Now feel bad for skipping a couple more pictures but I'll try to fill in. The original plan calls for attaching all of the plywood then framing our everything. We were thinking about building walls first then attaching at the farm but we changed mid go. Hindsight probably would have just attached walls first and call it done.
We tried to attached the full sheet and half sheet of plywood at the walls. It was very difficult to do and didn't get it nearly as square as we'd like but we still got it sealed up completely.
Hindsight we should have laid the blind on its side and attached the plywood that way but when its 105-110 you don't always think so clearly.
This gives you a better idea of the end result. At this point all interior framing is complete and all walls are attached. Because we have a seem where the 2' and 4' pieces run together we ran a rib there to seal things up and provide extra support. The location we are hunting has a feeder down a small lane on the skinny side and then it sits in a cleared pipeline so we mounted the door on the side opposite our feeder as that is the easier access point.
One note it is important to rip the front and rear top corners at the same 4.5 degrees so when you attach the plywood roof it will seat up nicely.
Got a little fancy with the roof ribs but I wanted to be able to shoot 2.5" nails to hold the ribs in place so I had to offset the middle piece. The original designs didn't mention longer nails or screws when you have T joints of 2x2s but hitting it with a 16 gauge 2.5" seemed to do just the trick.
While I was working on the roof my dad was starting to cut out the windows with the router. Drilled a hole in the corner then ran a cutting bit around the window sill.
Leaves a really nice cleaned edge and should seal up nice.
While we were working on exterior windows mom got involved with painting.
Just primer so far but it was a great help while we were busy on the side.
Can't say a got a great picture to explain the windows but I'll try to tell you exactly what you are seeing in the pictures. We were using an older style cabinet hinge with a 3/8" offset that worked great with the plywood. We started with a 12"x28" piece of plywood to cover everything up nice. Then we ran a small strip so we could properly attach the cabinet hinge. Worried about enough weight/warping I added a piece of 2x4. For some reason this pulled the window out slightly and it didn't sit flush so I took and old cabinet closing device and attached it to the corner out of the way. So now even in the heaviest winds the windows will lock down well but still open easily and quietly from the inside.
We are probably doing to use a small piece of paracord to loop up and around to hold the windows out in a nice shaded orientation and possibly to protect from the rain if that ever happens.
View as it sits right now. Still have plenty of painting to do. We hung the door which didn't go too smoothly but we made it happen.
Still need to finish priming. Finish out the trim work in regards to shelves/rests etc and a inner frame to seal the door from the flying bugs.
We will carpet the floor and window sills after everything gets primed caulked and painted.
Will update as I finish this mess up this week.