r/treehouse

Had time to get back to it. Later than I wanted but work and non stop rain delayed me a bit. Added a dormer window to help with ventilation. Sheathing, wrap, roof (new respect for roofers), and some LP smart siding up. Inside had gaps filled with great stuff. Door I built from a couple ideas I saw online. Wanted a Dutch door because there is no windows on front side of house. Turned out much better than I anticipated. Added a slide and rock wall I bought cheap off of FB.

Back to another stopping point for a week or so. Looking for any further advice before moving forward with finishing siding and moving to the interior. Railings will be installed soon as I’m done with siding (kids are not allowed up there unless I’m around for now).

Thanks 🤙🏽

A friend of mine posts photos of interesting trees in our area that he runs across. Somehow I thought ya'all treehouse folks would appreciate this one.

Photo by Beth Squire

A couple days ago i ask how to add a swing beam to my playhouse. I decided I am just going to dig and set a post on the shed side and connect the beam to the left wall of the playhouse. What would the best way to join the connection at the beam and post in the ground? TIA

I made these double opening doors from used doors and doorframes. Any thoughts on adding an actual balcony? If you like, check the video of the build on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FgjeS_ZuWrg

Ruud

I am interested in making a tree house for my kids. Nothing too complicated, basically a platform around a 30" in diameter oak tree behind our house. I have carpentry experience, but this is different than anything I've tried before and I want to make sure I'm doing this smart.

I've already had an arborist come out and look at the tree and assure me that it is healthy and a good candidate for this kind of project. I was planning on using 2x10s as the joists with 1x8 planking. My real question is the tree hardware. I was looking at using something like this

https://store.beinatree.com/collections/tree-fort-hardware/products/treefort-static-yoke-treehouse-hardware

But I wasn't sure if I would need two on opposite sides of the tree to create a stable support for the structure, or if just having it on one side and building off of that would be enough support.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

I have a tree that we cut down and left the main trunk and a curved branch. I would like to make a pirate ship themed treehouse/playhouse for my granddaughter. Any thoughts on where to begin?

Spotted on FB marketplace. What do we think, is this deck rated for a hot-tub?

Progress and some details.

Standard UK treehouse that was here when we bought the place. I really want to extend a platform from where I’ve put a few 2 by 4s across so that it extends to the nearest tree. Tree is currently 1.5m away from the permanent structure. How do I start? I want it to be a simple platform for sitting/reading so would need a rail support around but that’s it.
I keep reading on here about how it’s best NOT to actually attach to a tree but this is a sturdy, poker straight pine approx 30cm diameter that I don’t have any particular emotional attachment to.

How can I go about this? I’m thinking a square, or triangle shape with the tree at the point, presumably this is doable for a basic DIYer with time and optimism..?!

Just finished the staircase on the treehouse. Just got some minor touch up work but done for the most part. No carpentry or building experience with anything like this prior, so go easy on me. I’m a longtime lurker on this sub and decided to give it a shot. Opted for the posts to avoid any tree penetrations. Proud of myself I was able to pull it off. Kids are stoked. Swipe to see the progression.

in the progress of building a treehouse in this apple tree it’s safe and fine and all but because the tree is not too thick when I walk on it the whole thing shakes a bit.

any ideas how I can best fix this?

im guessing adding some 4x4 poles in the ground for support might help but rather not have to many of those any experience or engineers knows how to best stabilized this?
the size is about 2.5mx2,5m or like 8x8 in american I think.

Has anybody tried framing a treehouse using reciprocal framing? Conceptually, this would be a strong, sturdy, stable platform using a single tree without any kickers or diagonal members. I`m an engineer, but I`ve never built a treehouse before. I think this is a sound concept and looking for anyone who's tried.

I think that the biggest challenge is the connection between the (4) main wood members. i`m predicting up to 4,000# of force in these locations which makes me think that I would want to do the first four members our of steel, then infill everything else with wood.

Any body with first hand experience on something like this?