Gordo/RJ's Ice Hut Project.....(Updated Dec. 11th)
Looks great there RJ, .....
Just wondered though, ....how come the walls ain't all bent, ...like the plans say they should be?
As far as the painting, ......you can do it in blue and white at any temperature...
and it won't flake and peel off in the spring either, .....
PS,
Could I borrow it when you're done with it next year, ......beats the hell out of my current doghouse, ....(some old "black" thing I found in the middle of a field, ....at least, .....I think it was a field.....)
BTS has hooked us up with a woodstove....big-o wrote:RJ/Gordo
Looks good, can't wait to see it on the ice, Phone Topwater ,we have a portable wood stove used by the Military to heat their Bell tents it's Small but works great.
We are at a crossroads design wise.....
For folks with huts....is your roof flat?....angled?
RJ
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Just slope it from one side to the other. Just have to build it up a tad on one side sloping towards the other..RJ wrote:I remember it well....Muskiemagnet wrote:You remember my hut last year RJ....????? Go with the angled or peaked roof. Flat roof will always leak after a couple years.
Sloped it is.....doing that now is the challenge...
RJ
You should double up your top plate on the supporting walls also. (Tall and short side) the 2 other sides will be non supporting. With 2x4 minimum for rafters. I would suggest 6' high on the low side and 8' high on the other... if you still have that height available.
Do not go much lower than 5' at the lowest side... place 2" styrofoam betwen the rafters, this will hide roofing nails. However may need heat deflection over stove so it will not melt...
I can hardly wait till monday to see the results.
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The project is looking good so far.
I'd go with a modest slant to the roof... If you're going to be putting it in a wind corridor consider an air foil profile.
The sliders are a concern too... Not that you have to worry about thin ice in your neck of the woods, but thinner rails invite more concentrated pressure on the ice surface. Consider a cheap pair of skis or something to spread the pressure out a bit. And FWIW, I'd bolt two chains, one to each slider, and bury them in the ice to keep her anchored and secure.
Good luck guys.
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I'd go with a modest slant to the roof... If you're going to be putting it in a wind corridor consider an air foil profile.
The sliders are a concern too... Not that you have to worry about thin ice in your neck of the woods, but thinner rails invite more concentrated pressure on the ice surface. Consider a cheap pair of skis or something to spread the pressure out a bit. And FWIW, I'd bolt two chains, one to each slider, and bury them in the ice to keep her anchored and secure.
Good luck guys.
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We have divised a game plan for Sunday...
We are removing the top three sections of the walls.....leaving the front as is....then cutting down on an angle from the front to the back....7' in the front....6' in the back...this will be a bit tricky without taking the walls off but we decided we didn't want to spend another day re-framing the walls....
The door will be done....
We will be cutting out window holes.....then measuring them up for me to punch at work next week...
We are going to go with a base coat of red paint.....well probably 3, 4, or 5 coats.... .....
The debate of insulation came up..... ....we haven't seen the stove yet...so we're gonna wait and see how it heats the hut before we spend $100's on insulation....
A fold down table was also thrown at me from Markus as an idea to play cards as well....I like that idea.....it'll be one of those later additions I'm sure...
Wish us luck.....report Sunday night to follow....
RJ
We are removing the top three sections of the walls.....leaving the front as is....then cutting down on an angle from the front to the back....7' in the front....6' in the back...this will be a bit tricky without taking the walls off but we decided we didn't want to spend another day re-framing the walls....
The door will be done....
We will be cutting out window holes.....then measuring them up for me to punch at work next week...
We are going to go with a base coat of red paint.....well probably 3, 4, or 5 coats.... .....
The debate of insulation came up..... ....we haven't seen the stove yet...so we're gonna wait and see how it heats the hut before we spend $100's on insulation....
A fold down table was also thrown at me from Markus as an idea to play cards as well....I like that idea.....it'll be one of those later additions I'm sure...
Wish us luck.....report Sunday night to follow....
RJ
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