My first enclosed elevated blind.

[birdog]

Just use blocking the same dimension as your rafter. I'm assuming no overhang? If not then you can add blocking above your top plate between each rafter. If you have an overhang then nail a board to the ends of your rafter tails and plywood soffit underneath.

I think it would be a good idea to check out shed/garage builds on YouTube for help.

 

[bigboreblr]

Insulate the floor and the back wall your back wll be on. A stove makes plenty of heat, but the conduction from your boots and back will be very noticeable. A small adjustable vent behind the heater and another one towards the top will help regulate the heat. Not the very top, but close. It'll leave some heat in. Making a small chimney for the top vent will send your smell far away. With the venting and using a vented heat source, regular windows would be ok.

You can make a spacer for the window with a flip open part to poke the gun through. Offset windows so it's not easy for a deer to see you through 2 windows with a lighted background. Even some soap on the tops and corners of the windows will shade it out some.

 

[Angus 1895]

Here she is now. I haven’t bought or started building windows.

what say you?

 

[Angus 1895]

Oops

 

[Catscratch]

What a beautiful place and area! I bet a lot of us would be content to just live in that blond you're building.

 

[drycreek]

That looks like a solid start for a great blind !

 

[omicron1792]

I was told that was what I should use.

How do you seal up the space between the rafters?

I use spray foam insulation they sell in cans at Lowe’s. It comes out about like whip cream in a can. But will swell 3 times size and harden in about 15 min. I don’t put too much, let it do it’s thing, then spray again filling any space that’s left.

I tried just spraying a bunch at first. It’s about like trying to get whip cream to stand a foot tall and not fall over for 15 min. Hence, the two steps.

 

[Ikeman]

I second the Deer View windows…
Also, gorgeous place!


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[Fallow Farm]

There is a company in Texas who makes deer blind doors and windows. Reasonable cost. I like their doors a lot. Full piano hinge, RV style door handle, seals out wasps and bugs very well.

Can’t remember the company though.

Also, I have ordered RV windows off eBay for another build (I’ll post soon). They are ok, they don’t leave a lot of room to shoot and they are tinted, but good enough.

I have built good secure windows out of plywood and Poly or plexiglass. I’ll try to explain the best method here.

For example, Cut a piece of plywood that is 4” larger than the cutout in the blind (24x24 plywood for a 20x20 hole in the blind wall)

On that plywood, Cut out a 18x18 hole in the very center. I use a router to make a channel around the inside of this hole, recessed to silicone a piece of plexiglass in. (Install plexiglass last)

Now, mark a 21x21 square in the center. Plunge cut with a skill saw three sides of the square. Do not cut the 4th side yet.

Screw your hinges on to one of the 3 cuts. This keeps your reveal perfect around the entire window.L once the 4th side of the square is cut.

You wind up with a 24x24 outer frame, a 21x21 window frame and a 19x19 window.

The reveal around the hinged window is a perfect 1/8” and you can mount it to swing up, down or to either side. You can add strips of wood on the outside to completely seal off the 1/8” gap as well.

Hope that was clear!

 

[birdog]

Deerview Windows and Doors

DeerView Window Company manufactures superior quality windows and doors for use in deer-stand and deer-blind applications -in both custom and standard sizes.

www.deerviewwindows.com

Whitetail Windows | Innovative windows for the do-it-yourself blind builder

whitetailwindows.com

Deer Blind Windows | Cleburne, TX - The Original Deer Blind Window Co.

 

[Fallow Farm]

Deerview Windows and Doors

DeerView Window Company manufactures superior quality windows and doors for use in deer-stand and deer-blind applications -in both custom and standard sizes.

www.deerviewwindows.com

Whitetail Windows | Innovative windows for the do-it-yourself blind builder

whitetailwindows.com

Deer Blind Windows | Cleburne, TX - The Original Deer Blind Window Co.

Yes! Thats the one I used on the elevated blind. Good quality stuff.

 

[TenPoint]

Deer Blind Windows | Cleburne, TX - The Original Deer Blind Window Co.

I've used both for windows. This one shipped much quicker than deerview. I like the quality a touch better too.

 

[Angus 1895]

Thanks!

 

[omicron1792]

Deer Blind Windows | Cleburne, TX - The Original Deer Blind Window Co.

I've used both for windows. This one shipped much quicker than deerview. I like the quality a touch better too.

I used these windows in a homemade blind with good results.

 

[TenPoint]

Here's mine from the outside. Original Deer Blind Window Co windows.

The deerview windows I have sitting in my spare room don't have holes drilled for the mounting screws along the edges. One minor difference (annoyance) between the two.

 

[omicron1792]

What are y’all using for tint? I made mistake of buying clear. I’m gonna add some one way film and see if it helps b

 

[omicron1792]

Here's mine from the outside. Original Deer Blind Window Co windows.

The deerview windows I have sitting in my spare room don't have holes drilled for the mounting screws along the edges. One minor difference (annoyance) between the two.

I like the hexagonal shape.

 

[TenPoint]

What are y’all using for tint? I made mistake of buying clear. I’m gonna add some one way film and see if it helps b

I bought the tinted windows. I also painted the inside black.

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

What are y’all using for tint? I made mistake of buying clear. I’m gonna add some one way film and see if it helps b

Curtains work well for inside blinds as well.

 

[TenPoint]

I like the hexagonal shape.

That's only in the front. Rest is box. Did that so I could vertical bow hunt out of it. I hardly ever sit there for bow hunting. My dad crossbow hunts out of it. I don't think I sat in it once for bow this past fall. Gun hunted out of it a few times later in the week after I had already shot one opening day. Saw does/fawns on the plot. No bucks.