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1 week, 1 dad, and $1,000 were allotted to construct this tree fort for 3 boys. They requested a pull-up ladder, a fireman’s pole, and room to sleep 3. Mom requested no nails in trees and that she be able to surreptitiously look in on the boys from the house.
K-braced frames support the second floor leaving a slot through the space allowing a clear view into the structure. The dark stained skip-siding camouflages the structure in the shadows. A protecting roof spreads into the tree canopy providing both shade and shelter. The frames, designed as panels and prefabricated in the garage, were tilted up to form self-bracing corners much like the sides of a house of cards.
The fort’s clean design provides a blank canvas, transforming from remote jungle hut, to state of the art astronomical observatory, to pirate ship on the high seas (mom makes sure that little brother doesn’t have to walk the plank). Its simple construction allowed the boys to participate in the build; Houzz readers know very well that taking a project from vision to reality is quite an adventure in itself.
The design utilizes lumber in full and half-lengths. Smaller lengths were fabricated from the offcuts of extra-long pieces leaving only enough scrap to fill a banker’s box. Materials Bill? $978.
K-braced frames support the second floor leaving a slot through the space allowing a clear view into the structure. The dark stained skip-siding camouflages the structure in the shadows. A protecting roof spreads into the tree canopy providing both shade and shelter. The frames, designed as panels and prefabricated in the garage, were tilted up to form self-bracing corners much like the sides of a house of cards.
The fort’s clean design provides a blank canvas, transforming from remote jungle hut, to state of the art astronomical observatory, to pirate ship on the high seas (mom makes sure that little brother doesn’t have to walk the plank). Its simple construction allowed the boys to participate in the build; Houzz readers know very well that taking a project from vision to reality is quite an adventure in itself.
The design utilizes lumber in full and half-lengths. Smaller lengths were fabricated from the offcuts of extra-long pieces leaving only enough scrap to fill a banker’s box. Materials Bill? $978.