Box stand build

I would be willing to pay for easy to follow plans for a 4x6. I am a carpenter retard. Just something like a color by numbers. We have a guy here that charges 600 bucks for standard house. By had maybe 200 bucks in supply’s.

What's it going to be sheathed with for 200?

OSB

It wouldnt be a proper deer stand with anything else on it

I use colorplast for top and sides. no need to paint or treat, it is lighter and sometime cheaper

4x6 is the most efficient use of sheets vs room imo, 8’ tall in the front sloping to 7’ in the back so you only have to trim some of it. Uses 5 sheets for the walls and one for the floor. Frame the walls with 1in material on 24” centers, the sheets provide bracing. Tin the top. 2x6 outline for the floor with 2x4 joists on 16” centers. The leg brackets are worth it, get them cheaper on Amazon. Beyond that I will tell you that if you use treated, better pack a lunch. If you google 4x6 shoothouse I can almost guarantee some free plans using that same height/dimensions will pop up.

This video provides a great explanation of how to build your base and not need the metal elevator brackets. Built this way your legs have an 8 degree angle out to make it more stable.

YouTube video

I have thought about milling a "package" for box blind builds and selling them on market-place. I can cut true 2x4x8's and sale them for $2.50 a piece (about a dollar less than HD) and make money on them....I got to get rid of them anyway, its not a viable business plan LOL. Y'all think there'd be any interest in it? Simple drawing, numbered pieces, directions, and the lumber?


What is a typical height? I don't hunt deer so I am not sure what most people would want but the ones I see around me seem to be about 10 feet or so.

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Honestly don't think a full 2x4 is necessary for most stands. At least for all the walls. 2x3's would suffice for most everything but the floor supports and legs. I've built my own version of a tuff shed that way at my last house and it's survived a few major hurricanes.

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Not a lot of difference between a 2X4 and a 2X3 strength wise over a short span given the relatively low weight. I can mill 2x4s quicker than 2X3s, but produce fewer on average per log. The only difference in time is about one pass between the 2. Biggest problem is most people would expect a 2X4 and I can cut them for all sorts of projects.

2x3x8s at HD are $1.19 a board foot and 2X4X8s are $1.10 a board foot. I can mill and true 2x4s, green, and sale them for less than $.50 a board foot. They are green, not kiln dried and not grade stamped but its a lot better price than what you can buy from a lumber yard and they are 70+ year old slow growth SYP so they are less likely to cup, warp, twist or act a fool like the fast growing stuff sold commercially. Most people in my area sale it for $1 a foot but they are buying the logs and doing it as a business.....I have about 70,000 board feet of the stuff I have got to do something with and there is only so many sheds and what not that I can build LOL. Its perfect for a deer blind.

I also produce a LOT of slabs and live edge slabs that would be perfect for the sheathing. 7/16 OSB is $1.12 a board foot and I can mill and sale the sheathing and decking for around $.50 a board foot. I am going to mill one up and build it and see if there is a market for it....if nothing else it will make a nice bonfire!