Small smokehouse build

[onytay]

Well guys things are going good so far thought I would share the progress with you all. Its a work in progress.

 

[pops6927]

Looking good so far, very good workmanship!  What is your heat source?

 

[michael ark]

Looks like a good start.

 

[onytay]

Looking good so far, very good workmanship!  What is your heat source?

Going to go with propane, thats the reason for the concrete base and concrete blocks.

 

[JckDanls 07]

let me pull up a chair and some :popcorn looking good so far

 

[rbranstner]

Looking good so far. My smoke shack was slow going but once it was done I sure wish I would of finished it sooner. It sure is nice having all that room.

 

[roller]

Thats going to  be real nice !!!!

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks like a perfect size!

 

[smokingohiobutcher]

Excactly the size I would like for the backyard! Oh man the wife is gonna kill me when I start one of those one day!

That looks like it will be perfect for Bacon, Turkeys, Hams, ect.

Looks Great! I will be watching!

SOB

 

[frosty]

Onytay, welcome!  Thanks for letting everyone look over your shoulder with the photos.

 I'll be tuning in to see the progress!  Go get 'em, that is gonna be a great smokehouse! 

 

[ptcruiserguy]

So far so good, but I can tell this is gonna take 

a lot of 

But I'll stay till the end.

 

[onytay]

Man you guys are great, everyone says I'm crazy for building one this large. Dimensions of the wooden structure are 4x4x6. I haven't decided exactly how I want to frame the roof, either squared up with no overhang or should I put overhang on front and back

 decisions! Hey wait a minute, what do you guys think?  I'm using some Forest green metal left over from my shop build to cover the roof, if that helps you visualize some ideas for how to frame the roof. The weather turned crappy here so it doesn't look like I'm going to be able to get to it until Thursday. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

 

[tom c]

If you don't do a overhang some day you will wish you did.

 

[michael ark]

On the over hang the bigger the better .It just snowed here last night .Don't know were you are but just saying .What kind of roof are you thinking sloped to the back or hip etc?

 

[onytay]

On the over hang the bigger the better .It just snowed here last night .Don't know were you are but just saying .What kind of roof are you thinking sloped to the back or hip etc?

Going to slope it to the back, as far as the overhang goes I was thinking more for appearance on wether or not to do an overhang, it's sitting about 10ft from the shop where its dry, warm and I'll be

 

[scarbelly]

Man that is looking great so far. I will be following this one 

 

[JckDanls 07]

Myself I would put overhangs on it... makes it more aesthetically pleaseing...

 

[onytay]

Update : sorry no pics yet, but I've gotten the roof framed up now and started on building the smoke chamber door and the stoker door. I'm waiting on the insulation to come in and gotta run out to Lowes to get the hardwood plywood for the interior. I guess ill have to order the dowel rods online because all I can find local are 36 inch rods which aren't long enough for me. I guess that's all for now. More to come.

 

[miamirick]

if thats your small smokehouse.....     show me a pic of the big one   you could hang half a cow in there    

 

[onytay]

if thats your small smokehouse.....     show me a pic of the big one   you could hang half a cow in there    

I guess I should have called it a mid sized smokehouse, didn't want people thinking it was a full size smokehouse.