Here are some Do It Yourself treehouse ideas and concepts that will help make your treehouse job go smoothly:

If you want to use your own treehouse design, we recommend making a 3D, to-scale cardboard design that will provide you an opportunity to see if your design is exactly what you want. It will also allow you to obtain others’ opinions on your general style.

When you have actually selected a style, determine how heavy you anticipate the treehouse to be. Project the square footage of wood that will be utilized, along with the type of wood used. Online sources can be used to figure out the weight per unit of the wood type picked.

Once you understand the approximate weight, it’s time to construct the platform. Platform construction is vital, as it will bear the weight of the house itself, as well as all the contents and possible residents in your home at one time. Utilize a lot of lumber in the building of the platform, utilizing the highest quality anchors, bolts, and hardware to make sure your platform will last.

If the tree you are building in is a mature tree and your platform rests in the bottom one-eighth of the tree, a fixed platform suffices. If you wish to go higher, you may need to utilize fixed cable televisions or other limiting hardware to ensure the treehouse is sound.

Make sure to keep the treehouse free of unwanted pest. Using a service like Allied Pest Solutions will keep you treehouse with little surprises alleviated.

Do not let height fool you; you can build a really cool treehouse as low as 7 feet off the ground. Usually, the lower your house, the easier the total building job will be– as you have less height to transport wood and materials throughout.

Think carefully over the wood type(s) you use in your design. Many wood types will work. Our own individual favorite is green oak. This wood is hard adequate to endure years of use, however it does require that holes be pre-drilled, as the wood is so hard that it is tough to drive nails into it.

Do as much deal with the ground as possible. Treehouse building and construction novices tend to think they need to do much of the actual building of the treehouse in the tree– on the platform, or within the emerging house. Treehouse pros know that you can build it on the ground better– and carry it up to the treehouse for finishing.

For security functions, it is best to obtain the four walls up as soon as possible. This offers a sense of security for those working in your house– especially if it’s at a significant height above the ground.

Make certain you develop your treehouse with the long view in mind. Leave a gap in between the base and frame of your house and the tree itself to represent tree growth. If you do not, the treehouse will eventually succumb to the growth of the tree– leaving you treehouse homeless!

As soon as the house is constructed, schedule month-to-month maintenance jobs to keep the treehouse safe and safe and secure. The treehouse will be open to the forces of nature– a regular monthly check helps you keep ahead of any issues that