FM Ultimate Fish House

[dmengel]

The house looks great, & it looks like you are doing it right the first time rather than doing it twice. Two bits of advice that I have is #1 make sure that you have enough windows. I have a 16' house with 4 pretty big windows & I really enjoy being able to see out. If I was to do it again I might even think about adding one or two more windows. I relize that its hard to get everything that you need on the walls with all of the windows but if you can do it its great. 2nd is the heater, Make sure its vented above all. I have a Empire that the heat comes out of the top & it seems to work fine. My brother has a forced air in his & it does work well but he seems to have a problem with people having to sit in front of the vent & blocking the air flow. Anyway keep up the good work on it & keep sending in the photos.

[deadminnowcatcher]

picked up siding and diamond plate yesturday. Got one wheel well put together and am working on the other one now. will post pics soon. went with the smooth aluminum siding green in color

[hawkeye43]

Perfect, to pull thought deep snow.

[Big Buck Buster]

DMC, did you pick out a heater yet? I found a used forced air furnace on hsolist for $75. The person that I purchased it from said that it was in a house that got torn down. It measures 82" tall by 14" wide by 12" deep. I got it home and hooked up the gas, stat, and plugged it into my power inverter. Runs great on one battery. I am running it to see how long it will last on just one. I plan on having three batteries in the house anyway. So far so good. If you haven't purchased on yet, you might consider on of these.

[MuleShack]

 Originally Posted By: Big Buck Buster

It measures 82" tall by 14" wide by 12" deep.

Is this a typo? 82" tall? mine is like 12 x 12 x 24 or something. But for $75 bucks, what the heck.

[luv2fish]

DMC (or anyone) - Might be something you have not even looked at, but has anyone got any good leads for Foam? I am taking my 2 bed fishhouse into 4. SO I need to make 2 more beds. I have been looking at Fabric stores, and a piece of 4"x24"x72 runs like $80. Anyone know any secret places to get this cheaper?

[Big Buck Buster]

I was up at milaca unclaimed freight yesterday, they had all kinds of bunk bed mattresses. They were from 72" to 90". The 30" by 72" is 57.00. The 30" by 90" is 69.98. Not that bad of a price. They also have a lot of other accesories for your house.

[jerkbait]

fishhousesupply.com has them also.

[Big Buck Buster]

No, this is not a typo. This heater is out of a house. It is 65,000 btu's. It is 110 volt, that is why I am running it on a power inverter. I couldn't go wrong on the price. It is a little overkill, but the furnace won't run as much, conserving on battery power. It is made by Empire.

[walleyeaddict]

that would be rather large!

[Big Buck Buster]

I figure that it is going to work out well because of the design of the air flow. It pulls all the air from the cieling, and blows it to the floor. Guess that we will find out when I install it in the fish house. If it doesn't work well, I plan to heat my shop with it.

[mediocrates67]

that's gotta be heavy too?

[Big Buck Buster]

Not really. I don't think it even wieghs more than fifty pounds. I don't plan on taking it in and out of the house once it is in anyway. We plan on building into an inner wall between the fishing area and the bathroom, or build it into the cabinetry that will be along that wall.

[Big Buck Buster]

How is the fish house coming along? Haven't heard from you for a while. Can't wait to see it with the siding on it.

[deadminnowcatcher]

I am still in the process of putting the siding and the diamond plate on. Here are some updated pics

[mike morris]

Looking great so far!

[deadminnowcatcher]

the siding is all glued and screwed whith the screws evenly spaced

[Big Buck Buster]

Sweeeeeeeeet!!! That looks great. Did you get a good price on the siding? We haven't decided on what we are going to use yet. The lowest price that I can find is $54.00/ 4'x8' sheet. Would you be willing to let me know how much, and where you got it?

[deadminnowcatcher]

51.00 a sheet from The company that builds the Lodge fish house in Brookings SD. The diamond plate was 70.00 a sheet. 50 for the stainless screws

[Big Buck Buster]

Thanks for the info. Lot of colors to choose from? We were thinking of bright red or black. What is your cieling hieght (inside)? We were thinking of putting ours at 7'. Did you have to pick up the siding in SD, or will they deliver?

[Sandmannd]

Very nice job so far. Looking real good.

[Jeremy airjer W]

That is going to fit out your garage, right?

the pics, I'm sure, make it look taller than it is but I just had to ask.

Looks sweet! Would look sweeter parked in my garage!!!

[Coach1310]

Nice!! So, since this is the FM Ultimate Fish House we all have the right to use it for a weekend..... right

[baitmyhook]

My ultimate fish house when I can afford it will be a Soderblum v-front with four folding side bunks and a rear door big enough to load a Wil-craft into. That way I've got a base camp and scout vehicle all in one.

[tisosy11]

AH yes! Can't wait to do one my self!