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    A Blind Build

    I had a friend give me an old 4' x 4' Chas-Mac blind. This was one of those tower blinds with 12' legs that you crawl in through the floor. I didn't get a before picture but this is all that was left of it.

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    Some 1'' square tubing and we're off.

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      #3
      I built the frame on the table and then attached it to the old bottom piece.

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        #4
        I didn't get any pictures of the floor and walls going in but I used 3/4'' treated ply wood for the floor and the roof and 1/2'' for the walls. You can kinda see two sides back there on the table in this picture.

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          #5
          Floor, roof and walls installed and painted. I painted the inside walls black before I installed them.

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            #6
            I installed 2'' x 6'' shelves on three sides and covered them in some boat carpet that I had. The floor is covered in the same carpet.

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              #7
              Door installed.

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                #8
                Windows installed.

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                  #9
                  This is my favorite part of this whole thing. My neighbor seems to save or collect a lot of stuff, for re-purposing purposes I guess you could say. I sent him a text asking if he had any of those concrete trailer house steps laying around. Sure enough he has some! So I go over and take a look at them but they are too short for what I'm wanting to do. BUT, he has this stuck off in the bushes! We work a deal (free) and it's mine! It's the roof off of some old kids play house! Very thick and heavy plastic!

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                    #10
                    I pressure washed it and cut the opening a little bigger and she fit perfect! My wife said it looked like the Keebler cookie house!

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                      #11
                      I ran some 1'' x 2'' around the top for a ledge for it to sit on and put two 3'' deck screws in each side. Painted and installed!

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                        #12
                        I cut the original 12' legs down to 3' and built a set of little wooden stairs to get in it. I'll go out in a little while and get a picture of it where it is set up at.

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                          #13
                          Here it is all set up.

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                            #14
                            Nice job! That roof is bordering on hilarious ��

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                              #15
                              Best roof award.

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