| At Fish House Supply we
believe in quality first. We do not claim to have the cheapest houses on
the market, but our quality is second to none.
We only use quality, professionally
welded trailers, with premium lumber and materials. After
all, you want your fish house to last a lifetime not just a few seasons.
We build our fish houses one at a time, by actual fisherman!
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 Trailers
Shop for Quality and Not Price!!
The investment of your ice fishing house starts with the quality of your
fish house trailer. You do not want to take any shortcuts on this item.
Whether you are building your own or purchasing a completed unit, you want
to make sure it is of high quality that is professional welded and
constructed of square tubing steel. That is all we handle here at Fish
House Supply! Click
here for more information on our trailers
Floors
We use only premium kiln dried 3/4" treated plywood. That means DRY wood
with no knots. We will not use the soaked treated plywood that most other
manufacturers will use. The cost of good kiln dried plywood is twice the
cost as discounted treated lumber but the floor will not dry rot and will last
10 times longer.
We also glue all of our floors down with
an industrial floor glue along with special coated self-drilling floor
screws (sold in our trailer accessories section). Coated fasteners are
needed with the copper added chemicals in today's treated lumber. Some
manufacturers will shoot steel nails or use non-coated fasteners - these
types of fasteners won't last in the new treated lumber. All floors must
be glued and fastened with a coated fastener.
 Walls and
Ceilings
All of our wall studs and ceiling rafters are 16" on center, again with
straight premium lumber. Ceilings are constructed with 2" x 4"s,
pre-drilled and (2) 3" screws added to each end of rafters.
Walls should be 2" x 2" or 2" x 3" customers
choice with 2" x 4"s on the corners for extra strength. Not only
should the
studs be stapled, they should also pre-drilled with (2) 3" screws added to each end
of each stud to
keep walls together on the rough lake roads.
Paneling
For many years all that anyone in this industry ever used (and some still
are) is 1/8" paneling. It just does not last very long in a fish house. It warps on
the ceiling, the facing will come off usually near the floor where it can
frost up in cold weather, then begin to rot and it does not add any
support in keeping your walls strong. So now we only use a light weight, all
wood, 1/4" paneling that is twice as strong and will outlast and 1/8"
paneling on the market.
Insulation
Spray foamed (high density) is the best insulation you can put inside your
fish house. We recommend to spray under the floor as well.
If you prefer not to spray foam, then we
recommend using the pink or blue high-density board foam.
Windows and Doors
Thermal pane windows are now a standard feature not an added option for all
our fish houses. Single pane windows do nothing but sweat and we
do not carry that window any longer.
Doors are a maintenance free high gloss
RV door that has fiberglass skins, foam insulated and has a round door
knob with (2) keys. The advantage with fiberglass skins over aluminum are
that they will not dent.
Roofing
We recommend three different types of roofing materials. Rubber roofs that
can be purchase at most lumber yards or a one-piece rolled metal or
aluminum roof that we can supply you with.
 Siding
We have found out from past experience that the smooth cargo aluminum
siding in sheets will outlast any lap type siding available. It also
makes you structure much more solid and can easily be spray foamed.
"Now Available 48" or 49" Wide" .040 Smooth
Aluminum Cargo Siding.
Diamond Plate
Standard feature on all our fish houses. 24" high x
width of fish house that mounts in front to protect aluminum siding from
rocks and debris.
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