Tree House Roof Framing

It s basically a small shed or house on a deck platform.

Tree house roof framing.

Cdx plywood glued and screwed to the joists. Add another frame above the platform for a roof or a lookout tower. 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. June 10 2013 by michael driver.

Get it perfectly horizontal with the help of a level and nail the other end to the other tree. Ok so phase one phase two and phase three are all done. Once the frame is square install your floor joist. I ll briefly touch on the methods and materials we used.

Time to make this thing start looking like a house. Lag two sets of beams to the tree using a 3 4 diameter x 10 lag screw. Decking the decking of the treehouse is 3 4 in. How to build a tree house phase 4 framing the sides.

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. 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. The structure on top is conventional framing. I just covered the most important part of building this treehouse.

Even though these are called flat roofs they do have a slight pitch. Treated decking screwed down and spaced 3 8 in. 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. Step 1 understanding the dimensions.

After you have your roof angles where you want them its time to cut the 19 piece of wood at a point. A completely flat roof would not allow for proper drainage and runoff from rain and snow. 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.

Next install the perimeter beams to the top set o beams and square them up using the 3 4 5 rule. A flat roof will have a pitch that is no higher than 1 4 inch of the rise. Enclose the sides with 1 2 inch plywood. So we start framing like crazy.

The rest of the treehouse. The top set of beams will be the floor height of your treehouse. The treehouse should be entirely supported from the floor with no contact with the rest of the tree. To find the pitch for the frame you need to find the rise and run.