Treehouse

Treehouse
A big old-growth redwood stump had steps carved into it when we bought the place. Visions of a fabulous tree deck danced in our heads...
 
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Step 1Build the framework

Build the framework
We used the trees around the stump (the fairy ring) as the main supports for the very sturdy framing. Our research showed that drilling ALL the way through each tree was the best way to not injure them permanently.
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Nov 26, 2006. 11:16 PMdoctressjulia says:
I made a treehouse almost exactly like this when I was about 9... in the woods in Connecticut... I saw 3 trees close together and thought, "triangle shape frame and platform! It was so cool all the kids thought I was cool after that. ;)
Dec 8, 2006. 11:12 AMLegend says:
Aww :-)
Nov 13, 2011. 9:13 PMdoctressjulia says:
:3

Jul 21, 2011. 1:57 PMdoctressjulia says:
Well, it's me again... I still love this treehouse; may I move in? ;)
Jul 6, 2011. 6:02 PMBroncobogger says:
right?!?!
Jul 6, 2011. 6:02 PMBroncobogger says:
thats a cool and pretty simple tree house if you would rise the tree house a liitle higher and made more you could connect them.
May 26, 2011. 2:59 AMferbettes says:
not nice but simply awesome
May 26, 2011. 2:58 AMferbettes says:
stuck in that treehouse for 6 months.
May 26, 2011. 2:56 AMferbettes says:
hang like a spider in that spider web support.
May 26, 2011. 2:54 AMferbettes says:
nice but better luck next time
Mar 6, 2011. 12:40 PMddarkeststar says:
Very cool.
Jan 31, 2011. 11:08 PMGhost Wolf says:
Nice place to chill put a BBQ up there and and lawn chair and it would be cool!
Jan 15, 2011. 6:12 PMDr. Pepper says:
Spectacular!
Nov 21, 2010. 12:30 PMlegomman200 says:
That is awesome!!!!:):):):):)
Apr 24, 2010. 4:41 PMkahunagrande says:
Hi Shawn, Do you get any stress on the bolts or hardware when the trees sway in the wind? How did you account for this in your design? We live in an area with Redwoods (Northern California) and have similar groupings of trees. I've been thinking about building a similar structure but have not yet to figure out if the wind will cause problems, snap boards or bolts. 
Feb 16, 2010. 1:12 PMpjp15 says:
what are the dimensions of the wood you used for the frame work.
Jan 21, 2010. 3:20 PMDannytheGreat says:
on youtube.com search brian's treehouse
Oct 25, 2009. 1:02 PMchazman2 says:
my tree house is way better that that its at the very top of a sicmore tree and you can live into
Aug 26, 2009. 11:13 AMkiller wasp says:
hello oh and the id i messed up it is did not id
Aug 26, 2009. 11:11 AMkiller wasp says:
but i live in hawaii can you post a ezer 1 plz. o and make it have a trap door an rope swing.id you know you can snow bord in hawaii,yes you can,on our extinct volcaneo,Manua Kea.
Aug 25, 2009. 8:21 AMTom Buckey says:
does it get slippy when its wet?
Aug 25, 2009. 2:43 PMTom Buckey says:
oh becuase im building one with the same flooring as decking and it gets slippy so do you know what i do to stop this?
May 28, 2009. 6:19 PMgeekazoid says:
very nice. Love the idea of using the stump as steps, Cheers GEEkazoid
May 23, 2009. 3:27 PMSoapyHollow says:
This is so fantastic! I wish I lived somewhere with trees where we could do that. I'm so jealous!
May 23, 2009. 3:03 PMgrantylala says:
This is cool
Apr 11, 2009. 2:31 PMBranman says:
Beautiful! Now all u need is some walls and a roof and, presto, u have a second home. lol
Apr 11, 2009. 12:33 PMxander86 says:
This is a marvelous blend of green architecture, and organic design. I love this.
Aug 18, 2008. 2:01 PM20fredie says:
what size of screws did u use to go all the way though them?
Aug 18, 2008. 2:53 PMberserk says:
Where does the cargo net come in?
Jan 2, 2007. 11:25 AMMr.Devious says:
Here's a good idea, what if your house was made where it looked down a hill right? Not a too steap one, but steap enough to make it awesome. Then have a group of trees exactly like that, and build a treehouse similar to that, but roofed and weather sealed. Then, say it was about 10 feet or so away from your deck coming out the backside of the house (this is just imaginary) then build a rope or wire bridge with rails of course that went from the deck into the weather proof tree house. This would be very very cool as you could sit out there on a rainy day and read a book without getting wet, but still enjoy the atmospehere. When I get out in the world and looking for a place, and I see something like this or a similar setup, as far as a house and having trees right behind it, I'm gonna buy it. ;-)
Dec 29, 2007. 9:16 AMAndyHope says:
sounds like the tree house from "home alone" except it was just a zip line running from his attic to the tree house
Mar 30, 2007. 4:11 PMILikeScience says:
No wonder you call yourself Mr.Devious, lol.
Dec 12, 2005. 3:16 PMkickslop says:
It doesn't look like you treated the wood at all. Is that true? If so, was there a reason for it? Neat.
Nov 30, 2007. 7:31 AMSWV1787 says:
Do you think the banasters would be strong enough to support a couple people in a hammock? I have forty acers of woods up north that might just need something like this
Dec 21, 2007. 11:07 PMhowboutitbru says:
if you want a hammock just screw two hooks into the trees and attach the chain or wahtever from the hammock to that
Aug 8, 2007. 8:30 PMthreecheersfornick says:
If only I had a few trees...
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