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Building my first permanent shack

JimJim

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I like the peaked roof down the center, seems like it would be easier when putting up the walls (siding & paneling)...does anybody have any pictures of this?

BassMan25 thanks for the help, what you said sounds great I understand what you are saying for the most part but a picture from someone would be very helpful. First time building a shack...$$$ is the issue so I want to do things right the first time.

Hey no problem. I'm happy to share any info that will help the next guy.

Per your request, I went onto my blog and added a closeup photo of the holes I was referring to and how they were configured. It's at the bottom of the most recent post at the bottom of the photo gallery of the ice house. You can click on it to get a closer look. It's the photo right before the pic of the wall-mounted heating unit. You can see on the sides of the hole where I attached some 2x4 material to strengthen the sides of the hinged hole covers, so that when they are NOT being used, they can be latched down and walked on with no worries of falling through. Here's the blog link with the pictures again: http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/

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%7Boption%7DHow did you attach your walls to the floor?

For now they are just screwed down. I will be using hanger bolts with a wingnut to make it easy to take apart. Here's a pic of a hanger bolt. It will screw into the floor and the walls will have holes in them will slide over the bolt and a wingnut will be used to attach them.

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David in the first picture I hadn't made my mind up on the hole configuration so I started on the walls. When I decided on where I wanted my holes I took the walls off and finished the floor and then put the walls back on.

We just about finished the shanty yesterday. I need 2 more 1x6's for the sides of the roof. I will hopefully be painting it today and getting it on the lake this week. I wish I would have started this project a couple weeks ago but am glad it's just about finished. I even got my 4 year old to help out. I will get better pics and pics of the front once I get it out of the garage.

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I havent read all the posts but was wondering if you determined how to get it out of your garage? Is the garage door high enough?

I only ask because I ran into this issue and realized it right before I built the roof.

I thought about this when I started it. All the walls and roof are just being held on for now with a few screws. I'm going to paint it today or tomorrow and then take it apart and put it back together outside. Then I'll load it up on the trailer and take it to the lake.

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Well I got everything painted. Then I took it all apart and put it back together outside. It took about 20 minutes to take everything apart and about 30 minutes to put it back together.

All I have to do is glue down the rubber roofing and then some odds and ends like installing the eyebolts for hauling the shack,reflectors,name plate, and insulation.

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Well it was definately easier to get on the trailer than I thought. We got it on the trailer with two guys in less than 10 minutes. We just backed the trailer up to the shack. Then we both lifted the trailer till it was on it's balance point, one of us held the shack up and the other backed the trailer under the shack. Then we both went to the back and lifted it up and pushed it on the trailer.

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If you dont mind me asking, how much $ was put into this. I am looking to make one myself this summer with my son but I am about as ignorant as you can be when it comes to building anything other than a bonfire. Any good web sites to go to? I am pretty sure whatever it cost you, it will cost me twice as much with all the rework wink Thanks in advance!

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If you dont mind me asking, how much $ was put into this. I am looking to make one myself this summer with my son but I am about as ignorant as you can be when it comes to building anything other than a bonfire. Any good web sites to go to? I am pretty sure whatever it cost you, it will cost me twice as much with all the rework wink Thanks in advance!

Total cost was under 300 dollars. The rubber roof was free and I had all the nail and screws on hand.

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Is that finished, or are you going to trim up the rubber roof?

It's done for this year. The roof is glued down and nailed aroung the sides. We may do some odds and ends next year but for now it's on the ice and fishin' time.

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