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Today, Day 14 at the treehouse project……I completed the upper loft walls, including mounting middle horizontal side wall beams on the north and south sides, and one post on the north side, and mounting the 2x6 lower beam across the broad eastern section to support the...

Today, day 13 at the treehouse project……I first completed the final “keystone” wall board on the lower deck, which involved pulling out and setting up my portable table saw to mark and rip the left and right edges of the board so that it was symmetrically cut to match...

I completed the lower walls - except for the last wall board!I managed to space and mount all of the lower wall boards yesterday and today without having to pull my portable table saw out of my work van and rip any boards to get the proper spacing. Yesterday I...

At the treehouse today, I got about 70% of the lower walls built out.The "Dad" worked alongside me for most of the afternoon, which allowed for great progress, better than I may have made on my own. The Dad is a novelist, and he told me previously that the current...

Today at the treehouse project I built out the framing for the lower treehouse walls.Tomorrow I'll begin mounting the vertical wall planks - I intend to have the lower walls and loft walls completed by the end of the week so the boys can safely take possession of the...

I started this project 2 weeks ago, just after my clients left for a 2 week vacation (and after a lot of pre-planning with the client). Today was the 1st day I've seen my clients since I started building the treehouse. They, and their sons, are thrilled with what I've...

I spent a 1/2 day at the treehouse project today I spent my morning completing some final carpentry details on the loft decking, and the early afternoon staining the loft and main deck boards. And another 30 minutes planning for next weeks lumber purchase to build out...

Today at the treehouse project I added 2 supports to the middle beam of the loft and then mounted the joists and deck boards to the loft.Tomorrow I'll stain the main deck and loft decking, and next week I'll complete the remaining walls and windows.How can I help you...

Today, at the treehouse project, I framed out the walls where the loft will be.All of the loft wall studs are bolted into the main deck frame with 2, 4" carriage bolts at every joint, as well as 2, 4" carriage bolts used where the horizontal loft deck beams/joist...

Today, at my client's treehouse project, I completed mounting the deck boards on the main deck.Next week I'll begin (and hopefully complete) building the walls, and the loft that will exist over the upper 1/3rd of the east side of the treehouse.And, if you saw my post...