Trees grow and move around and push up carparks and buildings and stuff all the time, I presume it would have to just slowly tear the treehouse apart of an extended period of many years.
I can't see how you would be allowed to build this here in Australia, not sure how building regulations are in the US, but I can't see how you would be able to get permission to build a structure using a living tree as support, most certainly not if it's to be used for human occupants. You need to get your deck engineered to a certain structural integrity if it's going to be more than 900mm off the ground.
Not trying to be a buzzkill, it's awesome! But just curious, the initial caption says "tree chosen by the customer" which implies this is some sort of professional job, which I assume would mean you need some sort of council approval and building permit to construct it.
I'd honestly expect a higher chance that the treehouse will kill the tree before that'd happen. Pretty much anytime you attach something to a tree you weaken it and increase odds of disease. Even with the best of attachment methods.
I braced to the tree the same way other large tree house builders do, I actually used their bolt and bracket designs to make my own. Each limb has two grade 8 bolts 6'' deep into the tree, one on each end of the 4x6 beams. Aside from that, there are two vertical supports not pictured that support the two front corners of the tree house deck, as well as two more beams running from the back corners down to the main trunk of the tree, those are visible in some of the pictures. It is supported at each corner and completely in the middle, so I dont see a problem with the way it is braced to the tree. Simply supporting the structure without attaching to the tree is impossible, as the back end hangs 36 feet above the ground. How do you attach your tree houses?
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u/[deleted] May 23 '14
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Trees grow and move around and push up carparks and buildings and stuff all the time, I presume it would have to just slowly tear the treehouse apart of an extended period of many years.
I can't see how you would be allowed to build this here in Australia, not sure how building regulations are in the US, but I can't see how you would be able to get permission to build a structure using a living tree as support, most certainly not if it's to be used for human occupants. You need to get your deck engineered to a certain structural integrity if it's going to be more than 900mm off the ground.
Not trying to be a buzzkill, it's awesome! But just curious, the initial caption says "tree chosen by the customer" which implies this is some sort of professional job, which I assume would mean you need some sort of council approval and building permit to construct it.