Good Day Ice SHanty Forum,
This is my first post cataloging my build progress. any tips/recommendations appreciated.
My first Home Depot Run all the way back in september (Slow rolled this project)
Notching the runners, I figured setting them into the boards would make it way sturdier.
Fit seemed good, in hindsight I should have gone a little slower here and make sure everything was square from the beginning. As it is I end up with a 1/2" offset of the 12' length.
Ignore the mess, working with the room I have available. Board all secured to the runners.
Had to make a run to Minneapolis to get some UHMW plastic for my wear surface. Way more expensive then I realized ($350)
Didn't know the best way to attach the plastic down so I just used exterior screws countersunk into the plastic. I have a feeling these are gonna back out eventually and ill need to jack up the shack and do something different down the road.
Laying the flooring
Framed a couple walls and prepping the underside for paint.
Underside painted with some spray enamel. Time will tell how this holds up. also installed my hole covers. wish I would have added a few more towards the back but wasnt sure how I was gonna layout the inside at this point.
Due to my garage door height and me being a tall individual I moved the sled outside and began framing up the walls.
having never built a roof I decided to take the easy route and rip a slight taper down some 2x6" board and installed metal sheeting. I cheaped out hear and didn't go for painted aluminum. Hopefully this doesn't bite me in the ass down the road.
Got the exterior wrapped just as the snow began coming down. thankful to some help getting it finished. unfortunately it all ripped off in a wind storm that night so that had to be redone the next day.
Roof was sagging between the joist so I added supports.
Next I installed a window, light and started on insulating.
at this point I was all over the place with the mini projects as my motivation was deteriorating.
Not checking my square enough and not being on level ground to check level really hurt as I started to install exterior panels
Nothing a little reflective tape cant fix!
Door installed, I had to rip the bottom to make it fit. this will most likely get replaced before next season.
Battery and Diesel parking heater installed. This thing works great and price was right compared to a vented propane heater.
Insulation almost finished at this point, just need to cut a few custom pieces for around the battery box and electrical port. Great foam is what's holding everything in place.
Just put the second layer of waterproofing down on the floor this morning.
I don't think I'm going to sheet in the walls as the shanty is already pretty heavy at this point. I will probably just run some strips horizontally down the sides to help keep the panels in place if the foam looses adhesion. still need to install a shelf just below the electrical panel for charging phones/cameras. Will also remount the fuel tank so its easier to fill up and level, right now its just installed so I could run the heater for painting.
Hoping to have some pictures on the ice before the new year! I'm pulling it with the rig below, Ill most likely need to install studs in the tracks due to the weight.