Treehouse With Living Roof

We have six treehouses each as unique as the trees in which they are built.

Treehouse with living roof.

How to build a cedar roof an siding for your backyard treehouse instruction video. The owner geoff de ruiter constructed his treetop dwelling mostly out of reclaimed or second hand materials. A good roof protects the whole of the treehouse beneath it. The trees that lend themselves to tree house support are deciduous hardwoods like oak maple alder balsa beech hickory mahogany teak and walnut.

When you re choosing windows for your treehouse you have two main options. It diverts any rain away so the walls floor and supports will stay dry in all but storm conditions. First things first as i mentioned before we decided on a height we wanted the roof to be so that is how we came on the 19 inch back piece that would brace the roof on the back wall. The best trees include maple oak fir beech and hemlock.

Install two 4 x 4s and another connecting the shorter back two 4 x 4s together. Some softwood trees like cedar douglas fir juniper pine redwood and spruce can also be used. Choose a healthy long lived hardwood for maximum support with load bearing branches at least eight inches in diameter larger if the species is a softwood. If you live in an area that gets a lot of snow you should attempt a steep roof of 50 degrees or higher to prevent snow from settling on the roof.

It doesn t need to be too high just high enough so nobody bumps their head when walking underneath it. Living room if you have ever dreamed of living in a treehouse high up in the treetops a living room treehouse holiday is for you. Ideal trees for treehouse include oak maple fir and apple. An ideal tree has the following qualities.

It s a good idea to have an arborist inspect your tree before you start building. We decided that it would be easier for us to frame the roof on the ground and then lift it onto the treehouse after its framed up. His total cost was 8 200. You can also use a plastic tarp for the roof.

If you have any questions please leave me a comment and i will do my best to answer. Fyi the plot cost him an additional 35 000. The more the better but 12 18 will be of great benefit in most treehouses. To finish add a 2 x 6 across the front.

Shown above is the raven loft a tiny 165 square foot tree house on a 0 5 acre plot on pender island in british columbia. To create the roof add another set of 1 x 6s on top from front to back. This is the final instruction video and last treehouse video i have created showing you how i built this amazing clubhouse treehouse for my kids in my backyard. The weight from snow is dangerous and can cause the roof to collapse.