Treehouse Platform With Roof

How to build a cedar roof an siding for your backyard treehouse instruction video.

Treehouse platform with roof.

Next install the perimeter beams to the top set o beams and square them up using the 3 4 5 rule. Drive one hook into both trunks about 8 feet 2 4 m above the bottom of the platform. The top set of beams will be the floor height of your treehouse. Instead they can literally just be a strong safe foundation for your kids to explore and create within.

Use exterior wood screws to affix the 2 x 4s into the 4 x 4 posts. Add a simple roof to your treehouse. In addition plywood also resists twisting so this material will give your treehouse a rigid and stable floor. Just add a tent like they did at yea dads home to bring a lot of life and fun into the simple design.

This will serve as the floor of your treehouse. String a bungee cord between the two hooks and slip a tarp overhead. Put the load over the base of the tree not on one side. Structure and there are two 36 in.

The treehouse is 8 8 ft. Try to to drill the pilot holes as straight and level as possible. The remainder of the tree house is essentially a small shed built atop the platform. To add the walls install 2 x 4s around the perimeter roughly four feet above the platform.

Decks on either end. The decking of the treehouse is 3 4 cdx plywood glued and screwed to the joists. Lag two sets of beams to the tree using a 3 4 diameter x 10 lag screw. Treehouses don t really need the roof and the windows and the balcony.

If you have any questions please leave me a comment and i will do my best to answer. Posted in architecture on may 20 2019. Unlike many other projects listed here it was made out of the wholesome sheets of plywood and features no windows at least for now. This roof is made from a simple tarp although you can also get more elaborate in designing and constructing your roof.

Then use 1 x 6s as paneling on all four walls. However plywood doesn t offer air ventilation or drainage so you need to make sure you cover the plywood with a roof. Plywood is strong and can withstand a small amount of dampness and moisture. Here are some structural things to keep in mind while designing your diy treehouse.

The main upside of this design is its simplicity. For heavy tree houses consider spreading the weight among several trees. Build the platform as close to the trunk as possible and add diagonal bracing for extra strength to support uneven loads. Ultimate treehouse by btm the author has designed this treehouse as a small shed with a typical sloped roof with wonderful grade d cedar shingles.

Enclose the sides with 1 2 inch plywood. After the posts are installed lay decking board onto the platform.