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LOL like I said I need a funnel.......

I don't really like tin roofs. I buy these fiberglass/ asphalt roof panels at lowes and use them. Had some up for 7-8 years and not a single leak. Two overlap really good on a 4x6.

Build them with a door small enough that the really fat members cant squeeze their big azz in there. I will never forget that lesson my Dad taught me when I was younger and he had a member that had this big fat girlfriend that he didn't really care for and he always built the doors small enough that she could not fit her butt through there.

But seriously, put you some plexi glass 1/4" thick with hinges so you can open and close from the inside. Also, a platform is really convenient with a ladder made of 4x4s or steps. I have a modular design I use where you build all the panels and then just screw them together on site, including the roof. If you can get access to an old rubbermaid storage building, cut the siding to size and it will never rot. I also prefer the platform to be at least 8' off the ground but I prefer 10'.

Here is one I built a couple of years ago and it has held up fine.

For those that build at home and assemble in the woods, after you lift the platform up and put up the walls, how do you do the roof?

I built mine from the inside and then put the tin on

I need to know what (best) angle to cut those legs where they'll fit flush underneath the house without using those metal brackets.
They are proud of them suckers. Only other thing ii'd add is I don't like heavy 1/4" plexiglass. I like the thin stuff. Cheaper, lighter, easier to open, and won't make as much noise when dropped. I've used both.

I built 5 panels which included 4 wall panels and the roof panel. I installed 3 walls and then pulled the roof panel up and set loosely and the final panel is the 4th wall.

My advice is to save up and buy a sportsman condo. We built them for years and I love woodwork but those plastic blinds require very little maintenance, they don’t leak, they are easy to move, etc.

They are really not that more expensive than a well made wood shooting house.

About all I’ll hunt much anymore is a sportsman condo. Scent control is great in mine.

I really like the Sportsman's Condos, but they are not bugproof.

No sir they’ll get a wasp and a ladybug in em. But a bomb about Nov 1 cures that

I'm with you, but have always been worried about the effects on me when I spend multiple hours in there after a bug bomb

It’s just fine. That’s why we do them weeks ahead. And it’s pyrethrum which is very harmless.

That makes sense.

If you're gonna slant the roof, slant it to toward the front. I never understood why people would slant it to the side they are getting in/out of. This also gives more headroom when you enter. You don't spend much time standing at the very front anyway.
Use steel wool to fill gaps from metal roofing.
Put low nap carpet on window ledges, this will make a good seal for the bottom of fold up windows.
Build wooden over hangs for the windows.
Lots of good info on this thread. Good luck on your build!

This.

When I am assembling mine the roof is already made. I completely build on ground then unscrew the walls. Mine have a small "deck" like Muzziehead's picture so I have room to work. I put up the front and side walls, then lift the roof into place while the back wall (with door) is not on yet. I put a 2x4 across the top of the side walls to keep the roof out it the way while I put the back wall in place then pull out the 2x4 and screw the roof in place through the top plates of each wall.

I can do it all by myself in about an hour.

Another thing I do is when I am building my ladder I use two 2x4s for the sides, and 2x4s as the steps but I cut another 2x4 (I think at 15* angle) and put between each step on each side (to the inside). I nail that block to the outside 2x4. It allows me to nail straight down through the tread and into the block. Very sturdy and I dont have to worry about a tread coming off. Everything is locked together.

Let me resurrect this old thread real quick...I haven't dealt with OSB much. Are there any paints I should avoid? What would be ideal? Someone mentioned OSB is bad about soaking up a lot of paint. Any waterproofing of the OSB aside from exterior paint? I plan on the floor being treated plywood with the subfloor being treated 4x6s.

I'm going with 4'x8' and have two sides more or less done.

We have a few unpainted OSB houses. They have lasted 15+ years.