Rather than a "Fishroom", I Started Building a "Fish House"

[Ron]

Started it squared up:




Built in racks started:


Got the door installed:


On to the roof:

[linuxrulesusa]

Looks interesting...how is the flooring going to look long-term?  Will you have to get additional power to that location I assume?

[four_by_ken]

THIS
IS
AWESOME

[four_by_ken]

Looks interesting...how is the flooring going to look long-term?  Will you have to get additional power to that location I assume?

No leveling of the ground?

[Ron]

No leveling of the ground?

That spot looked pretty level already so nothing was done.

Looks interesting...how is the flooring going to look long-term?  Will you have to get additional power to that location I assume?

Plywood floor IIRC.

[four_by_ken]

Is there a reason you didnt use treated wood for the floor?

I would be afraid that the floor 2x4s would start to rot after a couple years. 

[Ron]

Is there a reason you didnt use treated wood for the floor?

I would be afraid that the floor 2x4s would start to rot after a couple years.

Treated wood is too expensive for this budget!

[four_by_ken]

Is there a reason you didnt use treated wood for the floor?

I would be afraid that the floor 2x4s would start to rot after a couple years.

Treated wood is too expensive for this budget!

Can you get your hands on some bricks?  It would be a real good idea to get those 2x4s out of the dirt and grass. 

Space out some old bricks ever 12" or so.  That would get it out of the dirt and also allow it to dry faster when it does rain.

Or even space out other 2x4s under there to raise it up off the ground.

[djlamonica]

Would you like my opinion?   I've been doing general construction since I was thirteen framing for the past three and currently general contracting including building code.

[Ron]

Would you like my opinion?   I've been doing general construction since I was thirteen framing for the past three and currently general contracting including building code.

I appreciate the offer and will send you a PM. 

Got more done: roof framed:


I started on the flooring, but mis-measured. I'll leave the gaps for water drainage though in case a tank fails:

[danielratti]

I dunno man over time that baby is going to sink and become unlevel. Its not to late to lay some cement.

[JeffroM]

Are the fish that you raise in there going to taste like chicken and/or chicken eggs?

[Ron]

Are the fish that you raise in there going to taste like chicken and/or chicken eggs?

No way!   

[Ron]

Alright, I can't hold a straight face anymore! I am incredible impressed however with how polite everyone's been when trying to suggest that this is a failure waiting to happen!

I apologize for anyone who got excited thinking that I was actually putting up a fish house - isn't happening.

For anyone looking for real ideas, consider these images as ways that you SHOULDN'T build a structure! There are many, many things wrong in each and every photo!

I'm about 4 days late for this to have been an April Fool's ruse, but I didn't happen across it until today! Here's the original content:
http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/showthread.php/146566-Build-to-Fail-Fail-to-Build.-What-is-this-I-don-t-even.....

Be sure to check page 17 for photos of it nearly complete! 

[four_by_ken]

Whew.  I was going to type up a PM tonight.

My first thought... fish house!  Kick butt!

then I got to a computer where I could see the pictures.  Uh oh.

I was thinking... well, let's start with the foundation.

Good one.