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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: bambam32] #2791214
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Originally Posted by bambam32
Originally Posted by Joe4majors
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.


impressive

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2791286
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Originally Posted by Joe4majors
Originally Posted by bambam32
Originally Posted by Joe4majors
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.


impressive

I'm sure they're in great shape with that magic OSB...


Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales

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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2791310
04/22/19 09:58 PM
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I read something online saying when painting OSB you needed to scuff it up a little to remove the light wax coating some of it has and apply a good primer compatible with your main coat. That and seal the cut ends very well with multiple coats soaked in.

That being said, the only experience I've ever had is painting over some older OSB shooting houses that were already degraded. Seemed to work OK for the couple years after that I was still in the club. It does soak up paint as you can imagine. I used a very coarse napped roller to make sure it got down in all the crevices.

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2791353
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I am building 3 more this summer on old farm wagon running gears. I find them for 50 to 100$ every once in a while. They are only 3 foot of the ground but easily moved. Can easily be moved any where with a side by side real handy.

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2791368
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Staple burlap over your paint job because the UV spectrum that bounces off the fresh paint will be the first thing they look at.

A large funnel screwed to the wall with a hose going down to piss in.

Some kinda mess in the window holes

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2791429
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If you have a frame and screw OSB to that frame, well the frame is the strength of the house. The OSB does add strength, but basically its just keeping out the wind. I work in Anniston and there are some old business's downtown that have had unpainted OSB over the windows for 20 years and they are faded but haven't rotted away as of yet. OSB gets a bad rap, but it's not like that crap from years ago that would come apart when it got wet. We've had painted OSB on a couple shooting houses for over 20 years with no problem and we haven't painted them in 10 years. Now, I just build a frame and screw tin to it and forget about it. We've had used tin laying around. Keeps down cost. Throw a bug bomb in it before daylight in September and your good to go.

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2791621
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I agree with building them in sections and assembling on the site. I would also suggest, if no one else has, painting the inside walls black. It helps make it darker inside and makes me feel more concealed. Whether I am or not is debatable, but I feel more hidden, plus it makes it easier to nap.


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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: jawbone] #2791796
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Originally Posted by jawbone
I agree with building them in sections and assembling on the site. I would also suggest, if no one else has, painting the walls black. It helps make it darker inside and makes me feel more concealed. Whether I am or not is debatable, but I feel more hidden, plus it makes it easier to nap.

...and a comfortable chair. VERY important. 😃


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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2791875
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I bought some cheap camo mesh off of Amazon to use as interior window curtains. Works great, got the idea from this thread.

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: dirkdaddy] #2791991
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Originally Posted by dirkdaddy
I bought some cheap camo mesh off of Amazon to use as interior window curtains. Works great, got the idea from this thread.

I do the same but I thread it on a piece of quarter round as a curtain rod so it can be adjusted


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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2792222
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Spend the $ and buy pre fab shooting house windows.. deer view windows and doors out of Texas.

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2792264
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I edited my earlier post to specify that it is the inside walls that I paint black if it wasn't clear.


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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Sdyar] #2792274
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Originally Posted by Sdyar
Spend the $ and buy pre fab shooting house windows.. deer view windows and doors out of Texas.


Deer View windows have worked great for me!

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2792436
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Window height, shooting house height, and that yellow insulating foam sealant. The height of the shooting house does matter, because ours is a tad too short, so I always have to be VERY careful when I’m swinging the gun up to shoot because it either hits the walls or the ceiling. But, the BEST thing we ever did was spray a TON of that yellow foam insulant everywhere in the shooting house. And I mean every crack and cranny. It’s rare we even have a bug in our shooting house, and it stays very warm. That’s the warmest shooting house I’ve ever been in. It’s been 30-40 degrees and as long as I keep the windows closed (we use deerview windows) I don’t even have to put gloves on.

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Sdyar] #2792498
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Originally Posted by Sdyar
Spend the $ and buy pre fab shooting house windows.. deer view windows and doors out of Texas.

These work and you can also get the cheap vinyl slider windows from Lowe's for $40 a pop. Real glass, are silent, and seal up nice.

Also I echo the thoughts of using a lot of spray foam. It will keep the house warmer and will keep your scent contained better. Ideally you want to be sitting in a shooting house on a breezy, cold afternoon and not be able to feel any air at all. Using the prefab windows of any type will help in this regard.

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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2794063
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I always put an awning over the window to block glare and were a mask. I like the house 25 yds. or so off the plot brushed in so you are looking thru a tunnel more or less. If you can't get in and out with spooking what is on the plot, you are wasting time. Houses that are mostly air tight and dark on the inside when closed up will have less critters. I build my windows 12"x 36' out of plywood with a small plexiglass window in the center, so you can see if you need to open the big window. I build them 4x4 so I can build them at home and haul in my pickup. I also use Bengal's bug spray before season.


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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2796583
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throw a couple moth balls in when season over. will keep wasps out.

Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2802507
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I put rubber flooring in mine. I got it from my gym when they were redoing their floors. Adds a bit of insulation to the floor and makes it much more quiet


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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2845065
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Getting closer. Main things left to do include the roof, sinking two more 4x4s to support the base, and the stairs. Then it’s just minor stuff like finishing the painting (camo pattern), see-through mesh for the windows, etc. Center front window is a little lower for youth. 4x8’

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Re: Shooting house tips [Re: Joe4majors] #2845092
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A 6x6 is plenty for two hunters. Always put decking on the roof then add tin or else it will "rain" on you on cold mornings. If using non rolling chairs cut a slit in tennis balls and insert legs into it. Don't floor it with anything that will hold moisture or sweat because the wood will mold and rot. Paint the outside very well . I prefer glass windows because plexiglass will show scratches over time. Add some type of screening to help hide motion inside groom the deer, Add a good ledge on Windows for rifle support or use those screw in u shaped vinyl coated hangers Lowe's sells. With it screwed in the window sill you can move it side to side.toilet paper holder!!!


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