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Treehouse Safety for kids

Treehouse building has exploded here in America. Tree houses usually top most kids' wish lists, although few ever have their own. The popularity, however, calls the topic of safety into...

Treehouse Bolt Selection for Hemlock

Treehouse design & bolt questions from Merritt in Washington: 1. TABs for western hemlock? --- Yes, they will work in hemlocks. Here on the east coast, the Hemlocks (Tsuga Canadensis)...

Redwood Treehouse Question

Question from Pete: "I would like to build my daughter a small treehouse. Are redwoods suitable trees for building treehouses in? As you know they are quite fast growing. would...

Is My Treehouse Plan Safe?

Question from Greg, Bellevue, WA: "Building a treehouse for the kids; but now that my wife has researched a little is freaked out that what I'm doing isn't safe so...

Winter Tree House Building

Most people, when building tree houses, never consider winter construction because they want to be inside when it’s cold outside. But there are a few good reasons to build during...

Whether to attach a Yurt Treehouse to Trees or Use Posts

Question From Peter: "I'm thinking of using 4-5 trees as supports for a 12' yurt platform. The platform would be only 1-2 feet up from the ground and placed on...

Interesting Materials for Tree Houses

Question from Bill, Gloversville, NY "Where can I find materials for my tree house? What do you suggest for roofing and siding?..." Well, Bill, part of the fun in building...

I "Pinned" my Treehouse Beam. Now What?

Question from Randy, Milford, DE: "I just “finished” a treehouse for my kids and while looking around on the net, came across your site. After reading over it, I realized...

What does "don't pin a tree house beam" mean?

Question from George, Glen Ridge, NJ: "In your list of things not to do, you say not to "pin" a beam. What exactly does that mean?" Well, "pinning" would...

Tree Top Builders Donates Custom Kids Tree House to Non-Profit Camp

Tree Top Builders, a custom tree house building company, volunteered at the Camp at Old Mill to build a tree house, zip line, and some cabling for a low elements...

Welcome to "Ask the Tree House Experts"

We plan to use this category to answer all Tree House Questions that you have. Please leave a comment here with your question or email to info@treetopbuilders.net. We will...

Zip Lines from Tree Houses

Zip lines are great fun, but they can also be dangerous. Make sure that they are built properly, along with the tree houses that serve as the zip line launching platforms....