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How To Build A Treehouse | 11 Wranglerstar
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Ben Jamin24 February, 2015 at 1:41 pm
Looks great! Love the view too!
James Doherty24 February, 2015 at 4:31 am
I really want to say thank you for your videos. I find the only time I get
up and go is when I watch you. I just would like to thank you for all your
content. For someone who is going thru a lot of personal turbulence right
now the place I can always go to for comfort and guidance is you and I
really appreciate that and just to tell you to stay the course. Make videos
that make you happy.
To Wranglerstar and Mrs. With Jack, The Fresh P and to your grandfather. My
grandfather was the greatest man I never met. The way you describe him I
can only hope mine was half as good. I truly do honor them. From a lost
soul desperately looking for the way I tend to see that light in you I know
I am only one of thousands you get but could really need your help or mrs
or fresh p. I know it’s asking the impossible and I am prepared for such.
Good health and good fur tune to your family
James
Lewis Doherty24 February, 2015 at 4:28 am
Safety Suggestions: You should have a beam going out from the structure at
a window with a pulley on it, so that items can be brought up to the tree
house and brought down from the tree house without having the kids or
adults trying to carry items while they also are trying to climb. Trying
to climb and carry stuff is a recipe for disaster. The hatchway won’t work
for freight because it can’t really clear the tree and the pulley lines
would foul the doorway. Provide a cleat at the bottom so your kid can haul
a box up to a window, tie the rope and then use the ladders to access the
treehouse and safely take the items out of the box from the window. It
would be best to have the pulley on the opposite side of the treehouse than
the human access point, because if freight is at the window and something
falls, it won’t hit anyone using the people access area. If that spot is
at the same location as the desk, put the desk top on hinges so it can be
flipped aside to access the freight window.
Fix the human access hatch so that it has to be held open. That way
if your son forgets its open, he won’t accidentally walk backwards and fall
down an open hatchway. The hatch can be held open without using hands to
access it by pushing with the head during ascent. It can be held open
without using hands with the back during descent.
Chip Wright24 February, 2015 at 3:22 am
Looks really nice. Cody, I have been watching you build this tree house and
I have to admit that I am jealous of the weather you guys are having. It
looks like you’re averaging a good 30F warmer than we are over here in
Ohio. I’m really looking forward to warmer days.
neiallswheel24 February, 2015 at 3:04 am
Wow, all these so called adults getting excited over a treehouse. Yep. Me
too, what a great project.
I’m wondering what type of roof you’re thinking about. Personally I would
have the tallest stud in the trapdoor corner and angle the roof down from
there, or basically NOT do a traditional pitched roof, do something a
little more. It do the exact opposite, and have the trap door corner stud
the shortest stud in the whole structure.
I’m with everyone else on the zipline idea,
And the fire pole.
Cash Johnston24 February, 2015 at 2:56 am
Id move the trapdoor to the extra square footage area you added on and
build a staircase to it from the platform you proposed below. I’d use the
staircase to double as supports from underneath and remove the suspension
support. The suspension support looks like it will wear in to the bark of
the tree over time.
Jay Bates24 February, 2015 at 2:53 am
Email sent with a SketchUp model.
Jimmy in Mexico24 February, 2015 at 2:38 am
Cody, you dont have to justify every decision to us viewers. Your
engineering skills are tried and tested and well thought out and the risks
are minimal. Your son is your most precious possesion and his safety is
most important. I dont doubt you have that foremost in mind as you think
this thru. It is stout enough to lay brick walls on that foundation.
Austin Gibbs24 February, 2015 at 2:18 am
WRANGLERSTAR! i have been trying to get ahold of you for weeks! my company
has been scrapping old hardware and all sorts of stuff that i know you
could use! we just scrapped 18” and 12” 5/8 316ss lag bolts!
K Singleton24 February, 2015 at 1:38 am
How much weight does it take to shear off a 16 penny nail when it’s
sticking out one half inch. I’ll have to research this myself. I suppose
it would bend over first but if that isn’t possible would it just shear
off?
hagenoft24 February, 2015 at 1:27 am
Is there any heavy dear trails going underneath the “tree house”?
capt_conrad24 February, 2015 at 12:35 am
Be sure to make your cable as perfectly straight up and orthogonal as you
can on that corner. This will insure that you dont introduce a torque to
that corner of the platform as that would take away from the strength of
lags and might introduce some ovaling to your 3/8ths lag’s holes. If this
cannot be accomplished, try to at least make it follow the direction of the
beam (stringer tail w/ the forged eyebolt) away from the platform. This
will at least be pulling in the same direction of the lags and allow for an
overall better distribution of force.
Love this series cody. By the looks of it, jack’s kids will be able to
enjoy this one.
Physic Goose24 February, 2015 at 12:04 am
“Off grid treehouse” That needs to be a shirt
Charles Baggett23 February, 2015 at 7:17 pm
I think that “lubber hole” is a waste of space. A ladder or rope ladder,
off he side, would save floor space. A secret escape hatch would be fine
with a carpet cover. A recliner chair or daybed should be hauled up there
for overnights. Short walls and windows could make it a 4 season hangout.
You have to roof that building also. Swiss Family Robinson style add-ons
with rope bridges would be fantastic.
s schuyler23 February, 2015 at 6:05 pm
Looking Good!
Green wood shrinks, nails get loose.
Have you given any consideration to using Galvanized Ring Shank nails?
Just a thought.
Birdie 31523 February, 2015 at 5:19 pm
Cody,I have been a long time watcher of all your videos. What you are doing
is truly amazing on a daily basis. You are living and building a life most
of us only dream about. I wonder how many safety sally’s and sheep will
comment on whether you have the correct building permits and government
oversight to engage in such an endeavor. Since discovering your channel
about 13 months ago, I have purchased 80 acres in the Alaskan range and
fully intend on moving me and mine there. I have visited the property twice
and have started the initial phases of homestead building. Cutting trail
from the lake where the bush plane drops me off, clearing two acres for log
structure , garden , solar panels , out-buildings. Thirteen months ago I
was a middle management hamster getting nowhere in life, just paying bills
and slogging forward. I am now ready to start living life. It took me 39
years to realize that my time belongs to me, nobody else. Nobody else
should benefit from my labors but me and mine. Thank you for the
inspiration and the kick in the butt I needed to wake up from the
government induced fog that was placed on me. My property is located
off-grid, NO PROPERTY TAXES , NO BUILDING PERMITS , NO PUBLIC SERVICES.
Just the way most Alaskans like it. God bless you, and keep up the good
work. That tree house would be awesome for any kid to play in.
RobbieGTV23 February, 2015 at 4:22 pm
Hey Cody just an idea but what if on the main structure you went straight
up on one end, did a shed roof and made a little half height mezzanine
loft?
1timby23 February, 2015 at 3:36 pm
Maybe you could make a hatch for the access opening. SO that once in the
tree house you don’t loose the floor space. You could Google Derek “Deek”
Diedricksen to get some ideas as he’s big in the Tiny Home arena. I have a
ton of ideas but have no idea as to what you’re going to do. Will it be an
enclosed tree house or just a platform with rails. A full tree house with a
view over looking the mountain would be great. Derek has some interesting
shed type examples using a strong inexpensive roofing material. Also some
ideas using that see through stuff.
Just my 2 cents…LOL
Marcos N23 February, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Plywood gets problematic when wet? I thought was better than standard wood
in that regard.
John Holmes23 February, 2015 at 3:24 pm
I’ve built a lot of tree stands in my day, and found that it’s best to
build off only one leg of the tree or just a single legged tree. What seems
to happen when going from leg to leg with your foundation is that the wind
will get each individual leg to move differently and eventually the bolts
or nails will snap, usually right at the surface between the bark and
board. Also, I never screwed the bolts all the way in to take into account
for tree growth. If you screw them in tight as the tree grows it will pull
the bolt through your wood.
Ross Hastings23 February, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Just lap your 2x6s on your tables saw for your flooring. Won’t take you
long and the floor will be air tight.
Jeremy Connor23 February, 2015 at 2:44 pm
Looks great Cody, really impressive! I think I prefer the idea of the
second knee joint over the eye loop with the suspension, because the main
trunk is less likely to break and fall, if the branch with the fitted
suspension comes down in strong wind it might do some serious damage to
that lovely treehouse which would be a terrible shame.
john papple23 February, 2015 at 2:29 pm
you live in japan?
mrgearheadfromhell23 February, 2015 at 2:28 pm
A zip line would be cool. This has to be by far the strongest tree house I
have ever seen built.
wranglerstar23 February, 2015 at 2:05 pm