Fish Houses and Do-it-Yourself Materials


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!

Some Tips For Building Your Own Fish House:

 

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.
 

 

Aluminum Roofs, Siding and Accessories

Current Pricing
49" x 96" Smooth .040 (alum) White or Black only White $59.00 each
Black $69.00 each
48" x 96" Smooth .024 (alum) White Only $39.00 each
48" x 120" Smooth .024 (alum) White only $49.00 each
Rolled Roofing Galvanized or (Alum) White $2.50 - $3.50 sq. ft.
Diamond Plate $50 - $80
RV Flat Trim $1.25 Lin. ft.
RV Corner Edge Trim $1.50 Lin. ft.
vinyl Screw Cover (for trim) $0.25 Lin. ft.

Crank Down Finished Fish Houses

PRICING
6' 6" x 12' $9,500
6' 6" x 14' $10,000
6' 6" x 16' $10,500

V-Fronts Add $1,000

8' Wide Call For Quote

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All Crank Down Finished Fish Houses Include:

  • Heavy-duty crank down trailer
  • Empire or Atwood direct vent furnace with wall mount thermostat
  • (1) storage bunk
  • (1) flip-up bunk
  • Double LP tank holder (fits 20# and 30# tanks)
  • Maintenance free RV door with lock and key (3 sizes to choose from)
  • (2) - 24" x 30" Thermal Pane sliding windows
  • (1) - outside 12 volt porch light
  • (3) - interior 12 volt double lights on ceiling or (6) single lights
  • Trailer lights
  • Diamond plate in front
  • 1 piece aluminum roof and siding with decorative RV trim
  • 3/4" Dry treated floor
  • Outdoor marine carpet
  • (6) - catch cover hole covers
  • 2"x4" roof 16" on center
  • 2"x2" or 2"x3" - 16" on center
  • 1/4" all wood paneling on ceiling and walls with 2 coats of spar varnish
  • Full 6' 6" or 6' 8" headroom - your choice
  • Fully insulated
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Fish House Supply
Phone: (763) 682-2953 Email:
fishhousesupply@aol.com