We've done it two ways and both involve judicious use of Gorilla Glue.

First is cut a frame from plywood and glue the plexiglass to it. The second is to make frames from slats (I don't know what they are properly called). The long thin strips of wood. Cut them and then glue them to the plexiglass.

The hinges go in the wood frames.

My best build is an 8x8 with 8' ceiling, steel exterior door with frame, sliding glass windows, osb siding,tin top. Stairs to access it.

I forgot to add it but wax the windows to cut down on fog and blurry windows.

A large overhang all the way around is very important to the longevity. I built my last one 6x6 on a 6x8 platform. A lot of work but extremely comfortable when the grand kids are with me. I have been putting my windows 40" up from the inside floor. It's like most things you always find something you should have done differently.

I recently discovered the cull pile at Home Depot. This was once five 2x4x12’s, but I guess they cut them wrong for a customer. 70% off and $8 total for this.

Mine doesn’t have wasps, at least not yet. It doesn’t have gaps. If I did have a gap, I would use expanding foam or something to close them up.

Best way is with pop rivets. You can buy a cheap pop rivet tool at HD or Lowes and a pack of pop rivets. A small drill bit and you're good to go !

I would not use metal siding on one, again. You bump that siding, it makes a racket.
I’m gonna build a portable house on my utility trailer after season. It will have a wide door on the back so I can still carry my mower or ATV on it. Mine will have a sliding window and it will double as a one man camper if I want to tear out to a WMA or something.

Medicated cattle ear tags.

Go to the salvage or thrift store and get some windows out of a garage door. You can get 3 or 4 out of it. You'll need to build a frame (this is where you put the hinges) for those vinyl inserts but if you have the time and inclination to fool with that much effort its a really cheap fix.

We went 5x8x8...can fit my family of 4 pretty comfortable. You can 100% wasp proof them with a couple of things. Trap door being one of the main components to this. It seals up completely and doesn't warp like a side door will. Foam seal all cracks and then in the off season we have plywood we screw to the outside of the window to completely seal it up. Come back in September/October and it looks just like you left it in February. As mentioned before, 8" window height is all you need. We set the bottom of the window at 40". Most of the condos only have one front window running almost the entire 8'. No side or back windows. Completely black out the inside, carpet on the floor. The black walls, carpet on the floor, and small window allows you to get away with just about any movement. Also built a shelf that is mounted 8-10" below window. I made them out of 1x4's topped with thin plywood. I framed it up to have a swing top storage space. We keep, lens wipes, sand bag, etc in this. Also being that it is built on a 1x4 frame, this allowed me to cut in a couple cup holders, as well as have an open storage area on each side of the shelf. This shelf runs just about the entire length of the stand and is about 8-10" from front to back. It is my favorite part of the stand. Allows you to have everything you need right in front of you and not on the floor. Also is a major help in shooting, as it provides a place to rest your leading elbow, giving you an extra point of contact to steady the shot. The shelf also gives you something to grab on as you climb up or down through the trap door. I want to add a funnel that is plumbed down through the stand with a p-trap and then down into pea gravel, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Anyway, just some stuff we do.

My dad, my son and myself built one this summer as a fun family project. It 8x8x8 and sits 12 feet off the ground. the exterior walls are tin. Everything is built out of treated lumber. the windows are glass and are 3' x 14". It has a 32" exterior door and steps instead of a ladder. The walls are insulated and the interior is old barn lumber. We carpeted the floor. Really way nicer than anything I've every hunted in, but my son wanted to design it, so now we have it. I'm not a shooting house hunter, but its been nice on days like yesterday where I can run in after work and hunt in dress pants and shirt from work.

All the rest of our shooting houses and porta toilets 20-25 feet up telephone poles.

8' tall? What do you have a loft and a ceiling fan in it? That would be cool!

I put mobile home windows in mine you can get them from the mobile home supply places for less than $50 a piece. You can get about any size you want I think I went with about 14" tall and maybe 30" wide on the last house I built. It cost a little money but they are super nice and cheaper than those Deerview windows and others that people try to market for shooting houses.

No but I'm 6'5" and if I ever wanted to bow hunt out of it I could. My crazy son does want to put a toilet in it :-)

HH i am with you. I am 6'5 my next house will be that tall plus have plex glass up high so I can stand and still see out. I cant set forever

I've never understood why people build short shooting houses. Studs don't do.e in 5' lengths, they're 8' long. Its like people build them for midgets. Its does make them any less visible if its 5' tall compared to 8' tall, the deer KNOW what that box is all about.

Some of y'all are indeed building shooting houses that you could live in. I'm not knocking it, but I get by ok with a lot less. I just want a comfortable place to sit out of the rain, and the last thing I want is somebody else sitting in one with me, so I make them 4x4. That's the most efficient size to use the plywood and it's plenty big for me and the gear.

I consider a 12" shelf all the way across to be a must. I keep a sandbag on it and rest the rifle across it; should not have to move it much to make a shot. I build them around a frame of 4 PT 2x4s that are 10' long. The floor is 3' off the ground so I can get in without steps. Mine are only open in the front, and I have a hinged piece of plywood that I raise for the only window. I don't want nasty carpet in it and solve the noise problem by being still. I build them at home and then put them on a trailer to get in place, then cover the roof with regular shingles once in place. I keep a plastic stack chair in it and carry a soft seat with me to the stand.

I tried to wasp proof the last one and failed, but nothing bigger has gotten in yet. The locking flaps for the doors and windows keep out everything except insects, so the have to be swept out once a year.

I realize this style doesn't work for everyone and doesn't even work for me in every situation, but it's sufficient for a lot of places.

I have thought about taking a funnel and pvc pipe and burying it down in the ground, but afraid it would start to stink.

I hunted in one that had a 2" pvc pipe necked down to 3/4" to the ground. The 2" pary had one of these without the clamp. It just slipped on but there was no odor. Guy said he used a post hold digger to dig down 3' in the ground and filled with pea gravel.

He said to go with at least a 2" pipe so if you were in bulky clothes it was easier to hit the hole.