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Old 10-28-2008 | 03:45 PM
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ridgerunner357
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I recently built a towerblind (see attached photos) using the elevator brackets. I found that Sportsmansguide had the best price for them. For the legs I used pressure treated4x4x12's. A 5x8 platform was built out of pressure treated 2x6's. After raising the 5x8 platform and adding cross braces, I nailed on prebuilt walls built out of 2x3's and t1-11 siding stained with Cabot's PrOVT stain. I then nailed on some rafters (2x3's), covered them with 1/2" CDX plywood, then shingled it. I cut down an interior wooden door for the entry door. As for the interior, I used luan for the walls, threw down some cheap carpet, made sliding windows out of plexi-glass, sewed curtains from camo material I bought at Walmart, added some battery operated lights, put in a magazine rack, and have since added shelving. I keep a nice little propane heater inside, and had it up to a whopping 70 degrees last weekend (Had to take off the hunting coat) Feel free to pm me for any particular questions. If I had to do it again, I would make it 5x7, so that I could use one piece of uncut plywood on each side of the roof, opposed to 3 spliced pieces to make up for the gable end eves.

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