Framing Treehouse Roof

If you are building a tree house you can frame a roof for it on your own.

Framing treehouse roof.

The main beam will be the last piece to be secured into the frame before the roofing. 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. So we start framing like crazy. Therefore you ll commonly use two by two or two by three lumber for framing a treehouse.

The treehouse should be entirely supported from the floor with no contact with the rest of the tree. To calculate your tree s diameter measure its circumference by wrapping a string or measuring tape around the trunk at the point where you want the treehouse to sit. 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. Time to make this thing start looking like a house.

Add another frame above the platform for a roof or a lookout tower. Follow the simple steps below to frame your own tree house roof. The next step is to draw up treehouse plans as accurately as possible. The roof will extend the life of the tree house and is just as important as the rest of the framing.

Installing the beams lag two sets of beams to the tree using a 3 4 diameter x 10 lag screw. June 10 2013 by michael driver. How to build a tree house phase 4 framing the sides. 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.

Enclose the sides with 1 2 inch plywood. 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. Ok so phase one phase two and phase three are all done. After you have your roof angles where you want them its time to cut the 19 piece of wood at a point.

Try to to drill the pilot holes as straight and level as possible. Once your treehouse plans have been mapped start by installing the supports using 2 x 12 cuts of wood decking board. A flat roof is the easiest to install and when built correctly is easy to maintain. Measure the tree at the desired height so you can decide on the right size for your platform.

The top set of beams will be the floor height of your treehouse.