Tree House: 9/22/2015

9/22

The sloped trail to the tree house is at a bit of an incline. Add in the nuts, and it can sometimes feel like walking on marbles! The following solution is a mini-project (evidently, I have to do something physical every day now. I'm strung out on tree house building!)

Tree House: 9/18 - 9/19

9/18 - 9/19

Seeing all of this costly siding scrap pile up has been maddening. I decided to make the most of it by patch-working the neglected bits into a sub-floor. Ultimately, there will be some type of laminate product laid down. For now, this will do as the step up from just having open slat decking under foot. Also, it gave me an application for left over roofing tar paper:

Then it was on to the loft. One day, there will be a ladder:

It's wide enough for 2 adult size camping pads. Of course, there will be a protective railing. I'll install it once I've applied all of the finished wall board.

Tree House: Week of 9/13/15

Week of 9/13/15

It took 17 hrs over the course of 4 days to complete the deck railing. There were some weird, inside angles to contend with, but the end result is solid as a rock!

Had to cut 14 of these notched rail posts:

A slow and deliberate progression:

Here are some of those wonky angles:

Almost done and just prior to adding the finishing touches, the 2x6 hand rails:

Here is the completed product! She should get a paint job and a deck staining within the week. After that, the exterior is officially COMPLETE!

Tree House: Week of 9/1/15

Week of 9/1/15

This week turned into a busy work week. I was only able to carve out 1 & 2 hour windows over the course of the last 4 days to focus on the tree house. Over the course of this week, I was able to complete all exterior trim (corner seams, horizontal seams, roofline seams, windows and the door) and apply a soffit under the top lip of the roof (keep weather from blowing back in under the roofline). With deck railing and exterior painting the exception, I think this marks the completion of the exterior of the structure!!