Free Standing Treehouse

[Hiltz]

There is tons of information and thousands of awesome pictures of tree houses on the internet. A lot of really cool ideas. Good luck with yours

 

[buggyman1]

There is tons of information and thousands of awesome pictures of tree houses on the internet. A lot of really cool ideas. Good luck with yours

Thanks, yeah been looking online and getting some ideas. Some of them are nicer than my house. I'm going to try and make a fireman's pole (not sure what to use yet),a crow's nest on a nearby tree, a hatch in the ceiling, some type of rope swing, a wooden ladder, maybe even a zip line. Should keep us busy the rest of the summer.

 

[buggyman1]

First board going in place. I work nights so a lot of my building is done after dark on my days off.

 

[buggyman1]

I decided to make it two floors. The X bracing is temporary, I plan on using 45 degree 6x6's for the permanent bracing.

 

[buggyman1]

Dang, is there a trick when uploading pics to get them to come out straight? Half the ones I try to upload are sideways, never had this problem before.

 

[buggyman1]

Pretty cool-looking knot in one of the beams, I thought it looked like a dog, or maybe a bear.

 

[buggyman1]

Floor joists in and laying down the decking for the top floor. I used 2x6's for the joists and 5/4 for the decking. The support beams are two 2x8's bolted to the posts with 6x6's sandwiched in between, also used some 45% angle 6x6's for bracing. Is that clear as mud? The top floor is 16' off the ground at its tallest point, that's a 12' stepladder in the pic. (on the ground).

 

[buggyman1]

My helper taking a snack break.

 

[buggyman1]

Access hatch to the top floor.

 

[buggyman1]

I set two 4x4 posts and built a small landing for the stairs, also poured a small pad to anchor them, the concrete is below grade so it won't be seen. I also got all the spindles in for the first floor.