Do arborists or carpenters build better tree houses?
We’ve seen great and terrible treehouses built by both types of people. Some welders and engineers and other related professionals also have mixed treehouse building reviews. To be successful, our team has developed core competencies in all of these areas. We focus primarily on building and construction management, but without neglecting the importance of each area. The first 5% of a treehouse is determining whether or not the tree is suitable to carry the load of the treehouse, where the best attachment points are, and what the overall health of the tree is. We strongly recommend involving a certified consulting arborist with at least 20 years of experience as a professional arborist to consult on each treehouse project. No treehouse builders that we know of have such a person on regular staff. The reason is that the consulting arborist plays a role in examining trees before the treehouse construction starts, and may be called in for checkups over time, but that’s not enough work to j
We’ve seen great and terrible treehouses built by both types of people. Some welders and engineers and other related professionals also have mixed treehouse building reviews. To be successful, our team has developed core competencies in all of these areas. We focus primarily on building and construction management, but without neglecting the importance of each area. The first 10% of the time spent on a treehouse is determining whether or not the tree is suitable to carry the load of the treehouse, where the best attachment points are, what the overall health of the tree is, and installing the main fasteners. While Dan Wright is an ISA certified arborist, it’s not a bad idea to also hire an RCA certified consulting arborist with at least 20 years of experience as a professional arborist to consult on a treehouse project. RCA arborists have a higher level of knowledge and a local one will have more insight into how your particular tree species does in your area, a point not to be overloo
