Just finished my first fish house.

[schl0430]

Hey everyone. I am fairly new to this forum and I actully just got done building my first fish house and I wanted to post some pics to share with you all. Maybe it will give you some ideas or a chance to ask some questions. I'm not quite sure how to do this, I don't have them on a HSOforum or anything like that, they are just one my desktop. Is there a way to post these pics or if needed I can send them to someone and they could post them for me. Please let me know as I would love to share my pics and experiences with this fish house. Thanks again.

[LaZyDayZ]

google imageshack

Free online photo storage. Once you have them uploaded there you can post them here.

[harvey lee]

1. First upload your picture to a picture hosting site, such as Photobucket or Imageshack.

2. Now you have them stored, goto your picture you want to share,

3.Click on the thumbnail and you should get a picture the fits to the page( if not you can use thumbnail or resize).

4. Right click on the image you want to post.

5. At the bottom select properties.

6. Highlight the web address in properties( NOT FROM ADDRESS BAR) and copy.

7. Write what you want for your post.

8. Wherever you want the picture click on the Image link( Instant UBB Code).

9. Paste the address you copied from the properties.

10. Submit Post

That should do it.

[schl0430]

Well, hopefully this works. Here are some pics of my fish house from start to finish. It's almost complete, just needs some cushions and some misc shelves yet. It's 19 ft long and contains 8 holes. The middle bunk is 2.5 ft wide and also provides storage. The back bench pulls out to a 4.5 ft bed and the top bunk is 2.5 ft also. The framing was done in 2 x 2's and then an 1.5" styrofoam was put in-between the paneling and siding. I used a tongue and groove paneling for the inside. The floor of the house is ½" treated plywood with insulation on top of that and then another 3/8" piece of plywood on top of that. That's about it. Any other questions, feel free to ask.

[schl0430]

You should be able to click on the picture to make it bigger. I left out a lot of pictures of the in-between stuff just to give you a general idea of the process and finished product. If you want I can post more pics of the in-between stuff or take pics of some of the stuff that is done now. Just let me know.

[LaZyDayZ]

Very nice!!

I really like the interior.

Do you have any ideas as to its weight?

[schl0430]

Not sure on the weight, my uncle has one that is similar and I think he said his is around 3000 lbs. So I would guess that mine is similar to that. I will be checking that in the upcoming month or so. I also want to say thanks to all the people on this site for the ideas that I got off of there houses.

[deepportage01]

I really like the idea of the bump out in back.

[HarryG]

Fantastic House!!! I love the interior as the wood makes a much more soothing environment to spend time in. I wish I had some reccomendations but anything from here is personel preference. I love to watch guys build it from the ground up. Keep posting additional pic's. BTW Great color!!!

[schl0430]

Yeah the bump in the back is extended out 18". It provides some extra room, plus the back bench is there anyways, so inside the house you don't even notice it. The only thing is that you loose some space for storage under that bunk, but otherwise it provides you with more space inside, plus you don't have the weight of the frame for that 18".

[huntingislife]

Wow, thats really nice. How much did it cost to build?

[harvey lee]

Very,very nice.

[schl0430]

Right now I have about $1300 into it. Most of the stuff we had laying around or I got from people that I knew or from working it off. The frame was modified from an old camper. This I got for free from helping out one of my uncles. The aluminum siding I got for free for building a shed for my neighbor. It also helps to know a contractor, you can get stuff for dirt cheap or for free, sometimes they just have things laying around after the job is done. This is where I got my floor and rubber roof from. I figure I have about another $200 to put into the house. I'm going to put diamond plating on the front, buy some speakers for the back and buy the cloth to cover to cover my foam. So in all it was a relatively cheap house and a fun project.

[schl0430]

I had some time here and decided to add a couple more pics. I would also suggest putting lights above each winch and up front by the tanks. I did this and it really helps out at night in case you want to change a tank or crank up the house. It is also wired for 110V, it can just be plug in and you have power to the whole house.

[Kylersk]

Very nice house! Where did you get the stove from? And how much?

Thanks for sharing!

[schl0430]

My uncle picked up the stove for me at a garage sale up north. An older lady had the stove and had just used the burners for canning, so everything was in pretty good shape, and everything works well. I think he paid $30 for it. I thought it would be a better option than buying a new one.

[magicstix]

AWESOME!! I really like what you did. The bump out is a great idea. Where did you get your wheel axle assmeblys? I like the low cost too. I've been considering a simalar shack but have not built yet cause of cost. I have a frame to start with already.

[schl0430]

The wheel axel assembly came from the same camper that I got the frame from. The only thing I did with it was buy new hubs, wheels and tires. The cost thing was a big deal to me when I started this project also. I probably wouldn't have taken it on if I didn't have the frame, aluminum siding, or rubber roof already. If I would've had to buy those the cost would've been a lot higher.

[fishfart]

She's a beauty. nice work

[AQUAJOE]

This is great. Very Nice!

Any concerns with snow build up on the roof?(weight)

Did you make up some blue prints?

[schl0430]

I don't think there will be any concern with snow build up on the roof. I'm sure if it gets excessive I'll get up there and take some of it off. It's a curved roof and is slanted up in the front. I ended up using 2 - 1/4" pieces of plywood on the top. I doubled it up to give it extra strength, but the 1/4" plywood was flexible enough to bend over the curve of the roof. You can kind of see the curve of the rafters in this pic. I just set up a jig and used that to cut all my rafters. There are also 3 notches cut out of each rafter, done by using a router, in these I ran strips of wood (1/2" x 1.5" x 8') from the front to back to give it extra strength.

I also had started some blue prints in AutoCAD. I had gotten the frame drawn and some of the benches. But after things got busy on the house I kind of stopped drawing. So I think part of it is there, else I just have some hand drawn sketches also somewhere. I did most of the designing and ideas in AutoCAD since I've had experience using it. I just graduated with a mechanical engineering degree and it was kind of cool to do some of the stress analysis on the frame and that stuff. But now that it's been a while since I've used it I'm not sure I remember exactly how to use it. And now with a full time job and hunting season starting, don't have much time to sit down and play with it, especially since everything is almost done on the house.