I'm a proud home owner!

FG2

I spotted this fish house while browsing craigslist. As my thread last week stated, I really wanted to build a fish house....Until I found this. I have spent the last few nights at the shop finishing what little was left on the exterior, and building the inside to better suit my wants/needs. The builder must have bought out a Menards of the split logs, as he didn't finish the backside. The logs are real wood on the outside 3/4", then insulated foam on the inside. I searched Lowes, Menards, and Home Depot for these logs to finish the back with no luck. So my next choice was cedar shakes. I called around town and found that they would be around $100-$180 for the 50 sq ft I needed. Showed the fish house to a buddy tonight, and he said "I have a crap load of unused shakes from my dad's house he just built". $40 later, I have shakes being installed. They aren't a 'perfect' fit for the exterior, but they are much MUCH more appealing than the particle board exposed. I also got crafty and put some on the door!

Here are some specs:

25,000 BTU propane furnace (no electricity required) with thermostat
100 gallon propane tank
6 holes with fitted snap tight covers
currently 3 single beds, however we are now reframing for 2 double beds, and 1 bunk
Weighs ~3200 lbs
~ 11-12' high
Insulated sliding glass windows
Completely insulated walls (in addition to the insulation under the logs)
Wired lighting inside with light switch (12v)

Here are some progress pictures, and I will update as I get stuff done:

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Investment: $650 for the fish house (old man I bought it from called me a Jew), $40 for cedar shakes, $90 for new 6 ply tires ($23 for mount and balance at Bemidji Tires Plus...tires on it were BAD BAD), $50 for building materials, $20 for locks/hinges/etc... $130 gas to get it = $1003

Considering the furnace alone is over $800 new (Empire DV25), fishing holes w/covers are $30 ea ($180 total) I think I am set for a few years of ice fishing and selling it for a profit.

More to come!

Jason

out there

wait, you're not planning in living in this thing year-round?

Joel

is this thing gonna have 8 tvs and subs big enough to crack the ice, tintmasters style?

civic91

that seems to be a pretty big ice fishing house, but maybe its just me.

weshole

Sweet Jason!! You can get alot of drinkin..... Er, uh... Fishin done this winter. Sweet date place right there.

Bassplayer

weshole;240511 wrote:
Sweet Jason!! You can get alot of drinkin..... Er, uh... Fishin done this winter. Sweet date place right there.

haha IDK how much a girl would like to be taken to a fish house for a date. :icon_puke_r:

bubba

Nice fish house... that's a damn good deal...

So... Fish house class at next years P10? lol

FG2

out there;240485 wrote:
wait, you're not planning in living in this thing year-round?

Maybe....depends on what happens with this recession we are dealing with....

Joel;240504 wrote:
is this thing gonna have 8 tvs and subs big enough to crack the ice, tintmasters style?

Yes, 8 tv's and lots of subwoofers.... Fish love that stuff.

civic91;240509 wrote:
that seems to be a pretty big ice fishing house, but maybe its just me.

No, it's not just you....when a fish house dwarfs a suburban, it's friggin huge.

weshole;240511 wrote:
Sweet Jason!! You can get alot of drinkin..... Er, uh... Fishin done this winter. Sweet date place right there.

Yeah...There will be beer drinking, fishing, and more beer drinking...

bubba;240516 wrote:
Nice fish house... that's a damn good deal...

So... Fish house class at next years P10? lol

"And for the next class we have the 1 door, "Wild" fish houses!"

capitlj

Bassplayer;240513 wrote:
haha IDK how much a girl would like to be taken to a fish house for a date. :icon_puke_r:

You aren't dating the right kind of girls then. Nice place to kill a weekend.

bubba

Forgot to ask... u getting the windows tinted?

FG2

bubba;240578 wrote:
Forgot to ask... u getting the windows tinted?

I am contemplating the tint....I want as much light during the day inside, and on a dark/stormy day even a light tint might make it tough to see.

White LED underbody lights (on ceiling for efficient lighting) soon to come

Parker

wtf... no tv? weaksauce......

capitlj

Parker;240654 wrote:
wtf... no tv? weaksauce......
I'm with stupid.

FG2

Parker;240654 wrote:
wtf... no tv? weaksauce......

FG2;240484 wrote:
More to come!

yeah that ^^^^

integra_gsr98

Back in the day we did a bunch of fish houses at Roadsounds w/ flipdown monitors, dvd players, and speakers.

Parker

FG2;240657 wrote:
yeah that ^^^^
still weaksauce

FG2

Here is some progress after a night full of woodwork. I have both ends framed for double beds. Beauty of it all, is both additions can be completely removed and stored under the bunk beds on the one side, giving full access to all 6 holes. I am far from a carpenter, and learned a few lessons last night:

A 2x4 is NOT 2" x 4"
2 - 2x2's stacked do not equal a 2" x 4" OR 2" x 4"

Next up is new to me (used) industrial carpet, painting the wood inside (to try prevent slivers), and perhaps painting the back cedar shakes brown (undecided)

Here are the progress pictures!

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