FM Ultimate Fish House

[deadminnowcatcher]

I want to put diamond plate in the wheel wells of the house. Is 1/16 inch aluminum diamond plate thick enough? can it be screwed to the studs or do I need to put a backer on it?

[Coach1310]

Has anyone ever tried or thought about a skylight?? Seems like it would be a good idea if you can make sure it is all sealed up good. Would be nice to have the extra light especially if you have walls with bunks and cabinets.....just a thought

[tisosy11]

I like the peak idea - helps with any snow melt if you leave the house out ever...

[fishb4work]

The diamond plate will need some sort of water proofing on the back because the seams will allow the salt and water to get in. You could have it line-x(ed) on the inside before you put up the insulation. The 1/16 should be plenty thick but 1/8 would be my choice for the (ultimate) fish house.

[deadminnowcatcher]

if spray foamed on the back of it would that work?

[ice_it_06]

I'm not sure just exactly how they attach the diamond plate.

I know on my Ultra Shack the edges had the RV edging around it and then a RV grade silicone applied to the edging seams as well.

Diamond plate was screwed in to the house front, not sure if there is a backer board under it or how they do it. Wouldn't think you would want to apply anything to the back of it as you will raise it farther away from the frame.Maybe a construction adhesive/sealer spread.

Should be easy information to find from other builders here or manufacturers.

[landscaper]

for the diamond plate could you screw it to the studs and then put the tin...(what i would use for siding) drop the edge of it(bottom edge) have it tuck under the diamond plating and then caulk it?? so...would that work........for puttin diamond plate 2' up all around the fish house???

Also....ya how about a Sky light?? or window that doesnt open on top....which is the same thing any info on it

[deadminnowcatcher]

the best deal i can find on siding is smooth aluminum for 51.oo a sheet. the down fall is that it would show some waves.Do I put this on or is there a better idea. This would cost &700 for the house. The interlocking aluminum siding would cost $1200

[Mcfin]

I built a 7x14 house. Empire 15,000 btu direct vent heater.If you leave the cover off of the pilot window, you can see the flame through the front grate of the heater.I wired in a 12 volt small occilating fan in the ceiling right over the furnace.My house is well insulated and this set up is great.

[deadminnowcatcher]

Looking for siding ideas. Also still looking for a heater idea. If i dont find a visible burner unit i will go with a 20,000 btu empire. Need losts of ideas guys as it is decision time on alot of things

[mediocrates67]

my friend just used some leftover vinyl siding from his house, and it's held up surprisingly well. maybe you could talk either to some contractors or supply places and see if you could get some cheap extra steel siding from a previous job?? lumber liquidators?

[deadminnowcatcher]

updated pics,

[Sandmannd]

Lookin' good so far. Keep 'em comin'.

[deadminnowcatcher]

Question? If I were to put .030 flat sheet aluminum screwed directly to the studs would it withstand a 60 mile trip for me to get it to the spray foam guy> ????????

[MuleShack]

I'm by no means an expert on this, but if you screw the bottom of the sheet in to the frame, it should be solid as if it were complete. Other houses only have fiberglass which doesn't add to structural stability at all, so even with the sheeting it should be air tight and solid. The foam will only enhance the strength.

ON a side note, if you dont have sheeting inside, you might want to put cross braces inside and tack to floor to help out just to be safe.

[deadminnowcatcher]

That is what I was planing. Brace it square on the inside and then side it. My concearn is the wind resistance pushing on the thin aluminum. Once it is spray foamed it will not be a problem.any other thoughts on this guys? the studs are 16 inch on center.

[Big Buck Buster]

I have been looking at the progress that you have made on the house, it looks great. A while back a gentleman said that he has 3 batteries in his house that were hooked in series. DON'T Hook your in series. Three batteries hooked in series will become a 36 volt sytem. Hook them in parallel!! Just dont want you to burn up all the new equipment that you just put in it.. Keep up the good work.

[germanshorthairs]

You should be fine driving to get it insulated. Mine has .040 smooth aluminium and I drove further than 60 miles with just the shell(no insulation or paneling on inside)I may have missed it but are you going to wire it before you spray foam? Also, I never braced mine when I pulled it, that smooth aluminium really locks it tight, but it would not hurt.

[Big Buck Buster]

Just to make a suggestion on the roof boards, add huricane straps make a big difference in strength. I'm in the process of building a 8'x20'(v-front included in length) and we were addvised to use the straps for strength.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

You'll be fine. All those aluminum sided enclosed/construction trailers aren't insulated. Its some strong stuff.

[BucksnDucks]

 Originally Posted By: Big Buck Buster

I have been looking at the progress that you have made on the house, it looks great. A while back a gentleman said that he has 3 batteries in his house that were hooked in series. DON'T Hook your in series. Three batteries hooked in series will become a 36 volt sytem. Hook them in parallel!! Just dont want you to burn up all the new equipment that you just put in it.. Keep up the good work.

Would you please explain, what exactly ur referring? Im unclear as to what the difference is between the two ways of hooking them up? Whats in series vs. parallel?

[MuleShack]

I made the original reference to it...however i didn't know the terminology at the time.

I have 3 batteries in my house and i have the REDs all connected together and the BLACKS all connected to gether. I believe this is called parallel which provides an extended 12V current.

If you were to connect red to black on teh next battery and then red to black, this is called series and would generate 36V.

[Sandmannd]

Been a while since I did this, it was back in high school. I believe what you described is backwards. All the reds tied to gether and all the blacks tied together owuld be series and give you 36 volts. The other way is parrellel and would give you 12 volts on your three batteries.

Please correct me if I'm wrong on this though.

[MuleShack]

OK, your wrong .

My house is wired the parrallel way and i'm not blowing anything up, and my radio and funace are working fine.

[Sandmannd]

Works for me, been almost twenty years since I took my electronics class. I always have to look up the dang diagrams to do it right. Thanks for proving me wrong punk!!!!