had ripped a number of them up earlier and as they sat for a couple days, I ended up with some really nice waterskis. blush.gif

Everything in my shack was predrilled and screwed! No nails!

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You're going to have to cut the rafters yourself. Depending on how much slope you want, buy 2x6s, 2x8s, or 2x10s. Mark the center of the rafter and put a mark at each end up the same distance. The amount of material left is up to you but I would recommend a minimum of 2-3" at the ends. Then snap a line between the end and the ridge and cut it with a circular saw. Pretty simple!

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