Tree House

[locolobo]

OK, I'll say it.
That's not a tree house, It's a Texas deer stand!
Nice job Dad!

[TMC50]

How is the kneebrace connected to the tree? You have peaked my interest and I am hoping my wife does not see this.

[Chad_E]

^^^

Check out the link below. This will likely explain it better than I can.

https://www.treehousesupplies.com/Double_Knee_Brace_Bracket_p/br-dknee45.htm

[lanceodom]

well done!

[CharlieM]

That's awesome!

[Gee]

Awesome!!

[Russ26]

Good idea, looks great!

[Mozes]

For the ladder into the tree house I made a ships ladder using 2x12x14 and 2x6 for treads. I had fun building this monster.

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Now that the ladder is installed and I put a cap on the rail, I’m calling it 95% complete and opened it up for the girls to play without supervision. I know I’ll be doing a few knick-knacks here and there for them. For instance, I may add a pair of swings underneath.

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I still intend to install a firemen’s pole. You can see the hole I’ve left in the railing on the right hand side. We’ve simply ran some rope through the opening in the rail for now until I can get together what I need to put the pole in place.

Mom and the girls decorated the interior.
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I’ve had fun building this. I wish it went together as quick as these post would indicate. The idea to use the tractor came in March and I just finished the ladder roughly 3 weeks ago. As always, I learned quite a bit along the way and added a few tools to the tool box.

Thank goodness my little ones didn’t walk in and see these pics. Else I would have been having to build one for them!