What can you make a tree house out of? Building a tree house - a dream come true and a favorite vacation spot

Sometimes when you look at an old oak or other tree growing on a plot, you just want to build something unusual, special ... To get a resting place somewhere higher, with a beautiful view of the surroundings and own garden. So that children, without climbing the "uninhabited" trees, could, nevertheless, feel all the delights of the "wild" lifestyle "in the forest" and even arrange cheerful overnight stays here with a flashlight. So that the very image of the tree house warms the soul when you remember the dacha on winter evenings ...

Well, this idea is feasible! So that you can be convinced of this, we offer 16 treehouse ideas from around the world. Each of them is original in its own way, and they are all designed for different purposes. It is worth considering: all facilities are designed specifically for adults and have full dimensions, and if desired can even replace the dacha no matter how strange the idea may seem. This trend is especially popular in Canada, where such summer homes are already being built throughout the country.

House number 1 - romantic

romantic option with small attic decorate the site like no other. It will be a great addition to the main country house. Here you can arrange a playroom for children, a place for tea parties (use the house as a gazebo) or just a corner for imposing rest with pillows on the floor.

House number 2 - solid

The second option is more solid. There is also a spacious terrace, and plenty of space for ornamental plants in tubs and boxes, and a variety of decor - from bright birdhouses to electric garland. Please note: tree trunks here run right inside the house, emphasizing its unusualness.

House number 3 - practical

The next building is more like a real house in miniature, with its own veranda and practical internal layout. Take a look at the small ledge with two small windows on the second floor - there may well fit an "attic" sleeping place.

House number 4 - miniature

This house is on stilts rather than sitting directly on a tree, but its construction and design make it a bold addition to our list of ideas. If not for the tiny size (only 7 square meters!), it would make a wonderful cottage.

House number 5 - chic

The fifth looks chic due to the electricity carried into it and large skylights above front door. By the way, they do not go to the second floor, but serve as a "second light" for the living room. Convenient ladder, consisting of 3 spans, will help to climb very high into the crowns of trees - more than 7 meters.

House number 6 - contemplative

The next house is equipped with an elegant spiral staircase and has very beautiful glazing- almost continuous. Wherever you look, from the windows that replace the walls of this building, opens beautiful view to the surrounding landscapes. Isn't it an ideal place for meditation, yoga or contemplation of the beauty of nature?

House number 7 - spacious

A treehouse can be much more fundamental as well. For example, this one - it stands on especially strong piles and has an area of ​​more than 50 square meters! In such a building, a full-fledged country house with all the necessary amenities can be freely accommodated.

House number 8 - fabulous

In this fabulous hut, everything is slightly uneven, but even more interesting! Children here can easily imagine themselves as inhabitants of a magical land full of forest spirits and fairies. tempting playground, is not it?

House number 9 - multi-storey

Absolutely extraordinary multi-level treehouse we found for you in the USA. It stands on the territory of the reserve and is used as a playground for children of tourists.

House number 10 - game

You can also make a slide out of a treehouse - how do you like this idea? It is best, of course, that she go into the pool or pond, but a smooth descent into the sandbox is also suitable. The main thing is that the landing should be soft and exclude the possibility of injury. During construction similar design the safety of the children who will play here must be seriously taken care of.

House number 11 - original

This little house was built on a very narrow lot. Some Californian hippie could well settle here - in a warm climate, such a structure can become a full-fledged dwelling. And for us, this is a great example of an interesting roof design and homemade railings.

House number 12 - Asian

This house is from Asia. It has two floors and a thatched roof. It is located very, very high, right above the wooded gorge. Thanks to this, amazing views open up from the terrace located around the perimeter of the building.

House number 13 - creative

The thirteenth house - a creative art project consisting of five levels - will be the perfect entertainment for children for the whole summer. At the highest - the fifth - level there is a "roof" imitating the shape of the dome of the observatory.

House number 14 - eco-friendly

An interesting and very fashionable eco-option of the onion-shaped house is difficult to repeat, but very easy to remember. Look - it does not stand on piles, but right on a tree trunk. You can enter this peculiar structure through a tunnel leading to the forest and only then to the ground.

Who didn't dream of a treehouse as a child? If the dream has not come true, now you can make it come true and please your children. Building a small treehouse with your own hands is not so easy, but it is possible, especially if you follow our instructions.

For him you need to find suitable tree with two or three large branches located close to each other. The project uses available materials, such as the wooden bars, plank shields from the old fence and tarpaulin. The tarp is not waterproof, but the cabin is relatively dry even in the rain.

The more large branches on the tree, the better - the house can be made bigger. Decide on the height. 3 meters is considered optimal: high enough to be breathtaking, but not very scary.

Treehouse Materials

To make a small tree house with your own hands, you will need:

• Two four-meter boards with a section of 50 * 250 mm
• Six four-meter boards 25 * 150 mm
• Six three-meter bars 50 * 150 mm
• Three four-meter beams 50 * 150 mm
• Four long 12 mm galvanized turnkey screws with washers
• Eight galvanized fasteners for beams
• Eight perforated galvanized plates
• Nails, screws, 6 mm rope block
• Tarpaulin
• Plank shields from an old fence or material for their construction
• House sketch. The sketch does not have to be perfect.

Instruments

• A hammer
• Hacksaw (reciprocating saw is better)
• Level
• square
• Roulette
• adjustable wrench
• Drill (preferably cordless)
• Ladder or stepladder
• Router and miter saw (optional)
• Sandpaper
• Plane.

We make a tree house with our own hands

Take wooden lath and fix one end of it on a branch 30 cm below the future floor. Level the rail and nail the other end to the other branch. In the branches directly above the rail, drill holes with a diameter of 10 mm. Install the same rail on the other side of the tree. Make sure the second rail is horizontal and in the same plane as the first.

Remove the rails and measure the distance between the holes. Subtract this distance from 4 meters, divide the resulting result by 2. Set aside the distance obtained as a result of calculations from the edge of the boards 50 * 250 mm. At the marked distance in the middle of the board, drill a hole with a diameter of 16 mm. Drill the second hole, setting aside the distance between the holes in the tree from the first. Drill holes in each board. If there are more branches between the extreme branches, drill holes through which the screws can be screwed into them too. In boards honey holes with a hacksaw or reciprocating saw make grooves. Later, you need to install wooden spacers in these grooves, which will fix the support beams at a certain distance from each other and at some distance from the tree branches. It is undesirable to screw the support beams close to the branches; there must be space that allows the tree to grow, as well as swing within reasonable limits during the wind.

Fasten the support beams to the branches with screws and an adjustable wrench. The holes for the screws are already prepared. Do not screw the boards close to the branches. Install spacers.

Cut the deck boards to the desired length. Between the boards you need to leave gaps of about a centimeter. The holes will serve for drainage. Cut two boards 50*150 corresponding to the length of the flooring, make the other four boards a little shorter by cutting 100 mm from each.

Using 75mm screws, attach four boards (the ones that are 100mm shorter) to one long board 50x150mm. Place short boards perpendicularly at the same distance, make sure that the prepared frame will fit on the tree branches on top support beams. Ask someone to help and lift the frame up the tree. Align the frame and fix it by tying it to the support beams with a rope.

Screw the second long board to the frame to make a square platform.

Attach the platform to the support beams. The easiest way to do this is with metal plates with holes. Install anchors at the corners of the platform. All fasteners must be galvanized.

In order for the platform to be stable, you need to install props. For their manufacture, use boards 50 * 100 mm. One edge of each support should preferably be pre-cut at an angle of 45 degrees. Place the overlapping props on the trunk and attach to the branches with 200mm socket head screws.

Hang the block with rope. The winch can be left so that children can lift toys up the tree, but this device will be very useful for us at the construction stage. Pull a rope through the block, tie a carabiner to one end and hang a bucket. To fix the block, you need to choose a suitable branch. If there is no such branch, you will have to fix a beam on the trunk. The beam must be placed quite high above the platform and securely fastened with screws. The overhang of the beam must be large enough. You can do more tricky by taking a long beam, which will be at the same time the ridge of the roof.

Climb onto the platform and secure the deck. There is nothing complicated here, but you will have to make cutouts in the boards through which the branches will pass. The gap between the boards and branches should be about 20-50 mm.

Build a staircase from scraps of boards.

At each corner of the platform, install a meter stand from a 50 * 100 mm beam. Screw the railing from the same beam to the racks with screws. Cut the corners of the railing with a miter saw or hacksaw at 45 degrees.

The space under the railing must be closed. For this, plywood, plank boards from a fence or other sheet material. You can just fill the boards between the racks.

Stairs. You can hang a rope ladder, but this option is not suitable for small children. You can make something like a climbing wall. To do this, set two beams at an angle, nail the planks to them close to each other. If possible, buy special holds or just saw out the steps. To do this, drill a few holes around the perimeter, and then make cuts with a reciprocating saw or a small hacksaw. The task will be greatly simplified if you have a milling machine on the farm. Finish the edges of the holes sandpaper.

Roof. At a height of just over 2 meters above the platform, screw two hooks into the branches. Stretch a cable between them. Throw a piece of tarpaulin over the cable. Screw supports to the railing, which will slightly raise the lower edges of the roof. Small house ready on the tree.

For jacks of all trades, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the instructions for building the simplest house.

1. Select a tree following the instructions above. This type of house requires two branches in the shape of the Latin "V".

2. Next, on each V-branch, make 2 holes from different sides, 9 cm deep. Use a level, otherwise the house will turn out to be skewed. Instead of holes, we recommend using alternative and environmentally friendly fastening methods, clamps, crimps and others that do not harm the trees. Give us a call and we'll figure out the fixing method for you.

3. Measure the distance between the holes on each side. You should get 2 measurements, left and right.

4. You need to subtract the length of the measurement from the length of the board, and divide the resulting remainder by two. For example, our size on the left was 2.5 meters, we subtract this distance from 3 meters, we get 50 centimeters, divide by 2, we get 25 centimeters. We measure this distance from the edges of the board and mark it, recheck in the center the distance between the marks should be 2.5 meters. This is how we achieve a proportional distribution of the load. Repeat with the second board.

6. We fix the two main supporting strips on the tree. You need to tightly fasten the two planks with grooves to the tree using dowels, do not forget the washers between the board and the bolt.

7. Perpendicular to the main floors, place the beams at an equal distance. For greater reliability, grooves can also be made in these beams. Fasten them with screws.

8. Attach one more beam to the ends of the installed beams, you should get a rectangle.

9. Fasten the platform to the main beams using the brackets.

10. Side planks it is also necessary to fix it with frame fasteners for beams.

11. Strengthen the platform with supports. We discussed the support options above. In this version, we will fix 4 supports to the tree. It is necessary to cut the ends of the beams at angles of 45 degrees, for tight attachment to the platform and tree.

12. Lay the floor on the platform.

13. With the help of beams we make guides for the railing of our treehouse.

14. Fasten the railing to the rails.

16. We add a ladder, we wrote about the options for entering and exiting above.

17. We make a roof, it can be made from the same plywood or tarpaulin.

18. We paint our tree house.

Be careful and do not be negligent in building a treehouse, because this quality is the safety of children! If you decide to build yourself, we recommend that you first consult with our experts!

If there is a child in the family, there should be a separate place for children to play. At the dacha or suburban area it is very easy to equip a safe and comfortable playground. And an interesting and very desirable addition to the site can be small house or a hut located right on the tree. Making a treehouse with your own hands is not so difficult if you choose a simple project and easy-to-use materials.

First you need to think through all the details and draw up a drawing. The main parameters are the height and area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe house, as well as how it is attached. Usually the base of the house is rectangular shield with holes for branches, supported at the corners by strong poles. The walls and roof of the structure can have an arbitrary shape and be made from any materials at hand.

To get into the house, you need a ladder. It should be as reliable as possible, have a strong fastening and at the same time not spoil the appearance of the structure. It is impossible to nail the ladder to the trunk - this is detrimental to the tree, moreover, due to its growth, the structure will deform more and more. Rope ladder is the cheapest option, but it can be used at a low height and only if the child knows how to handle it. All this must be taken into account when drawing up a project and calculating the material.

It is very important to choose the right tree, because the strength and reliability of the house, as well as the safety of the child, depend on it. You can not choose old trees with large hollows and voids inside, with large quantity dry branches, with open roots. Too young and immature trees are also not suitable for such purposes.

Preparatory work

Having chosen a tree, you need to properly prepare it. Small dense growth on the lower branches and trunk can be safely removed with secateurs, but medium-sized branches should be cut wisely. Illiterate pruning can have a detrimental effect on the tree, and it will dry out. To prevent this from happening, you can leave all the large branches and mount the base for the house around them.

For construction you will need tools:

• hacksaw or circular saw;
• a hammer;
• plane;
• drill;
• screwdriver;
• roulette;
• building level;
• sandpaper.

Materials will also be needed:

• edged board with a section of 5x25 and 2.5x15 cm;
• timber 150x150 cm;
• support beams with a diameter of 20 cm;
• galvanized screws;
• nails;
• metal mounting plates;
• antiseptic impregnation for wood;
• grease or oil working.

Before starting work, boards and timber must be treated with impregnation and dried in the sun. This will prolong the operation of the house, protect wooden surfaces from dampness and decay. The length of the support beams should be 1-1.5 m longer than the distance from the ground to the base of the house. Beams must be dug into the ground, so after treatment with an antiseptic lower part each beam is covered with a dense layer of grease, bituminous mastic or impregnated with oil mining.

House construction technology

House construction plan (top view)

Stage one - installation of supports

Carefully measure the distance between the main branches and determine the location of the platform for the house. The corners of the base are projected down and these points are marked with beacons. Using a drill, prepare holes for bearing beams; the depth of the holes is at least 1.2 m, the diameter is 25-30 cm. Sand is poured into the bottom with a layer of 10 cm, then the same layer of rubble. The beams are lowered into the pits, leveled and temporarily reinforced with a cinder block or struts from a bar.

All beams must have the same height and be strictly vertical. In this case, the tree trunk can be between supporting pillars or act as one of the load-bearing supports. Knead cement mortar, pour it between the walls of the pit and the pillar, leave to dry. When the base is sufficiently hardened, the spacers are removed.

Stage two - platform installation

For the frame of the platform, take a bar, cut it to the desired length. If the platform rests at all corners on the pillars, surrounding the trunk of the tree, bearing bars the frame is attached around the perimeter of the base. To do this, each beam is raised to floor level, leveled horizontally and screwed both ends to inner surface pillars. The resulting strapping is reinforced at the corners with metal plates.

Further inside the frame stuffed additional bars, placing them parallel to each other at a distance of 20-30 cm. Where the tree trunk passes, leave a hole of the appropriate size. From below, the frame is lined with two transverse boards, placing them on both sides of the trunk. All connections inside the frame are reinforced with metal plates with bolts.

If one of the supports is a tree, the platform is mounted differently. The beam is raised to the level of the base of the house and screwed with both ends to the posts, and in the middle they are nailed to the tree trunk. Then, in the same way, the beam is fastened on the other side. Both beams must be located strictly horizontally. After that, other bars are stuffed from above, perpendicular to the lower ones, in increments of 0.5 m. Of course, all elements of the platform are bolted using steel plates.

The third mounting option is mounting without bearing supports. If the platform is mounted exclusively on a tree, 2 beams are nailed to the trunk 30 cm below the floor level on both sides. Then the rest of the bars are laid perpendicularly from above in increments of 50-70 cm and connected from the ends with thick boards. You should get a rectangular structure lying in a horizontal plane. Now additional spacers are installed: they take bars of the same section and fasten them at an angle to the platform, resting one end against the extreme bars of the frame, and connecting the lower ends on the tree trunk.

Stage three - laying the floor

For the floor take a polished edged board High Quality. Carefully check the wood for the absence of roughness and knots, if necessary, carry out additional grinding. Cut the boards to the size of the floor and lay them out on the ground for marking. This is necessary in order to accurately cut holes for branches and a tree trunk, because at the top it will not work to make cuts neatly.

So, the boards are laid out in a rectangle, leaving gaps of 1-2 cm, measure the circumference of the trunk and mark the boundaries of the cutout on the future floor of the house. Using a jigsaw, cut holes of the desired diameter and try on a tree. The floor should not closely adjoin the bark, otherwise, with the growth of the tree, the structure of the house will be deformed. If the blanks correspond to the drawing, you can mount the floor on the platform.

The boards are laid on the frame in the same way as on the ground, with intervals of a couple of centimeters. These gaps are designed to drain rainwater. Fix the floor with screws or nails. The finished flooring should lie strictly in a horizontal plane, not creak, not stagger under loads.

Stage four - installation of the walls of the house

First, a solid frame made of timber must be installed around the perimeter of the platform. Here you can take lumber of a smaller section, for example, 50x50 mm. The beam is cut to the height of the walls and installed at each corner of the base, screwed to the protruding support beams with anchor bolts. Intermediate racks are mounted at a distance of 40-50 cm from the corner ones and fixed on the outside of the frame base. You can not fix the racks directly to the floor, such a connection will not be reliable.

Corner and intermediate racks are reinforced with spacers, and then sheathed with boards. The walls can be solid or lattice, it all depends on the preferences of the master. The number and shape of windows, as well as their location is also chosen at will. The main thing is that the openings are reliably protected and the child could not fall out of the house.

Stage five - installation of the roof

The roof is best done in the form of a canopy. At a height of 1.5-2 m above the walls, you need to find two strong branches located on both sides of the house. Metal hooks are screwed to the branches and a thick cord or reliable rope is pulled between them. A piece of tarpaulin is thrown over the rope and its ends are fixed at the corners of the house.

If branches interfere with the canopy, you can mount the roof in a different way. By top edge corner posts fasten the strapping from the timber. Next collect 2 roof trusses and install them over opposite walls. Between themselves, the farms are connected by two wide boards, which are stuffed along the upper edge of the rafters. Additional fasteners for such a small roof are not required, and you need to close the structure with some kind of light material - polycarbonate sheets, corrugated board or ondulin.

Holes for large branches are cut in the roof, as well as in the floor, if the structure cannot be installed otherwise. Again, fasten roofing close to the tree is impossible, be sure to leave a small space around the cutout.

Stage six - installation of stairs

The stairs to the house can be rope, straight wooden, light lattice, long or short, gentle and steep. There are a lot of options, and choosing the right one is not at all difficult. One of these options is a ladder in the form of a shield with slots. To begin with, they take a beam of 50x50 mm with a length of 2.5 m and put it on the base of the house at an angle of 75-80 degrees, that is, almost vertically. Mark the cut lines with a pencil and saw off the excess. Cut the second beam in the same way.

Having laid the bars on a flat platform, boards with a thickness of 2 cm or more are stuffed on top. The width of the boards is 15 cm, the length is 50-70 cm. An oval hole is cut in each blank to the width of the foot and the cuts are processed with sandpaper. The cutout should be located on one side, at a distance of 5 cm from the end of the board. When sheathing the shield, the blanks are nailed so that the cutouts alternate: the first board with a cutout on the right, the second with a cutout on the left, and so on until the end.

The boards are attached to the beams with a continuous sheet, without gaps. Finished staircase attached to the house, fixed on the outside of the platform with plates and bolts. Be sure to check the reliability of fastening, because a fall from the stairs can result in serious injury. A firmly fixed structure is treated with a primer with antiseptic properties, and then painted or varnished for wood.

The final stage - finishing

The house is ready, now it remains to decorate and make it cozy. To protect the wood from weathering, it is recommended to paint all external surfaces. It is advisable to choose the same tone for the walls and stairs, so the house will look more harmonious. It is not necessary to paint the boards inside, the main thing is that they be as smooth as possible. For convenience, you can fix light shelves inside, put a basket for toys or children's table. The floor is covered with a soft rug, children's comfortable pillows are laid. Everything else depends only on the small owners of the house, so further arrangement should be entrusted to them.

Video - DIY treehouse

Summer is coming - it's time when the kids will run around the streets for days on end and come up with "headquarters" for themselves. Hide from your parents to whisper, eat ice cream, look around the neighborhood. Ideal Solution- a houselocated right on a tree. The task of building such a house is responsible, but feasible even for those who are far from engineering. We will tell you how to build a tree house with your own hands, spending a minimum of time and money. In this article, we will analyze the whole process step by step - from the idea to the final touches.

By the way! It is believed that such huts are a chance exclusively for owners of private housing, and for such luxury you need your own land plot. However, there are examples when such ideas were embodied in the courtyard of an ordinary apartment complex or in a public park. The main thing is to create a team of like-minded people.

We choose the right tree. We are looking for an adult, but not too old, preferably straight.

We remove dry, diseased branches, as well as low-growing shoots, putty saw cuts, and paint on top.

Important! The bark can only be cut to half the depth, otherwise we risk destroying the tree.

Study the shape, direction of the crown. When we build a tree house, we take into account its possible changes over time. You can take several photographs from different angles, sketch a diagram of the future structure directly on them. Think about how the child will climb up, calculate the safe height. From experience, the most comfortable feeling for children is to rise a head or two above parental height. For very young children, a structure that rises no more than a meter and a half above the ground is more suitable.

For construction, you will need tools and building materials.

Important! When designing a small cozy space, try to choose lightweight materials whenever possible to reduce stress.

In this matter, a lot depends on the project, especially on the method of attaching the platform. Consider the options below when describing the construction of a tree house.

Here is a universal list of tools that we will need:

• jigsaw;
• plane;
• chisel;
• saw;
• a hammer;
• wrench;
• drill;
• screwdriver;
• jigsaw;
• fasteners: screws, nails, corners, anchor bolts;
• level;
• roulette;
• stairs;
• gloves, overalls.

Building materials from wood

For a medium-sized house, you will need something like this set:

• two boards measuring 5 * 25 cm - load-bearing beams;
• six boards measuring 5 * 15 cm - a frame under the base of the floor;

Based on the preferred type of support:

• two boards measuring 5 * 10 cm, 4 meters long - inclined supporting elements for the supporting structure;
• logs with a section of 20 cm or more (approximately 1 meter longer than the distance from the ground to the base of the platform, the number depends on the project).

Please note! The calculation of materials is given approximate, check with your project the quantity and dimensions. Keep in mind how many children, according to your calculations, will be able to be in the house at the same time.

Determine the main support for the structure

There are two options:

1. Piles in the ground (the most careful choice in relation to a tree, which also provides additional security. Do not forget that our house, located on a tree, will be crazy popular with children and will undergo serious stress);
2. Diagonal supports in the body of a tree (we use it mainly when it bifurcates from the ground, and you are absolutely sure of its reliability and strength).

We build piles

In the event that we have given preference to the construction on piles, we first make them.

Important! Before starting work, we treat boards, timber, plywood with a special antiseptic composition that protects wood from decay, as well as a fire retardant. Dry in the sun. Piles in places that go into the ground are additionally covered bituminous mastic, grease or impregnated with oil mining.

On the trunks of the fork, we mark the points of attachment of the beams of the supporting supports (at the same height from the ground) and indicate the position of the platform by measuring the distance between these points. We draw a perpendicular to the ground from the corners of the base and mark the points obtained with pegs. We dig holes for the supporting beams in such a way that an indent is formed on each side of the platform of the house by approximately 1/3 of the entire length of the floor.

The optimal depth of each hole is 1.2-1.4 meters, the diameter is 25-30 cm. We lay sand about 10 cm from the bottom, and crushed stone another 10 cm. After we lowered our beams inward, it is imperative to level them and make temporary fortifications using wooden spacers or cinder blocks for this. Piles must be exactly vertical.

By the way! Often a tree trunk is used as one of the bearing supports, which significantly saves time, effort, material, and adds naturalness to the appearance.

We fill the pits with cement, let it dry well, after which we remove the temporary spacers and proceed to the next step.

We mount the platform

If we decide that the tree itself will serve as one of the supports, the method of mounting the box will be quite simple. The beam raised to the frame of our house is fastened with two ends to the piles, in the center - to the tree trunk. We do the same with the beam on the other side, align the fixed beams according to the level, and fill the remaining beams perpendicularly from above, observing a step of about 50 cm. We also connect all the elements with metal plates.

In the case when we use only piles for support, the process will be slightly different. First you need to build a box of timber, which we will cut to the length we need for this. Attach the supporting bars of the box along the perimeter of its lower part. We align each element horizontally, raising it to the floor level.

Please note that the process of creating the "foundation" of the house requires scrupulousness and frequent use of the level, the design must be absolutely vertical. Next, attach both ends to inside poles with bolts of 15-20 cm (we use long ones, since fastening with many short bolts will destroy the structure of a living tree). Ready. Now we reinforce the strapping with metal plates in the corners.

Inside the manufactured box, we fill in parallel additional bars at a distance of 20-30 cm from each other. From below we strengthen our frame with two boards, which we place across on both sides of the trunk. We additionally strengthen the internal connections with metal plates on bolts.

Please note! When the branches of the tree sway, they set the foundation of the house in motion, gradually destroying it. To avoid this, use sliding mount beams to the tree. Using a drill and a jigsaw, make a groove 10 cm long, after marking the center.

If we fix the frame only on a tree

At a distance of 30 cm below the floor level, we nail two beams on both sides of the trunk. We mount the remaining bars perpendicularly on them, maintain a distance of 50-70 cm, connect the ends with thick strong boards. It turns out a rectangle located horizontally, which must be strengthened with additional spacers. To do this, support the frame inclined beams the same section. At the attachment points to the base of the platform, we cut the boards at an angle of 45 degrees. The lower edges of the supports are brought into the trunk, where they are fixed, having previously been connected to each other, while the upper ends rest against the extreme bars of the frame.

By the way! At this stage, you can, climbing onto the frame, build a rope lifting mechanism. It will definitely come in handy for further construction, and for children's games later.

We lay the floor

For fencing elements, roofing and flooring, it is best to use lightweight materials - various options plywood, chipboard.

The most difficult thing is to make the correct holes for the trunks. To do this, lay out the boards next to each other on the ground, measure the circumference of the branches and cut out the corresponding holes. Note that you need to leave a centimeter gap to the bark. Laying the boards on the frame, we make a distance of 2-3 cm between them, so that the water leaves. We use self-tapping screws and nails to fasten the flooring to the base.

Tree houses require a responsible approach in everything. After laying the floor, walk on it and make sure that it does not creak or stagger. If in doubt, it is better to correct, strengthen, because we are talking about the safety of children.

Building walls

durable and durable walls installed on the frame, like the floor. You can take a beam with a section of 50 * 50 mm, cut to the height you need. We fasten it with anchor bolts to the protrusions of the support beams of each corner of the "foundation". We retreat 40-50 cm from the corner posts and at this distance we place intermediate posts, fixing them with outer side frame bases.

Attention! Fastening racks directly to the floor is extremely unreliable, avoid this method of mounting.

We supply all racks from below with spacers and ennoble appearance, sheathed with boards or plywood. Often, tree houses are treated with resin-based sealants, laying it in the cracks on the walls and roof. This will save the structure from the penetration of excessive moisture, wind, cold air.

Optionally, choose the number and shape of windows.

We install the roof

The lightest and most easily feasible roof is a canopy. Two meters up from the walls, we are looking for two good strong branches into which two hooks must be screwed. We stretch a cable or rope between them, we throw a large piece of tarpaulin through it. In the corners and around the perimeter we stretch and fasten the fabric.

How to make a treehouse with a real serious roof? It's a little more complicated and time consuming, but it will look very profitable. It will be necessary to build a reinforcement from a bar, which is installed on top of the corner posts, fixing along the edges. Then we assemble two roof trusses, for their connection we use two wide boards (we attach them along top corner rafters), and install them above the walls opposite each other. We put lightweight material on top - ondulin, corrugated board, polycarbonate - to your taste.

Choosing a ladder

There are options here too. Moreover, tree houses often have several stairs at the same time. The most frequent interesting performances:

• rope;
• screw step;
• slotted shield;
• stairs made in the form of a small climbing wall with multi-colored hooks of funny shapes are especially popular;
• the child will be delighted if he can climb into his shelter on a rope (be sure to take into account the height, age of the baby and his climbing skills).

We collect this part of the house on the ground and fasten it from the outside of the "foundation" with the help of plates and bolts. We test for strength: the ladder should not stagger. If there are railings, they must be appropriate for the growth of children and be reliable and stable. After checking, we process ladder structure primer with antiseptic, paint.

Redecorating

Now you know how to build a tree house. It remains only to "comb" it. We adhere to the golden rule - the most lightweight materials. The house can be painted in cheerful colors on the outside, decorated with textile decor elements inside. Build soft sofas and pillows, put a plastic table that will fit well into the eco-interior if it is sheathed with burlap.

Advice! From the inside, check the walls for protruding sharp chips, they will need to be processed.

Inside, you can organize an exhibition of children's work or arrange “reading rooms” there on certain days of the week and, in accordance with this, select furniture and decor.