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Post by bill9068 on Feb 20, 2018 16:22:05 GMT -5
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Post by coolbreeze on Feb 20, 2018 16:33:48 GMT -5
Cool stuff.. Please keep us posted on your progress..
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Post by featherduster on Feb 20, 2018 16:36:28 GMT -5
Are you going to install sliding windows?
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 20, 2018 17:20:32 GMT -5
Yes, using slider plexiglass. I have wooden guides I routered for sliding. Simple setup. Building it at home and taking it to my property to assemble on a hay trailer. Elevating it with 3 foot 4x4 posts to get 6 ft high. Going to skin it with osb board and paint it black on the inside and camo on the outside. I can lift the sections with lag eyes bolts then removed after nailed in place using my tractor bucket to lift. This one is for the grandkids to get started with.
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 20, 2018 18:14:34 GMT -5
I almost forgot, all the wood was free. When my father was alive he had a portable saw mill cut hundreds of 2x4s and 2x6s from his property. I bought the property years later after he passed and have a old barn full of poplar lumber. Its seasoned for 20 years. The osb I got from a friend who owns a small business and gets his product delivered on 4x8 skids covered in osb. I need to buy some tin for the roof and cheap paint.
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 20, 2018 18:42:35 GMT -5
Looking GOOD!
Keep us up to date on the project..
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 20, 2018 19:10:58 GMT -5
Will do. With the rain starting tonight looks like it will be March before I can get back to it.
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Post by parrothead on Feb 21, 2018 8:00:49 GMT -5
Start looking for wood stain in the mis-mixed section at stores. I got several gallons of Kilz for 4.99 per gallon at Wal-Mart normally around 30 bucks per gallon.
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Post by hornzilla on Feb 21, 2018 9:18:37 GMT -5
I almost forgot, all the wood was free. When my father was alive he had a portable saw mill cut hundreds of 2x4s and 2x6s from his property. I bought the property years later after he passed and have a old barn full of poplar lumber. Its seasoned for 20 years. The osb I got from a friend who owns a small business and gets his product delivered on 4x8 skids covered in osb. I need to buy some tin for the roof and cheap paint. I have used the old style plastic truck bed liners for blind roofs. Last for ever and not as loud inside when raining. I gather up all the free one I can find. Just a thought to keep in mind. |
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Post by steiny on Feb 22, 2018 12:50:17 GMT -5
Looks good. Make the floor level at least 4' above ground and it will exempt you from blaze orange on all sides.
What are you using for siding?
I'd like to get hold of some of that flat metal that they use for semi trailer sidewalls somewhere to use as hunting blind siding. Would be easy to flash and install, and last forever. Don't think I'd use OSB, won't last long in the weather unless you paint and caulk frequently. For roofs, I always just get a sheet of EPDM rubber roofing. Put it over a flat plywood deck, one piece, no seams and it's good to go.
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 22, 2018 13:51:57 GMT -5
I agree about osb for the sides, but mine was free so I'll just paint it and get some use out of it. The height will be about 6 ft when on the trailer. I'd like to find some old rubber to use for the roof, I was going to use osb with tin. Did that to two other blinds I built about 20 years ago and held up well.
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Post by esshup on Feb 23, 2018 10:02:51 GMT -5
I agree about osb for the sides, but mine was free so I'll just paint it and get some use out of it. The height will be about 6 ft when on the trailer. I'd like to find some old rubber to use for the roof, I was going to use osb with tin. Did that to two other blinds I built about 20 years ago and held up well. If you know of a sign company, talk to them. The billboard material can be used on the roof too. The rubber roofing will be quieter than the tin roof. |
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 23, 2018 10:07:31 GMT -5
Great idea, my buddy owns a sign company in Evansville.
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 26, 2018 17:48:36 GMT -5
Got a lot done this morning.  |
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Post by genesis273 on Feb 27, 2018 14:00:46 GMT -5
Awesome! Good for you
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 27, 2018 17:01:16 GMT -5
Dont want to skin it untill I get some billboard wrap. A friend is going getting me old billboard wrap for the roof and im going to see how tough it is for the sides. He says its some good thick wrap that screws with washers should hold in place. Trying to find me a dark color so I dont have to paint much.
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Post by featherduster on Feb 27, 2018 19:29:56 GMT -5
The color won't bother or make any difference to the deer,I would recommend a light color so the it doesn't get to warm in there on sunny days.
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Post by brokenarrow on Feb 27, 2018 22:13:21 GMT -5
Would you buddy be able to get a "eat mor chikin" wrap for the blind?
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Post by bill9068 on Feb 28, 2018 15:13:21 GMT -5
I was hoping for a hooters billboard wrap.
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Post by bill9068 on Mar 4, 2018 15:07:34 GMT -5
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