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I'm building a treehouse for my daughter and friends. I'll use this thread for the planning and building of it with pictures along the way. Feel free to jump in and point out the various mistakes I will be making along the way.
The tree: It's a tree which is begging for a treehouse to be built in it. About a foot off the ground the tree splits into five trunks. One trunk is a bit larger then the rest and I'm using it as my "main" trunk. I'll bolt one of my joists directly to this tree and use sliding holders on the other trunks. I'm thinking I may not need any posts from the ground but can cantilever as needed back to the tree.
My first instinct is to use posts and not connect to the tree but it's a treehouse and should be supported by the tree, right? And I'd like to minimize the posts into the ground because I'll have to mow around them. I have enough trimming to do.
The tree: It's a tree which is begging for a treehouse to be built in it. About a foot off the ground the tree splits into five trunks. One trunk is a bit larger then the rest and I'm using it as my "main" trunk. I'll bolt one of my joists directly to this tree and use sliding holders on the other trunks. I'm thinking I may not need any posts from the ground but can cantilever as needed back to the tree.
My first instinct is to use posts and not connect to the tree but it's a treehouse and should be supported by the tree, right? And I'd like to minimize the posts into the ground because I'll have to mow around them. I have enough trimming to do.