How Do You Build A Treehouse?
You, me, a house in a tree? Treehouses are great fun for kids and adults. • First make sure you have a very nice, sturdy, and safe tree for building the treehouse. An ideal tree has thick, sturdy branches that can support plenty of weight and which grow horizontally (parallel to the ground). The tree must have roots that go deep into the ground. The trunk of the tree must also be quite strong, and the tree should be a live one. It should not have any diseases or parasites that could weaken it. • Plan your treehouse as accurately as possible, by drawing it out on graph paper using the real measurements of the tree. Planning your treehouse avoids disappointment, as it often makes sure your design will work. • Put a rope ladder in the tree, or nail some boards to the trunk to serve as steps. That way you can climb the tree and sit in its branches. • If sitting on the branches isn’t enough, you can nail some boards together across two branches that grow close together. This will form a pla
