Spent some time in the fish house tonight..

[Kylersk]

Fired up the furnace, cleaned it up a bit and vacuumed the floor. Sat down, sipped on a cold one, and day dreamed about the times ahead.

Looking forward to another great season of ice fishing..

[KidWalleye]

I still find myself lookind at your fishhouse building pics. That is a great way for someone to plan their own from. I "stole" alot of ideas from you for my plans. Unfortunately I have to wait one more year to build one. Oh well....gives me another year to "plan". I had one about 3 years ago and sold it. Regretting it now. ALOT!!!!!!!! Good luck and come on ice!! Kidwalleye

[Kylersk]

KidWalleye, I too just checked over my pics and noticed it was spammed with porn comments. So, I just spent the last hour or so deleting them and disabling comments. I hate computer bots...

Anyways.. I also added another piece to my fish house.

A group of guys and I have been getting together for 18 years to catch a vikings game. To make a longer story short, we have spent the last 6 years going on a house boat trip on Lake Vermillion and watching the game at the VC.

Well, one of the guys made the following sign (it's cnc cut into the wood and hand panted) which I just had to have..

Looks good in the house.

[wintertim]

Nice house Kylersk- I just checked out your pictures tonight for the first time. Nicely done, and nicely documented I might add. May I ask, what is the reason for finishing off the inside before buttoning up the exterior?

[Kylersk]

In order to keep the weight down, I'm at just under 3000#'s, I didnt want to put on any ouside sheeting. So, I built it inside out. Is it the right way? I dont know... It's my first time building a fish house.

[KidWalleye]

Kylersk, I don't know if you ever said, but how long did it take to build? Also what would you do differently. I am thinking of putting a propane grill attatchment on the outside. They hang right on the siding. Also how many 110 outlets did you put in? Sorry to hit you with so many questions but I really hate when I miss something. I'm sure I will ask again next year. Thanks, Jeremy

[hanson]

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So, I built it inside out. Is it the right way? I dont know... It's my first time building a fish house.

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When (or if) I do another house, I will build it inside out like you did. Its so much easier to run wires, mount lights, run gas lines, etc when you have access from the outside. I built mine outside in and about halfway through the project, the light went off in my head that this would be easier if we put the interior paneling up first and then worked our way out, especially when wiring the ceiling lights in.

Lookin' good man!

[StrosLit31]

i did the same last weekend at osakis. it feels good to get away and spent a night in the ice house even if your not on ice... in my opinon.

From what i have seen all ice house manufactors build the inside first and then frame up the out side. it works great when you dont know where everything is going to go, you can add extra support for bunks, stoves, lights, etc. The biggest thing i have seen is the paneling will not bow out on the inside if you put it up first and then put in the insulation and then the outside paneling. Can't wait until i build my next one.. You learn alot on the first couple what would do again and what not to do.

[Shack]

Kylersk,

Nice house for a newbie to ice fishing!

Very, very nice house. I hope to see some trophies pics out of that thing this year.

Nice CNC job on the header.

[Kylersk]

Things I'd do different?

Well, first off I would have either used a thicker top layer on my floor.. I believe I used 1/2" green treated, 1.5" insulation and 1/2" green treated. Or maybe added more green treated cross members or used pink insulation. There are a few spots that bend under my feet.

I would have also loved to have made it bigger. Maybe an 8 foot wide one.

I know there are other things I would have done different, but I cant think of any more right now.

Currently there are 2 sets of outlets in the main part of the house and 1 outlet in the bathroom. I just added these this past fall. They are all on the bathroom wall..

I spent most of a summer working on it, here and there. Not sure how many hours I have into it.