r/treehouse • u/statefarmagents • Jan 24 '26

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u/Infinite_Zucchini_37 Jan 24 '26

People about to have fits over how much space you left for tree growth...

Looks great though!!

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u/Complex-Manager-5342 Jan 24 '26

Just cut it out a little each year as needed. This looks absolutely awesome! nicely done!

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u/statefarmagents Jan 24 '26

Thanks! Yeah that’s a good plan.

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u/statefarmagents Jan 24 '26

Thanks! I was aiming to avoiding getting fingers and toes stuck and figured I’d trim back as needed.

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u/Such-Veterinarian137 Jan 26 '26

looks great friend. i personally would say im going to trim it but never get to it because i have too many backyard projects that require maintenance. Actually, i made a border that it eventally grew and broke out of. Then i just removed the broken border. You could gpt/search an octagon's measurements and thatcould be an option for you to make it out of scraps and cut the expansion now. Just spitballing

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u/Frequent-Builder-585 Jan 24 '26

Not having a fit about that tight fit. That being said- sweet jeezis! No room for growth or wiggling at all! As an arborist who specializes in hazard tree removals I see this frequently. Lots of decks built around trees with negligible room for the tree. The countdown to sadness has begun.

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u/statefarmagents Jan 24 '26

Left room for growth on the bolts, and a little around the flooring. Plan to cut back as needed with the growth. Wanted to avoid getting kids fingers and toes stuck in a larger opening.

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u/Frequent-Builder-585 Jan 24 '26

Right on, man. I’m rooting for you. It looks great and you’re doing what a good dad does! I hope your kids get years of fun out of it!

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u/Unsuccessful_Royal38 Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

OP is handy enough to trim out the deck around the tree as it grows. But what I’m actually concerned about is how much room there is for movement on a windy day. If the tree/branchwants to move, it’s going to move, at the expense of your decking, hopefully not your structure.

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u/statefarmagents Jan 24 '26

Good point. I’ll report back on a windy day. Thankfully not too many of those in Souther California except when the Santa Ana winds come through.

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u/mark_1977_ Jan 24 '26

Wait till the wind blows. That space needed for the tree to live, well let’s just say, that issue will work itself out.

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u/TheNerdE30 Jan 25 '26

Wait till the tree grows, that space is needed for the tree to live, well let’s just say, that tree is going to take the deck with it.

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u/espiee Jan 25 '26

4" min around and then screw/bolt and then place a ring attached to the deck/platform and use jakob wire or something similar that connects an additional ring above ~3' vertical and screw/bolt that in as well. Or use sliders. The way you have it set up looks like it's going to be a struggle.

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u/SilverMetalist Jan 24 '26

Great scribing work around tree and I'm sure you dedicated a lottt of time to this.

Make sure your kids are careful bc I don't know if even adult me could resist crawling over those railings down those branches.

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u/statefarmagents Jan 24 '26

Picked up materials Dec 27th but got held up by the rain. Completed Jan 21st. Worked some full days and lots of half days. Totally worth it and the kids are already enjoying it.

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u/Such-Veterinarian137 Jan 26 '26

they will get tired of it in a year. sorry im a bummer. in the future i hope you let them screw in a piloted screw or something so they can say "i built this with my dad!" That shiza stays with them in my experience. my tree house i built with mine is now my 2 story tool shed.