This was an amazing project. It was supposed to be a simple tree house. But the project manager (me) completely lost control of the budget, scope, and timeline. My two brothers and I had a blast doing it over a few months. It has wood floors, power, lights, and even an AC unit. One of the most memorable things for me and two of my brothers.
I installed the TABs for my treehouse about a year ago and the one at the bottom of my tri-beam has a lot of shiny black liquid around it. The one at the top looks clean (two pics of each). The TABs were installed about a year ago, but I think the black liquid only appeared in the last 4-5 months. I’m nervous that there is an infection that will kill the tree. So far there is no movement in the TAB itself. Has anyone else experienced this?
The black stuff has a slightly sweet smell and a bit of a slimy texture. The tree is a Tulip poplar, probably around 100 years old and about 3.5’ in diameter at the lower tab.
I'm from across the big pond. Noticed on this sub that Simpson products are popular to attach posts to concrete.
In the UK we don't seem to have the same kind of products, instead these steel posts are often used.
Does anyone know why this is?
Kids have grown, the simple treehouse that served us well us unused and showing signs of age, and we're talking about taking it down
If we do remove it, what do I do about the giant TABs in there? Just taking them out and leaving a giant hole in the trunk seems likely to be bad for the tree.
Tree is a healthy hackberry with a trunk about 2 feet in diameter. The bolts have been in there for about 10 years at this point.