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I'm glad you enjoyed the walk-through, the finished product is the fun part to look at!

It hasn't been a big focus. We had some stuff stolen from the property soon after we bought it, but I don't think it was random or kids. I installed a game camera with cellular downloads and actually never saw anyone again. I would say I'm more worried about a big storm taking out a tree. Now we have also added a cabin near the treehouse and it feels more like an occupied space, so ransom mischief is less of a concern. It was worth it for us!

I didn't make very detailed plans, more of a figure it out as you go approach. But really the bigger issue is that this treehouse would only really work with 4 trees in about the same exact arrangement. If you have something like this, I'd be happy to provide some rough sketches we used, but if you have a different layout of trees, the plans may need to be pretty different.

We've had a few big storms in the past 2 years. So far no concerns. The trees sway and you can feel everything move a little but it was built to allow the trees to move like that.

I can imagine properties where we would have taken this approach. It was not a good option for our case mostly because we already planned to build a separate cabin on site. This means the same inspectors would already be coming to our property. The treehouse is visible from the road and from the cabin site, so it is wasn't worth the hassle of having problems later on.

This does have 3 dynamic and 1 static. It was a 4 tree “kit” from a diy supplier. It will gradually shift on the dynamic supports until it is very off center. My latest video shows this and an issue we had with the plastic bearing strips sinking into the beams. Keep this in mind if you have snow loads or might be on the upper end of the rating for the smaller hardware.

Thanks so much for your input!! Will definitely keep that in mind, Montana gets its share of snow! Using a heavy load tab from Nelson kit, thanks again for your input!

These are standard sheet sizes in the US. 4'x8'x7/16". You could use a cladding that is also the structural sheathing (OSB) layer, but I don't think you would want to use only horizontal bevel siding and no sheathing. The bevel siding does not provide shear strength - the walls would start to lean in high winds. For a design with a single exterior layer, you can get cladding that is textured sheets (like OSB) that can be painted and may be OK for something like a treehouse.

I really hope these are long lived trees, and that doesn't become the failure point. The big beams were definitely overkill, but they were stock sizes, so easier to source. I actually found the metal hardware was NOT over engineered. I plan to put out a lessons learned update soon.

Thanks for watching!

The overall size of the treehouse and deck platform is approx. 12' x 16'

I’ve been thinking about a cost video, I may still get to this. The material cost was about $15k USD. This includes looking for salvage and discount materials. It does not include any labor.

It absolutely could be nice for easier access. We started out with more of a kid focused design, so it wasn't something we looked at closely yet, but over the years, it could be something that makes sense later!

Thanks! We are at about $15k materials cost. I may post a cost breakdown video later this spring.

Hi, thank you!. We used standard sizes for walls in the US. The walls are 2x4 inches (actual measurements are 1.5 x 3.5 inches), so similar.

@@bigfamilyadventure thank you very much for the info. Your video inspired me more to turn my dream into reality. Thx 🙏

It’s easy to say that would make it darker and colder j

Thanks! I'm telling myself that spending my "time off" being active helps keep me young. We'll see.

The insulation in the walls are mineral wool batts. Thanks!

Thanks! I really appreciate the comment. It's hard to feel rushed with limited time on site and let little imperfections go, but we are really happy with the result.

Thank you! Happy New Year!

​@bigfamilyadventure I guess I'm back 10 mon later 😅 Any pros or cons with not using a barrier material in the build. I'm usually seeing the TH-cam pros mentioning this in builds. 👍

Glad you enjoyed it! We hope for more memories now that we can enjoy using it. More projects are coming.

It's possible, but the wide angle camera makes it looks like the distance is bigger than it really is. I think it's only 6 or 7 feet, so the straps would be pretty short. We have a hammock chair hanging from under the treehouse beams but it isn't shown close up in videos.

Thanks for the comment! We've done some remodels before, but nothing like this. I've learned a lot on youtube.