Outhouses....yes, Outhouses!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

http://www.jldr.com/ohindex_realohs.shtml

You can click on the link above and see some pretty cool outhouses from across America.

I have had guys looking for a job come by my mill. Generally I have done all my milling, stacking, stickering, etc. all by myself.
I have decided if I can find a trustworthy woodworker who would like to make money, I would hire him to build Outhouses. I live on a busy highway and have had calls for them.

All I'll do is mill the Outhouse lumber package, let my carpenter build it, I move it with the backhoe to the highway and sell them. We split the money!

People love Outhouses around here for storing their shovels, rakes, hoes, etc. in.

If any of ya'll have a UNIQIE Outhouse....not your bathroom  :D......post a pic. Thanks!

[Left Coast Chris]

That link has alot of nice "treasures".   Glad to hear they like your work and it dosent stink... :

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Had a member, FURBY send me links to Outhouse material from the F.F. search site.

Thanks Jason! Just what I was looking for. 

This kind of help is what the FF is all about.

[Shotgun]

Thanks, Furby.  We (some of us) know you're lurking there. Hope you're doing fine.

Norm

[pineywoods]

I built this one for LeroyC. It's fully functional complete with sears roebuck catalog,rusty tin roof and quarter moon cutout in the door.... ;D



 

[fuzzybear]

 

 
  This is ours at camp. Funny I can't find any better pictures :-\
FB

[lynches lumber]

Poston, Im glad you posted this. Ive been wanting to put some small building out at the mill to keep some tools in. I think this will work great. And I can take care of the paper work there too.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

. And I can take care of the paper work there too.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

. And I can take care of the paper work there too.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D  smiley_airfreshener

[kderby]

I had an out house built last fall for personal use at the saw mill.  I am also thinking they are a good place to put low grade lumber and odd sizes.  That would make that lumber marketable.  People don't get too fussy about out houses.  Sure there are fancy ones, when you need one...Any Port In A Storm! ;D

[CHARLIE]

I think a two story outhouse would be neat.  ;D

[Misfit]

I think a two story outhouse would be neat.  ;D

Here you go: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/29012

[Clam77]

 :D  Wow...

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I think a two story outhouse would be neat.  ;D

I'm on top!  :D

[bugdust]

Had a fella come by couple years back and wanted me to build a 4'X6" "two-seater" for his campground along the New River. I called him when I finished and he came by and ordered four more. Great, no problem ... good money. Now I have five "two-seaters" ready to pick up. NOT. He said he would like to pay me to deliver and set them. Just in case you're wondering what a 4'X6' "two-seater" weighs ...... A LOT. Still trying to figure where I went wrong on this deal.    :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

[Mooseherder]

Here's one from the atv trip.


 

[redbeard]

Some things I have learned building and selling shed packages, first is your going to have alot of what I call fall off 2'-4' lengths  try to incorporate these in the project or apply them to another idea project that you can make and sell. Kit sheds are a good way to go because you can take them through a 3' gate in smaller managable sections and construct them quickly. Always use washers on any screw or fastener that you need to remove to take your kit apart, the wood tends to swell up around the screw head. Best money is let your pile of lumber create your project, custom orders can waste alot of lumber you have on hand you will find yourself cutting all your longer stuff to get what you need to finish the job. Unless your inventory is set up like a lumber yard. Just passing on a few obsticles I ran into. The out houses are great idea I want to build one now.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Had a fella come by couple years back and wanted me to build a 4'X6" "two-seater" for his campground along the New River. I called him when I finished and he came by and ordered four more. Great, no problem ... good money. Now I have five "two-seaters" ready to pick up. NOT. He said he would like to pay me to deliver and set them. Just in case you're wondering what a 4'X6' "two-seater" weighs ...... A LOT. Still trying to figure where I went wrong on this deal.    :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

Was there 2 people using the 2 seater at the time you were trying to move it?  :D :D :D

[jdtuttle]

If your building a functional outhouse don't forget to vent it. You could end up with an explosive situation :D :D :D

[bugdust]

Had a fella come by couple years back and wanted me to build a 4'X6" "two-seater" for his campground along the New River. I called him when I finished and he came by and ordered four more. Great, no problem ... good money. Now I have five "two-seaters" ready to pick up. NOT. He said he would like to pay me to deliver and set them. Just in case you're wondering what a 4'X6' "two-seater" weighs ...... A LOT. Still trying to figure where I went wrong on this deal.    :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

Was there 2 people using the 2 seater at the time you were trying to move it?  :D :D :D

Now that you mentioned it, I did hear some strange noises.   

[den]

I got this book for Christmas and loved it.
Vanishing American Outhouse by Ronald S. Barlow
Amazon has a good many books on outhouses

[Don_Papenburg]

Mine has a single apature with armrests to make reading the papers and catalogs easy . also keeps the cold breezes at bay in the winter.

[sawthemlogs]

heres a pic of the one i just comple

  

  ted
i made the bench removable in case someone wants just storage shed

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I LOVE IT!

And it has a night light coming out the top with a power line coming to it.  :D

[WDH]

I love the seat.  I have sat on seats like that