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Step 10Hang a pulley
A pulley is great fun for kids, but it's hugely helpful for hauling tools etc. up to the deck. Put one in now, and hang a bucket from it. A hefty climbing carabiner at the end of the rope is perfect.
If you don't have a suitably overhanging trunk or branch, you'll just have to make one. Lag screw a 2 x 4 between the two trees well above the deck (cut a long slot to accommodate movement, because you're higher up the tree), and have it protrude far enough to hang the pulley from. Bonus: you'll also have a ridgepole for your roof!
If you don't have a suitably overhanging trunk or branch, you'll just have to make one. Lag screw a 2 x 4 between the two trees well above the deck (cut a long slot to accommodate movement, because you're higher up the tree), and have it protrude far enough to hang the pulley from. Bonus: you'll also have a ridgepole for your roof!
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