How To Build A Treehouse Roof

Rails sides and a roof complete the treehouse.

How to build a treehouse roof.

Anyone can build one of these even if it is your first attempt at a roof. To create the roof add another set of 1 x 6s on top from front to back. Finally you ll need to attach or build a permanent ladder leading up to the opening you left in the floor deck. I used shingles cut in half to seal around the tree and shingled the rest of the roof like normal.

String a bungee cord between the two hooks and slip a tarp overhead. Roof pitch can be a bit confusing but i will tell you how we did it and please know that you can modify to what suits your treehouse best. But since we decided to go simple and make our roof a gable roof all we will be concerned about is what is called a common rafter. When your rafters are all on lay down the plywood for the roof an leave a good 2 and 1 2 space around the tree so it can sway in the wind without hitting the roof.

A rope ladder is also a handy option. The heavy spring flow of sap will have slowed greatly but the tree will still have time to heal before winter. In high wind areas build your tree house in the lower third of the tree. Build the diy treehouse in mid summer.

You can also use a plastic tarp for the roof. This roof is made from a simple tarp although you can also get more elaborate in designing and constructing your roof. A tree house will act like a sail in strong winds adding a large load to the tree s roots. The first decision we made when it came to the roof was how tall you want your treehouse.

For heavy tree houses consider spreading the weight among several trees. Drive one hook into both trunks about 8 feet 2 4 m above the bottom of the platform. Introduction and plans for diy tree house platform with a slide and an attached swingset. When building on one main trunk level the main platform by cantilevering the beams and supporting them.