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  • 66chevelle

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    I was curios if anyone on here has build any on there property. I know I am to late to put them in this year but I am thinking about a winter project. If you have build one can you please post some pictures and the dimensions of them? I am thinking 2 man so my son and I can hunt out of it for gun and bow season. How high off the ground are they? I am curious how big the windows are and the height of them from the floor. I am also curious what you would change and what your key features you added that you really like.
     

    yetti462

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    KIMG0707.jpg I just finished this jewell this week. The floor is 10' above ground, in a creek bottom so need to avoid the floods. It is 6'x6' and 6' tall in the front and 5' in back. Windows are 17" x54" on 3 sides. posts are utility posts and the subfloor is 2x6 with 5/4 deckboard covered in carpet scraps. I think I have about $400 in it, not counting the plexiglass windows that I don't have yet.

    Plan on hunting out of it this weekend with my oldest daughter for the first time, so I don't have any changes I'd like to add to it yet. My little boy 4 has requested that I put a cup holder in it for his coffee, so that is next on the list.
     

    Bfish

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    I'll get you a photo of mine here shortly, and try to remember the dimensions... I know it's large enough that two people can lay down and sleep in it. It makes deer hunting why better on cold mornings. Have sliding windows in it and it's insulated so you can heat it.
     

    Bfish

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    Well I've tried to use tinypic as a host and it won't take them so I can't seem to get any on for you. I'll get some dimensions though.
     

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    Finally got it to work, snapped this pic this morning... It's 6'x8' and 14' high. Put rubber mat down on the floor so that you can move and not make noise. Purchased the windows cheap at an outlet so they slide open and shut for shooting and or warmth. Insulated it, and put a heater up there... For the most part we leave chairs, binoculars and other junk up there year round. It's changed deer hunting for my dad for sure. Heck he even will make and or take coffee up there. Highly recommend building one. My dad and I did this one in a few weeks of working in the evenings.
     
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    ru44mag

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    Which one do you like best? I took me a bit to get them all built.

    :laugh: Just kidding. I am clearing a place to build my own as well. I plan on using 4 16' 4x4s and just building it 4'x4'. Sinking the posts about 1.5' and using 2x6 for the floor. I think I will use the 16' 4x4s as about 30" of the wall height and then add the rest of the walls and roof to that. That will make the floor about 12' from the ground. I have been planning this for 4 or 5 years at least. Maybe this year.
     

    ru44mag

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    Finally got it to work, snapped this pic this morning... It's 6'x8' and 14' high. Put rubber mat down on the floor so that you can move and not make noise. Purchased the windows cheap at an outlet so they slide open and shut for shooting and or warmth. Insulated it, and put a heater up there... For the most part we leave chairs, binoculars and other junk up there year round. It's changed deer hunting for my dad for sure. Heck he even will make and or take coffee up there. Highly recommend building one. My dad and I did this one in a few weeks of working in the evenings.

    Very impressive!!! This is what made me think of some others I had seen in the past. One even had a hot tube. I could not find that picture. The guy had his lever-action marlin in the hot tube with him.
     

    yetti462

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    I'd put them deeper than 1.5feet. 14.5 feet above ground will be wobbly. I used 18` utility poles and put 4` in ground with 100lbs of quick Crete per hole and with the floor on it was wobbly. Bracing helped. Not critiquing, just giving advice.
     

    ru44mag

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    I'd put them deeper than 1.5feet. 14.5 feet above ground will be wobbly. I used 18` utility poles and put 4` in ground with 100lbs of quick Crete per hole and with the floor on it was wobbly. Bracing helped. Not critiquing, just giving advice.

    Thanks. I like advice. I planned to brace a lot, but was considering deeper holes. Where did you get the utility pole?. I would much rather do that. And cost?
     

    calcot7

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    Thanks. I like advice. I planned to brace a lot, but was considering deeper holes. Where did you get the utility pole?. I would much rather do that. And cost?

    My Dad used get old utility poles from the power company (I can not recall what the name of it was) located in Noblesville in the 1970's. We would drag them home on back roads with his Mustang convertible. I doubt if you could get away with that today. You might check with your utility company and see what they do with their old poles.
     

    yetti462

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    Thanks. I like advice. I planned to brace a lot, but was considering deeper holes. Where did you get the utility pole?. I would much rather do that. And cost?

    My wife's uncle works for remc. Get the free. I think most utility companies give them away. It's costly to dispose at landfill due to creosote treatment.
     

    mike trible

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    If anyone is thinking of building one, I have some used lumber that I will give you. I have about 20 8' 2x6's and about 20 8' 6" TREX boards, they are solid, have nail holes, nails pulled, paint on one side, might be dirty or faded, but they are solid. I live in Huntington Co, about 10mi from Rousch Lake. You come and get them. First guy that makes arrangements with me to come and get them can have them. Mike Trible
     

    ru44mag

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    If anyone is thinking of building one, I have some used lumber that I will give you. I have about 20 8' 2x6's and about 20 8' 6" TREX boards, they are solid, have nail holes, nails pulled, paint on one side, might be dirty or faded, but they are solid. I live in Huntington Co, about 10mi from Rousch Lake. You come and get them. First guy that makes arrangements with me to come and get them can have them. Mike Trible

    Thanks for the lumber Mike. You have a nice place, and it was good to meet you.
     

    66chevelle

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    Finally got it to work, snapped this pic this morning... It's 6'x8' and 14' high. Put rubber mat down on the floor so that you can move and not make noise. Purchased the windows cheap at an outlet so they slide open and shut for shooting and or warmth. Insulated it, and put a heater up there... For the most part we leave chairs, binoculars and other junk up there year round. It's changed deer hunting for my dad for sure. Heck he even will make and or take coffee up there. Highly recommend building one. My dad and I did this one in a few weeks of working in the evenings.

    That is amazing.
     

    66chevelle

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    Thanks for all the help so far. One of my questions I have is how far up the wall would you put the windows? My buddy works for Duke and got me 6 poles this weekend. I am thinking 4'x6' box 8'-10' foot off the ground.  
     

    yetti462

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    Thanks for all the help so far. One of my questions I have is how far up the wall would you put the windows? My buddy works for Duke and got me 6 poles this weekend. I am thinking 4'x6' box 8'-10' foot off the ground.  

    Depends on what chair you'll be sitting in. I made mine 36-38" from floor. 10' off the ground should be plenty. I'd made mine lower but its in a creek bottom that floods and I went 10' for flood purposes.
     
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