Building a Tree House: Platform & Frame - Cheap DIY Project (PART 1)
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Date: 2025-09-01
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SirPhytone
A project to connect more to nature, yet it makes me sad to see unnecessary abuse of nature in that the BBQ is just dead animals. In a world where we have a choice, I'd much prefer to see some chunky seasoned mushrooms on the BBQ and to save the natural world.
Animal consumption is killing the planet, we never used to eat this much animal products. Livestock now make up 62% of the world’s mammal biomass; humans account for 34%, so that leaves very little for other beings
Soy is one of the main drivers of deforestation around the world. Forests are cut down every day to make way for the growth of soy crops.
However, only about 20% of soy is used in products for humans, with less than half of these for vegetarian and vegan products. The vast majority - nearly 80% - of soy is grown to feed animals, like the chickens who laid those eggs you are eating.
When we can choose what we eat, it seems a shame to choose to eat animals, we should treat them with respect, as we treat our forests and in turn, by reducing our consumption, we benefit and save our forests.
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A project to connect more to nature, yet it makes me sad to see unnecessary abuse of nature in that the BBQ is just dead animals. In a world where we have a choice, I'd much prefer to see some chunky seasoned mushrooms on the BBQ and to save the natural world.
Animal consumption is killing the planet, we never used to eat this much animal products. Livestock now make up 62% of the world’s mammal biomass; humans account for 34%, so that leaves very little for other beings
Soy is one of the main drivers of deforestation around the world. Forests are cut down every day to make way for the growth of soy crops.
However, only about 20% of soy is used in products for humans, with less than half of these for vegetarian and vegan products. The vast majority - nearly 80% - of soy is grown to feed animals, like the chickens who laid those eggs you are eating.
When we can choose what we eat, it seems a shame to choose to eat animals, we should treat them with respect, as we treat our forests and in turn, by reducing our consumption, we benefit and save our forests.
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OperationDarkside
As someone who watches a lot of carpentry videos I have a few questions:
1. Are the posts ground contact rated
Not all pressure treated lumber is good for ground contact.
2. Does the ground around the posts slope away from the structure
As long as wood can dry after a rain event you get much longer life out of it.
3. What type of fasteners did you use to attach the beams to the tree
While I doubt that they hurt the tree very much, some wood species can corrode even regular galvanised steel. Maybe pull one of them from the oak in a few years and check for corrosion. If it's in bad shape, maybe use stainless steel ones.
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As someone who watches a lot of carpentry videos I have a few questions:
1. Are the posts ground contact rated
Not all pressure treated lumber is good for ground contact.
2. Does the ground around the posts slope away from the structure
As long as wood can dry after a rain event you get much longer life out of it.
3. What type of fasteners did you use to attach the beams to the tree
While I doubt that they hurt the tree very much, some wood species can corrode even regular galvanised steel. Maybe pull one of them from the oak in a few years and check for corrosion. If it's in bad shape, maybe use stainless steel ones.
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ebony5766
Oh my goodness! I am from Ohio, USA. In grew upnin dairy country surrounded by farms. The summer I was 12, 3 of us decided to build a tree house. We went to area farms asking for old wood. We got good, windows, tin for the roof, door handles, pullies. rope, all the junk they wanted to get rid of! We built it in a triangle between 3 trees. 22 ft in the air. Windows all opened on pullies, we hand bunk beds and. A. HATCH IN THE FLOOR. We called it The Haven. What great memories! Pull down tables and shelves, man, we were living!
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Oh my goodness! I am from Ohio, USA. In grew upnin dairy country surrounded by farms. The summer I was 12, 3 of us decided to build a tree house. We went to area farms asking for old wood. We got good, windows, tin for the roof, door handles, pullies. rope, all the junk they wanted to get rid of! We built it in a triangle between 3 trees. 22 ft in the air. Windows all opened on pullies, we hand bunk beds and. A. HATCH IN THE FLOOR. We called it The Haven. What great memories! Pull down tables and shelves, man, we were living!
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TheSaneHatter
TREE HOUSE
A tree house, a free house,
A secret you and me house,
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.
A street house, a neat house,
Be sure to wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all-
Let's go live in a tree house.
Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends, 1972
P. S. There are actually a LOT of published works on how to build a treehouse: they were quite fashionable in the green-building community, from 10-20 years ago.
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TREE HOUSE
A tree house, a free house,
A secret you and me house,
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.
A street house, a neat house,
Be sure to wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all-
Let's go live in a tree house.
Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends, 1972
P. S. There are actually a LOT of published works on how to build a treehouse: they were quite fashionable in the green-building community, from 10-20 years ago.
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rehoboth_farm
Oh! I thought you were going to build a house for a tree. I thought, Why does a tree need a house I mean, I see lots of them doing fine just standing around outside. They seem fine. Then I started to feel a little guilty, like a real heel. All of those homeless trees on my land must be miserable. But then I realized that you were building a home in a tree. That's brilliant. Carry on.
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Oh! I thought you were going to build a house for a tree. I thought, Why does a tree need a house I mean, I see lots of them doing fine just standing around outside. They seem fine. Then I started to feel a little guilty, like a real heel. All of those homeless trees on my land must be miserable. But then I realized that you were building a home in a tree. That's brilliant. Carry on.
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ronaldarizona8489
Greetings from Arizona been watching for years now. Really enjoy all the content. So glad when you and your father work together on video. I can see you both enjoy the time and work and it will be great to review the videos years later. Makes me jealous and miss the times with my father. Thank you for the videos and helping me remember my past along the way too.
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Greetings from Arizona been watching for years now. Really enjoy all the content. So glad when you and your father work together on video. I can see you both enjoy the time and work and it will be great to review the videos years later. Makes me jealous and miss the times with my father. Thank you for the videos and helping me remember my past along the way too.
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ponaxesvahn1392
i really love watching you and your dad making so many memories, i dont have a relationship with my dad sence i was 10 and he left my family. These videos really brings me back to before that time. To all the young and old out there if you can spend time with your parents crafting and speaking about life, that is 100x better then being with friends at the pub.
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i really love watching you and your dad making so many memories, i dont have a relationship with my dad sence i was 10 and he left my family. These videos really brings me back to before that time. To all the young and old out there if you can spend time with your parents crafting and speaking about life, that is 100x better then being with friends at the pub.
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Tbossbrinks
Great start guys! Looking forward to following along on this build. Nice to see you brought your furry post hole digger (Jax) along! This reminds me of when my Dad and I built a house from the ground up plumbing, wiring etc. many years ago. Great bonding experience. Your kids are going to love this!
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Great start guys! Looking forward to following along on this build. Nice to see you brought your furry post hole digger (Jax) along! This reminds me of when my Dad and I built a house from the ground up plumbing, wiring etc. many years ago. Great bonding experience. Your kids are going to love this!
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Emtar23
I love the build, but I find it hard to use the term treehouse. to me a tree house means that the house should be supported by more than 90% the tree other with it is just a platform house with a tree as support. It is a house you could have made and involved no trees, other than the wood it is made of.
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I love the build, but I find it hard to use the term treehouse. to me a tree house means that the house should be supported by more than 90% the tree other with it is just a platform house with a tree as support. It is a house you could have made and involved no trees, other than the wood it is made of.
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PlasmaFields
Looking forward to the rest of this project, Mike. Always good to see you get your teeth into a good build. Years ago I made a treehouse for my younger sister using only my swiss army knife and a rock for a hammer. I didn't intend to do it that way, of course, I left my toolbox back at the house!
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Looking forward to the rest of this project, Mike. Always good to see you get your teeth into a good build. Years ago I made a treehouse for my younger sister using only my swiss army knife and a rock for a hammer. I didn't intend to do it that way, of course, I left my toolbox back at the house!
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virginiarocks
My dad built a similar treehouse for us when I was young (two large trees on the two corners like that this one. It was just the floor with a ladder leading to a hatch that opened up within the floor. Big rope swing off to one side. Loved that tree house, used it for many years.
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My dad built a similar treehouse for us when I was young (two large trees on the two corners like that this one. It was just the floor with a ladder leading to a hatch that opened up within the floor. Big rope swing off to one side. Loved that tree house, used it for many years.
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JamesBrown-yn7xr
No offense meant, but that air dried timber looks amazing to a hand tool hobby carpenter. It will last you well and great use. Just hope your kids get to play and influence your design(allow them bad design). I remember recreating my dad's 2-3storey tree house with tyre swing.
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No offense meant, but that air dried timber looks amazing to a hand tool hobby carpenter. It will last you well and great use. Just hope your kids get to play and influence your design(allow them bad design). I remember recreating my dad's 2-3storey tree house with tyre swing.
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edwardmilburn495
use some hood lift supports (automotive) so that the trap door does not slam down and hit someones head or worse guillotine some kids fingers. could alternatively just add a rope, pulley and counter weight so that the trap door doesnt drop but slowly close.
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use some hood lift supports (automotive) so that the trap door does not slam down and hit someones head or worse guillotine some kids fingers. could alternatively just add a rope, pulley and counter weight so that the trap door doesnt drop but slowly close.
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irisshard2336
Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like you put the poles around 30 cm into the ground. It should go way, way deeper, more like 1. 5 meters into the ground. Sure, it is going to be more work, but with such structure it will stand for decades.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like you put the poles around 30 cm into the ground. It should go way, way deeper, more like 1. 5 meters into the ground. Sure, it is going to be more work, but with such structure it will stand for decades.
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drumswest5035
Your floor framing is undersized for its purpose, it will sag and bounce. You do realize that only 2 nails are supporting your joist, should have used hangers. It may be called a tree house but it is a structure nevertheless for people.
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Your floor framing is undersized for its purpose, it will sag and bounce. You do realize that only 2 nails are supporting your joist, should have used hangers. It may be called a tree house but it is a structure nevertheless for people.
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chomakk
looking good dudes! lovely to see you working with your dad. Very jealous! Amazing memories. Get him some gloves for all the splinters! I made a treehouse at my friends farm in the woods which is fun to camp in! beats using a tent.
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looking good dudes! lovely to see you working with your dad. Very jealous! Amazing memories. Get him some gloves for all the splinters! I made a treehouse at my friends farm in the woods which is fun to camp in! beats using a tent.
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audiotechlabs4650
Always a thrill to see good old Dad and you Michael back building! A tree house You are very good parents and grand parents! My tree houses(when I was a young lad, were not as big. Can’t wait for the next episode. Thanxz
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Always a thrill to see good old Dad and you Michael back building! A tree house You are very good parents and grand parents! My tree houses(when I was a young lad, were not as big. Can’t wait for the next episode. Thanxz
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jennyleef1775
It's going to be a great tree house for the family.
I hope you realise that once it's done you will have to have some campouts in it. The kids will love it. Many, many great memories on there way.
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It's going to be a great tree house for the family.
I hope you realise that once it's done you will have to have some campouts in it. The kids will love it. Many, many great memories on there way.
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PaleGhost69
I still think you should plant a bunch of forage plants. A forested bushcraft camp with food growing naturally. Like currants and other berries, or productive nut trees like you used to harvest.
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I still think you should plant a bunch of forage plants. A forested bushcraft camp with food growing naturally. Like currants and other berries, or productive nut trees like you used to harvest.
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franckthatsme5280
I love every minute of the projects you have with your dad. You are both lucky. It reminds me the time when you built the palet cabin a long time ago. Long life to you and your family!
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I love every minute of the projects you have with your dad. You are both lucky. It reminds me the time when you built the palet cabin a long time ago. Long life to you and your family!
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