Thanks for this. I'm learning how to build a treehouse and learning about potential design pitfalls. I really like that you don't try to edit over or hide the occasional honest mistake. It helps us all get a better handle on it for when we're building treehouses. On another note, I didn't see a 42" handrail with a midrail and toe board on your scaffold. You weren't even wearing your bubble wrap suit. Oh, the horror!
Just putting it out there, keep an eye on the areas of the tree that you drilled and drove the mounting brackets. Two or more holes in the same general area (less than 12") may cause the tree to compartmentalize that area and it will die off. So just keep an eye out for rot.
It is a older tree and girth and growth will be slower but you will find the tree will expand very quickly as you were saying, growing past hardware..... that’s why Pete Nelson’s tabs they use are designed the way they are. But I like the idea of this, looks strong.
Cody, I completely agree with you on the practicality of a full-size van. I've been trying to convince my wife that we should get one for years but she thinks all vans look like rape vans, windows or not. I found a red, 100% rust-free, Quigley 4x4 Converted, 7.3 Diesel Powered, '91 E350 Club Wagon(last year of the classic bodystyle) and I'm still kicking myself for not buying it. It had brand new 35" mud tires, 4:10 gears and huge custom bumpers front and rear as well. I parked my '96 F350 4x4 next to it and the van was at least a foot taller than my truck and I have a 3in. lift and 35's. It was the meanest looking rig I have ever seen in my life and it should have been mine. The front had swivel captains chairs, the second row was the same, and the rear was a big L-shaped leather couch. It had the barn doors in the rear and the same thing on the side. I told my wife we could keep the first two rows of seats, put a partitian in there and make a seperate cargo area in the back. It was so damn big that when I measured it from the back of the back seats to the rear doors, there was still more than enough room for 4x8 sheets of plywood. With some ramps it's big enough to drive a compact tractor right inside and still haul my family. The seller was out of work and needed money badly so all he was asking was, get this, $3500/obo. I've been looking for another one like it for years but nothing I've found comes close to what that beast was. Remember guys, the time to buy something is when you find it. If you snooze, you lose.
That is a beautifully strong and secure bracket my friend. It ought to make a secure foundation for the tree house. This may seem counter intuitive, but you may want to back off the screw 1/4 to 1/2 inch or so to allow for the growth of the tree outward. You will likely have to do that every year.
The tree grows thicker at its inner bark layer. Since the washers were past that and against solid wood, they will not grow outward with the outer bark. Over years the tree engulfs the brackets and pushes against the beam. The industry builds their bolts and brackets longer now to give you more years before that happens. These could have just been made longer, which would mean more years before that happens.
Great video my son and I are looking forward to the rest of the videos. .we are building one in the spring I'll make a video of it to ..thanks for the ideas
This series delivers!! thank you....I really appreciate that your attachment bracket does not require a special drill bit like a Garnier limb..brilliant!!! When it is time for our tree house I see some things I would do differently.....So I appreciate you bringing us along to learn!
When I was a kid we(the neighborhood kids and myself) would venture into the woods and build several tree forts over the years. The forts are all gone by now but there are many, many nails left in those trees for sure!
My father in law has a saying...."you'll never know if you over build something, but you'll definitely know if you under build something." I think those brackets fit the bill!
Can I recommend attaching a 1/2" flat plate to the underside of your carrying beam, it can be off center to allow for angle of tree and if it is 4" wide it will fit between the washers. This will give you all steel on steel contact and prevent beam from slipping over outside washer and settling onto top spacer.
I'm browsing the comments to figure out how people keep from killing trees doing this. Don't laugh. There's a serious Dutch Elm Disease problem where I live and the last flare up some 3000 trees were ordered to be pulled and sent to the land fill- including 9 of mine. It infects the trees (also) through broken bark I'm just wondering if the builders have to consider season/ tree type. I didn't see the 'wound' treated for disease or parasites. Or of maybe these trees don't have the same problems that northern trees have?
Cody, why couldn't you just cut a couple more spacers for the top of the bracket just like you did for the bottom of the bracket. You could even then add the flat washers to allow the timber not to shift on the bracket. You could keep your flat washers at 4 inch spacing and then just have another spacer like you built for the bottom. Just put it on the top and then you would be extended out from the tree.
What you're not using your new manual hand powered drill you just rebuilt. The One with the shoulder brace. Lol. Hehehe. Nice dude. Your the man. Cody. Can you put a prayer out for MP. One love.
When the treehouse builders setup for the bolt they predrill an undersized hole the diameter of the inner thread diameter. also, from my search for mounting solutions, the bolt goes through a collar that the tree grows out around, making the install more like a natural branch the trunk surrounds with stronger fiber to support the limb. The additional bolt with a welded connector is a great idea. The tree has more of its trunk used for bearing the weight, and it will overgrow around the second bolt assy. Overall, a great design..IMHO
wranglerstar lol. Ya I guess it would have probably just vibrated the bolt a bunch and not driven it in too far. I'm really enjoying this series. Looking forward to see how it goes. Thanks.
wranglerstar An old trick I picked up somewhere is to put some wax on the lag and it will act as a lubricant. The friction heats it up and the wax should be safe for the tree.
Cody, You and I are both overbuilders!!! LOL I always build so the one has has to tear it down later cusses me in their sleep! John n' Lanie Fry is right about the candle wax but not sure on Living trees that have sap?
Hey I’ve been looking into making a treehouse I have some questions 1) is there pros and cons to making a treehouse on 1 tree 2 or 3 trees if so what are they 2) I want to make my treehouse higher up off the ground like 15 -25 feet, the higher off the ground I go the more the tree shakes meaning what? Are my bolts screws nails wood and what not now more likely to shake is there a way to counter that, is doing the treehouse on 1 tree safer if my higher off the ground? Is there a height limit 3) I plan on building this in New Jersey the weather is strong winds snow and stuff dose that make a difference 4) what kind of wood screws and bolts should I use to insure safety and stability and if I plan on spending extra money to increase safety how much do you estimate it will cost 800? 1000? Much less much more??? Thank you!!!
Pretty sure your going to run into an issue a few years from when you complete the tree house and the tree expands as it grows. The tree will push the beam and bracket out past the washers and impinge the bracket on your diagonal support.
bcrusher1979 it depends on the thickness of the timber Cody uses. the seat portion is 4 inches and in the next video he uses a 3 inch beam which did require some notching. Trees grow what an eighth inch a year or something? at the very least the top of one of those where the notch is is going to start to rotate in as little as 2-3 years.
I have been trying to make my own brackets but the 1" and 3/4" pipe I bought from Lowes does not fit so easily as yours did. Where did you get your pipes
It is for safety ? The gun will not protect you from injuries from a fall . A helmet and a fall arrest equipment, would protect you . Forgive am using a translator.
I know of absolutely no job site whatsoever where a tradesman is any safer with a loaded piece on his person, a loaded gun is the right tool for the job of a soldier at war holmes..
Is anyone else's youtube videos just constantly clocking today? Can't get any videos to actually load up and play. Internet speed is fine and i can navigate youtube no problem. It's just the videos won't work..
well i have firefox and there's a free plugin for it that was recently released that reverts all youtube videos back to flash from html5. they all started working then.
I'm 13 now which may not seem old but I remember building my tree house in my old small holding it was some of the best time I've had
He's 19 now
The man needs to speak 6 years after his famous quote
How's the treehouse
Damn he's 21 now been awhile
He found Fetty and never came back up.
Thanks for this. I'm learning how to build a treehouse and learning about potential design pitfalls. I really like that you don't try to edit over or hide the occasional honest mistake. It helps us all get a better handle on it for when we're building treehouses.
On another note, I didn't see a 42" handrail with a midrail and toe board on your scaffold. You weren't even wearing your bubble wrap suit. Oh, the horror!
Just putting it out there, keep an eye on the areas of the tree that you drilled and drove the mounting brackets. Two or more holes in the same general area (less than 12") may cause the tree to compartmentalize that area and it will die off. So just keep an eye out for rot.
It is a older tree and girth and growth will be slower but you will find the tree will expand very quickly as you were saying, growing past hardware..... that’s why Pete Nelson’s tabs they use are designed the way they are. But I like the idea of this, looks strong.
Cody, I completely agree with you on the practicality of a full-size van. I've been trying to convince my wife that we should get one for years but she thinks all vans look like rape vans, windows or not.
I found a red, 100% rust-free, Quigley 4x4 Converted, 7.3 Diesel Powered, '91 E350 Club Wagon(last year of the classic bodystyle) and I'm still kicking myself for not buying it. It had brand new 35" mud tires, 4:10 gears and huge custom bumpers front and rear as well. I parked my '96 F350 4x4 next to it and the van was at least a foot taller than my truck and I have a 3in. lift and 35's. It was the meanest looking rig I have ever seen in my life and it should have been mine.
The front had swivel captains chairs, the second row was the same, and the rear was a big L-shaped leather couch. It had the barn doors in the rear and the same thing on the side. I told my wife we could keep the first two rows of seats, put a partitian in there and make a seperate cargo area in the back. It was so damn big that when I measured it from the back of the back seats to the rear doors, there was still more than enough room for 4x8 sheets of plywood. With some ramps it's big enough to drive a compact tractor right inside and still haul my family.
The seller was out of work and needed money badly so all he was asking was, get this, $3500/obo. I've been looking for another one like it for years but nothing I've found comes close to what that beast was. Remember guys, the time to buy something is when you find it. If you snooze, you lose.
That is a beautifully strong and secure bracket my friend. It ought to make a secure foundation for the tree house. This may seem counter intuitive, but you may want to back off the screw 1/4 to 1/2 inch or so to allow for the growth of the tree outward. You will likely have to do that every year.
The tree grows thicker at its inner bark layer. Since the washers were past that and against solid wood, they will not grow outward with the outer bark. Over years the tree engulfs the brackets and pushes against the beam. The industry builds their bolts and brackets longer now to give you more years before that happens. These could have just been made longer, which would mean more years before that happens.
a tree house is the foundation of hard work for jack teaching him these skills is priceless
Great video my son and I are looking forward to the rest of the videos. .we are building one in the spring I'll make a video of it to ..thanks for the ideas
This series delivers!! thank you....I really appreciate that your attachment bracket does not require a special drill bit like a Garnier limb..brilliant!!! When it is time for our tree house I see some things I would do differently.....So I appreciate you bringing us along to learn!
My dad taught me to use a little soap or wax on my lag screws. that might have helped a little.
Jeff Conti I always heard that a bead of silicone on the bolt will make it easy and then dry and make it solid and sealed
How to build a treehouse:
Step 1. Buy a firearm.
When I was a kid we(the neighborhood kids and myself) would venture into the woods and build several tree forts over the years. The forts are all gone by now but there are many, many nails left in those trees for sure!
I'm excited about this series. Nice work as usual!
My father in law has a saying...."you'll never know if you over build something, but you'll definitely know if you under build something." I think those brackets fit the bill!
More like.. "You'll never know if you over build something, but you'll definitely know if you need to shoot someone.." with this fella..
Drill a clearance hole for the unthreaded portion and then the proper sized pilot hole. And u won't need to hang off it to tighten it.
Can I recommend attaching a 1/2" flat plate to the underside of your carrying beam, it can be off center to allow for angle of tree and if it is 4" wide it will fit between the washers. This will give you all steel on steel contact and prevent beam from slipping over outside washer and settling onto top spacer.
The company I work at uses either liquid or bar soap to help lubricate lag bolts.
Looks great. I think you could literally rig a block on that anchor and lift an automobile. Really solid build. Nothing halfhearted there.
I always thought you weren't supposed to drill holes above each other because the wood around your bolts would rot and become weak.
Great job, i just really hope nobody says you are hurting the tree, it will heal and grow around the fixings making them stronger.
I think he’s hurting the tree
@@bendevanny7315 think of it as body-modification. The tree is proud of it!
I'm browsing the comments to figure out how people keep from killing trees doing this.
Don't laugh.
There's a serious Dutch Elm Disease problem where I live and the last flare up some 3000 trees were ordered to be pulled and sent to the land fill- including 9 of mine. It infects the trees (also) through broken bark
I'm just wondering if the builders have to consider season/ tree type. I didn't see the 'wound' treated for disease or parasites. Or of maybe these trees don't have the same problems that northern trees have?
Looks like your son is going to have the tree house of all tree houses when you're all done. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Cody, why couldn't you just cut a couple more spacers for the top of the bracket just like you did for the bottom of the bracket. You could even then add the flat washers to allow the timber not to shift on the bracket. You could keep your flat washers at 4 inch spacing and then just have another spacer like you built for the bottom. Just put it on the top and then you would be extended out from the tree.
Awesome!!!!!!! Let's get started! How to build up a house in a tree. A treehouse!
What you're not using your new manual hand powered drill you just rebuilt. The One with the shoulder brace. Lol. Hehehe. Nice dude. Your the man. Cody. Can you put a prayer out for MP. One love.
When the treehouse builders setup for the bolt they predrill an undersized hole the diameter of the inner thread diameter.
also, from my search for mounting solutions, the bolt goes through a collar that the tree grows out around, making the install more like a natural branch the trunk surrounds with stronger fiber to support the limb.
The additional bolt with a welded connector is a great idea. The tree has more of its trunk used for bearing the weight, and it will overgrow around the second bolt assy.
Overall, a great design..IMHO
I always wondered why my level had a groove in it. Thanks.
Now that it's almost spring there when your done with jacks tree house if you have the time can you do some axe work. Thank you WRANGLERSTAR!!!!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your process.
An impact wrench would have helped with those lags. Those were tight!
forehead949 You would need a massive impact wrench for these bolts.
wranglerstar lol. Ya I guess it would have probably just vibrated the bolt a bunch and not driven it in too far. I'm really enjoying this series. Looking forward to see how it goes. Thanks.
wranglerstar An old trick I picked up somewhere is to put some wax on the lag and it will act as a lubricant. The friction heats it up and the wax should be safe for the tree.
I use my DeWalt impact driver for things like this all the time... would've worked like a charm.
wranglerstar I've got an old Craftsman corded that beats a 1/2 inch air job but an inch drive one would wring the bolt in two.
"Let's not get greedy here. Let's stop, and keep checking" lol
Van-tastic Scaffolding!!! :)
Why the gun for ? 😂😂
Must be a rough neighborhood?
Animals, Freedom, Bad guys, Freedom. A man’s castle. Always prepared some people. Almost as if there’s a motto like that.
The trees might fight back....
I think it's safe to say you could probably hook a chain around that brace and pull the tree out of the ground before it pulled out those bolts.
That is crazy strong, might as well right? Won't hurt to make it a little more robust, good stuff.
Too late now, but if you put paste wax on the bolts it would go in a lot easier. I learned the hard way, done it many times.
OBY , your'e gonna love this . I'm building a treehouse called Ewock Cove
Artaxerses1945 He he! That's cool!
Wow! It's so inspiring! I want to try to make a project in planner 5d.
Safet tip: when building a tree house always have your glock close by....
Unless you live in the UK
@@dannyHighfruitok if you are in the uk keep your sword on you
"Have at thee, knave!" * Throws sword pommel *
okay this gave me some ideas on how to secure the treehouse. very nice build by the way. :)
I usually use a bar of soap to lubricate lags. Although in this case the soap probably wouldn't be great for the tree.
Thanks again, WrangleStar !
Wulfy
might I suggest some soap on the threads also was the pilot drill the same size as the inside of the threads on the bolt it looked a bit small
Cody, You and I are both overbuilders!!! LOL I always build so the one has has to tear it down later cusses me in their sleep! John n' Lanie Fry is right about the candle wax but not sure on Living trees that have sap?
Harbor Freights torpedo levels have the groove
Did you not have a forisner bit to drill into the tree at the beginning?
my father in law has these tiny levels , about 3 inch long ,on his RV . Maybe you could find something similar and glue it to your drill .
Hey I’ve been looking into making a treehouse
I have some questions
1) is there pros and cons to making a treehouse on 1 tree 2 or 3 trees if so what are they
2) I want to make my treehouse higher up off the ground like 15 -25 feet, the higher off the ground I go the more the tree shakes meaning what?
Are my bolts screws nails wood and what not now more likely to shake is there a way to counter that, is doing the treehouse on 1 tree safer if my higher off the ground?
Is there a height limit
3) I plan on building this in New Jersey the weather is strong winds snow and stuff dose that make a difference
4) what kind of wood screws and bolts should I use to insure safety and stability and if I plan on spending extra money to increase safety how much do you estimate it will cost 800? 1000? Much less much more???
Thank you!!!
Nice job... muscles getting a good workout.
Pretty sure your going to run into an issue a few years from when you complete the tree house and the tree expands as it grows. The tree will push the beam and bracket out past the washers and impinge the bracket on your diagonal support.
By then, in 25 years or better you can put a couple new lag bolts in the tree to hold it.
bcrusher1979 it depends on the thickness of the timber Cody uses. the seat portion is 4 inches and in the next video he uses a 3 inch beam which did require some notching. Trees grow what an eighth inch a year or something? at the very least the top of one of those where the notch is is going to start to rotate in as little as 2-3 years.
Maybe 25 years from now
Gotta love a guy that builds a treehouse with his firearm on his side
Overkill is good, underkill is bad!
I'm suprised the bottom lag didn't break I've broken them years past. All these comments about soap and paste on the threads is such a good idea
Now that's a proper treehouse brace. Cant help but laugh at all the "you hurt the tree" comments :)
Tenspeed TheBikeHanger LOL, so true,
I have been trying to make my own brackets but the 1" and 3/4" pipe I bought from Lowes does not fit so easily as yours did. Where did you get your pipes
How powerful of an impact drill would you need for a project like this?
is that a gun on your side and if so why is it there. just to add do you have a permit for handling a pistol
Hey, you could have put some butter on the screw. It makes the job much easier...
imagine drilling those holes using the breast drill you restored... i does have that level on it haha. well good work keep up the great videos.
Holy garage sale wrench !!!!!
Do you sell brackets
Nice video. Where did you get that metal bracket from?
Is that impact driver any good for fighting Covid-19 mate?
the compulsion to wear a gun at all times reminds me of what is was like to be six.
You actually domt want anchors level your want them rolling back towards the tree so under load they straighten out.
Awesome job
that saying is true when it come,s to someones life you should tack your time building it
Time for the impact there bubba.
My impact wouldn't budge these screws
Little did he know that one day a cordless impact driver would be powerful enough to sink those big lags
He forgot the washer under the head on the bottom lag bolt
Where did you get those supports? Thanks
I made them,
Why exactly are you carrying a 9mm while building a treehouse ?
A little soap and a 1 inch electric impact wrench would drive them in fast !!
Can that kill the tree?
what is the song in the end called?
Anyone know mi say what screw and this measure
Why you are working with a gun?
Why aren't you?
It is for safety ? The gun will not protect you from injuries from a fall . A helmet and a fall arrest equipment, would protect you . Forgive am using a translator.
Xebaxtian 2.0 Are you sure the gun won't protect you from a fall?
Because he is a responsible American citizen and he can do what he pleases
Xebaxtian 2.0 Falls injure hundreds of thousands of citizens every year. If one comes after me or my family I'm gonna be ready to open fire.
Metric is so much better than inferior imperial.
A little beeswax, paraffin or soap on the threads would have made that job go much easier.
I know of absolutely no job site whatsoever where a tradesman is any safer with a loaded piece on his person, a loaded gun is the right tool for the job of a soldier at war holmes..
Who cares if he has his firearm on him, this is America and it's his right, get over yourself.
always stay strapped lmaoo
why he have a glock right side arm
hey
What's with the gun
Perché hai una pistola?
Una pistola
why do you have a gun
Why do you care?
he's just asking a question that many others have in mind too, dumbass
The area he lives in has Bears mountain lions and packs of wolves
Why wouldn’t he have a gun?
Why do you have a Glock!? In Case the squirrels defend their home?
Nice glock
dont think that will move at all stupid soild mount overkill but thats the best way better safe then sorry
10.mns just to put 2 bolts is this a 1990 video?
Why is he wearing a gun?
only Cody can convince me to want a van.... ha ha, but those are "real" vans... (not mini vans)
Very slowly I see
black paint... I knew it.
Is anyone else's youtube videos just constantly clocking today? Can't get any videos to actually load up and play. Internet speed is fine and i can navigate youtube no problem. It's just the videos won't work..
Ditto
Alex Smith are you using mozilla?
firefox? nope
well i have firefox and there's a free plugin for it that was recently released that reverts all youtube videos back to flash from html5. they all started working then.
1 5/16 ? What ... ohh you mean 33 mm.
Uh... not sure I want to build a tree house anymore...
wtg
Disregard my comment on your last video, that looks beefy enough, haha!
Disappointed- I was hoping to learn how to make pilot holes with a firearm..guess it's just for protecting the treehouse from trespassing children...
I buchi nel tronco così no dai...porco quel giuda,,,,, :-(
why is this guy strapped? lmfao