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sbobet-gclub ]]> no_email@example.com (seeooo13) Fri, 18 May 2012 06:36:42 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/144#455 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=454
I was wondering if anybody has any experience using loblolly pines as treehouse hosts. I have three 80-100ft high 1-2 ft diameter trees I was going to use with flexible joints about 7-8ft off the ground in conjunction with a 4x4 post sunk into concrete (also with a sliding joint).

I contacted Michael Garnier re: using his G-limb bolts. He seemed to think it was fine, and that the loblolly's (allegedly) shallow root system would not be a problem.

Thoughts? ]]> no_email@example.com (kiwi) Wed, 16 May 2012 19:27:25 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/181#454 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=453 no_email@example.com (Gorlag) Mon, 14 May 2012 20:45:40 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/157#453 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=451 My 8 x 10 treehouse is between three trees on a triangular sub frame.  I have full loop rectangular brackets mounted with 1/2" lags.  I know 3/4" was suggested, but I could not find them in any of my local warehouse stores.  I would like to give the brackets extra support with 2x8 blocks mounted vertically under them.  Would this give me better weight support and perhaps less stress on the 1/2" lags?  They seem to be doing just fine as they are now, but for safety sake, I would rather add more support.  Thank you. ]]> no_email@example.com (GailStorm) Fri, 04 May 2012 13:10:23 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/180#451 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=450
But, I did just build a compost toilet for my bush property. It literally costs next to nothing for the main toilet components. it's the structure it sits inside that blew my budget.

I ended up with about a 200L drum, a piece of old pot belly chimney, a stainless steel bucket with the bottom cut out (dropped into the chimney at the top) and a seat from the local hardware. the rest i fashioned out of timber etc. i had lying around.

i did put in a 12v van, but to be honest it gets used only on weekends usually just by me (I don't pee in their, moisture is the worse thing for compost toilets) and have never had to use the fan. I figured that 200L drum (which I have a replacement for) should last around 5 years at that rate!

seriously, if you want to do it properly I'd go for a urine diverter but otherwise this is certainly the easiest method.... ]]> no_email@example.com (buckettea) Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:41:23 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/119#450 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=449 no_email@example.com (robS) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:14:37 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/173#449 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=448
Cables would also be a good idea to backup the other braces to avoid having to upgrade the brace bolts. Removing bolts once they are in the tree can be quite damaging to the tree and depending on how long they have been in place can be impossible without shearing off the head of the bolt. It's a good idea when using cables to keep some rigid components in the support system to reduce twisting and rocking.

When placing cables bear in mind where your walls will be positioned so you can avoid intersecting them. ]]> no_email@example.com (The Treehouse Guide) Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:46:09 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/173#448 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=447 no_email@example.com (robS) Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:21:17 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/173#447 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=446

gr ]]> no_email@example.com (WooDesigner) Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:47:37 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/168#446 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=445
I agree with the above.
An A-shaped structure on one tree combined with a flexible beam fixed to the other two will create two opposite beams.
Use those to put on your rectangular floor and all 4 corners will be supported.

Kind regards

Wim
WooDesigner ]]> no_email@example.com (WooDesigner) Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:58:10 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/175#445 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=443 no_email@example.com (dmudflapsdad) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:46:35 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/175#443 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=442 no_email@example.com (dmudflapsdad) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:31:52 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/168#442 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=441
Inline photos
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4. In your message, place this URL betweeen the img tags like this:
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4. The attachment appears under your post (example below). ]]> no_email@example.com (The Treehouse Guide) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:25:42 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/179#441 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=440
Inline photos
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2. Upload your photo to a webhost - Facebook, Flickr, Tinypic, ImageShack, etc.
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4. In your message, place this URL betweeen the img tags like this:
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4. The attachment appears under your post (example below). ]]> no_email@example.com (The Treehouse Guide) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:25:01 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/178#440 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=439
Inline photos
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4. The attachment appears under your post (example below). ]]> no_email@example.com (The Treehouse Guide) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:23:57 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/177#439 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=438
A design with three trees must include flexible attachments so that the trees can move in the wind without pulling apart your supports. Usually one point of the supports (in this case the triangle) is fixed to the largest tree with a bolt. The other trees are then fitted with sliding joints or cables. Cables offer the most flexibility and ease of installation, but brackets that can slide keep the structure more stable. You will also need to include a method to prevent the treehouse tipping over when using flexible joints, eg using a steel box section around the 2x10s to prevent movement upwards while still allowing the beam to slide backwards and forwards. ]]> no_email@example.com (The Treehouse Guide) Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:58:39 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/175#438 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=436


The first treehouse is a pirate-boat and is for families.







You could watch more pictures on the following link: http://www.sur-un-arbre-perche.com/en/our-tree-houses/fami…

The second treehouse is like a castle in a cedar perched at 11m.


You could watch more pictures of that treehouse on the following link: http://www.sur-un-arbre-perche.com/en/our-tree-houses/coup…
You can watch a video of the construction of that treehouse on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKWVo4Mu5kg

If you want to discover our others treehouses, we have an English website: www.sur-un-arbre-perche.com/en

We also wrote a small history of treehouses from the Antiquity up to now: http://www.sur-un-arbre-perche.com/en/tree-houses-history

We look forward to hearing your comments about our little treehouses !

Alex and Coralie from France ]]> no_email@example.com (sur_un_arbre_perche) Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:04:18 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/176#436 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=435 Thanks Marin. ]]> no_email@example.com (marinzan) Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:35:17 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/175#435 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=431
Really nice work! Amazing two stroy house, I like the idea of the slides to get down fast.
But why do you use aluminium to fix the rubber at the rooftop? you nailed extensively in the tree and it will not allow tree growth. An old rubber bike-tire will do the job and doens't harm the tree.

But again, very nice design and construction.

Gr

Wim
WooDesign ]]> no_email@example.com (WooDesigner) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:07:28 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/168#431 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=430
That design looks really nice, the shape of the house follwing the shape of the platform. Nice work!

Gr

Wim
WooDesigner ]]> no_email@example.com (WooDesigner) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:55:45 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/109#430 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=429
I think your ideas make sense if you're lookin at the trees and the distances. But was the main purpose of the construction. Are you looking for closed playhouses or more platforms, connected by an adventurous rope bridge.
How big are you planning the houses?
And how old is your son? Running around 30 feet in across 5 platforms is cool for 8 year olds, but when they get older, the distances aren't that long and 'cool' anymore.

So, more questions then anewers, sorry for that

Greetz

Wim WooDesigner ]]> no_email@example.com (WooDesigner) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:54:05 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/174#429 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=428 ...... I know it was done fast and a bit crude. ]]> no_email@example.com (Travis_S) Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:44:10 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/174#428 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=427
Measurements
Trees 1&2 to Tree 3 is 30ft
Tree 3 to Tree 4 is 17ft
Tree 4 to tree 5 is 21ft
Tree 5 to trees 1&2 is 16ft

]]> no_email@example.com (Travis_S) Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:50:48 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/174#427 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=426 http://www.flickr.com/photos/55092412@N04/sets/72157629374… ]]> no_email@example.com (robS) Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:02:19 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/173#426 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=425
I plan to build the treehouse above the kink so the the floor and roof will be on an parallel plain - so to speak.

You bring up my biggest question - compartmentalization.

Does the 12inch rule apply to the space of the bolts within the tree or entry points of the bolts?

So if I have two primary support beams (lets say 4x8x20) in a tree with a 24inch diameter, and attach them with bolts of 12 inches, the end of the two bolts, in the center of the tree, will have a space of 8 inches and thus compartmentalization will occur (worse if I use 2x12x20). OR is it because the circumference of the tree is 6.28 ft and the bolts are on opposite sides of the tree, and enter the tree three some feet apart, I should not worry about compartmentalization.

The same has to be said for secondary support beams - braces. ]]> no_email@example.com (JonChamberlin) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:40:10 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/171#425 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=424
Ideally it is better to avoid attaching the roof directly to the trunk, instead supporting the whole structure from the floor. This reduces the number of holes drilled into the tree for bolts and saves the treehouse from the constant flexing that will happen in the wind, which could loosen joints over time. ]]> no_email@example.com (The Treehouse Guide) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:43:24 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/171#424 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=423
I try to do stuff for him whenever possible, besides going fishing, playing baseball, airsoft, etc. We completed this little project the last time I was home: http://chamberlintreehouse.tumblr.com/

And so, we have made an agreement to build a treehouse the next time I am home (around May, for a month). I'm in the very beginning stages of planning this, so any recommendations would be great. I had an inquiry about the proposed tree: http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.…?req=threa….   

It will be a 20x20 tree house, 20 and 12 feet high (tree is next to a small, but steep hill). More on the plans later in another area of the forum.

Thanks, and again, any thoughts throughout this process will be helpful. ]]> no_email@example.com (JonChamberlin) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:26:57 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/172#423 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=422
I have decided on a Ash tree, but I'm not sure if there's too much bend in the trunk. It kinda kinks out then shoots straight up after 15 feet. The tree is in a recessed hollow, free from wind. It grows on flat ground, but there is a hill next to it. Root structure is solid. 

Here is a link: http://chamberlintreehouse.tumblr.com/

My plan as of now is to use this tree. On the side with the bend there will be weight saving design measures: porch so outer wall is built closer to the tree, larger windows and having the roof support more of the wall weight.

Thoughts? ]]> no_email@example.com (JonChamberlin) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:59:37 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/171#422 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=421 no_email@example.com (dlconcepts) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:16:20 GMT http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/170#421 http://www.thetreehouseguide.com/forum/forum.php?req=thread&postid=420

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