How To Build A Treehouse Roof

For heavy tree houses consider spreading the weight among several trees.

How to build a treehouse roof.

Anyone can build one of these even if it is your first attempt at a roof. Minimizing tree damage for diy treehouse. Drive one hook into both trunks about 8 feet 2 4 m above the bottom of the platform. You can also use a plastic tarp for the roof.

The heavy spring flow of sap will have slowed greatly but the tree will still have time to heal before winter. When your rafters are all on lay down the plywood for the roof an leave a good 2 and 1 2 space around the tree so it can sway in the wind without hitting the roof. A tree house will act like a sail in strong winds adding a large load to the tree s roots. Rails sides and a roof complete the treehouse.

String a bungee cord between the two hooks and slip a tarp overhead. But since we decided to go simple and make our roof a gable roof all we will be concerned about is what is called a common rafter. I used shingles cut in half to seal around the tree and shingled the rest of the roof like normal. Add a simple roof to your treehouse.

Building a jack valley or hip rafter can be a little bit of a challenge. When building on one main trunk level the main platform by cantilevering the beams and supporting them. To create the roof add another set of 1 x 6s on top from front to back. The first decision we made when it came to the roof was how tall you want your treehouse.

Build the diy treehouse in mid summer. Finally you ll need to attach or build a permanent ladder leading up to the opening you left in the floor deck. A rope ladder is also a handy option. This roof is made from a simple tarp although you can also get more elaborate in designing and constructing your roof.