Tree House Roof Framing

Ok so phase one phase two and phase three are all done.

Tree house roof framing.

The rest of the treehouse. Try to to drill the pilot holes as straight and level as possible. Treated decking screwed down and spaced 3 8 in. It s basically a small shed or house on a deck platform.

Even though these are called flat roofs they do have a slight pitch. Cdx plywood glued and screwed to the joists. The structure on top is conventional framing. Once the frame is square install your floor joist.

How to build a tree house phase 4 framing the sides. Get it perfectly horizontal with the help of a level and nail the other end to the other tree. After you have your roof angles where you want them its time to cut the 19 piece of wood at a point. The top set of beams will be the floor height of your treehouse.

Lag two sets of beams to the tree using a 3 4 diameter x 10 lag screw. So we gotta make 4 sides 3 of them at 6 feet tall and one at 7 feet so i can slope the roof to keep rain out. Framing and building the treehouse once the floor is in place and you are convinced everything is secure you can begin the building of the house itself on top. June 10 2013 by michael driver.

I just covered the most important part of building this treehouse. Add another frame above the platform for a roof or a lookout tower. Next install the perimeter beams to the top set o beams and square them up using the 3 4 5 rule. To find the pitch for the frame you need to find the rise and run.

Step 1 understanding the dimensions. A flat roof will have a pitch that is no higher than 1 4 inch of the rise. Get a strip of light wood and nail one end to one of your trees at a height about 1 ft lower than you want the floor of your treehouse to save a future concussion it should also be at least 1 ft higher than your head. A frame tree house diy treehouse add 2 by 4 rails no less than 3 feet above the platform with vertical 2 by 4s every 2 feet.

Treehouse roof framing as you will see in this picture we used a scrap 2 4 in place of the main roof beam for ease. Follow the simple steps below to frame your own tree house roof. The main beam will be the last piece to be secured into the frame before the roofing. The treehouse should be entirely supported from the floor with no contact with the rest of the tree.

Time to make this thing start looking like a house. Enclose the sides with 1 2 inch plywood. So we start framing like crazy. I ll briefly touch on the methods and materials we used.