Introduction

Introduction

So, you thinking about building a tree house? There's plenty of reasons why you'd want to. But most people I've talked to get hung up on the pragmatic 'how-to' part. Thats where I can help.

You see, treehouses are couched in fantasy. This makes it easy to imagine one, or talk about how cool it would be to make one, or to close your eyes and think about what it'd be like to live in one. This is the allure of the thing, the pull of the fantastic, and is what often motivates people to look into treehouses in the first place. But then, how to you turn that desire into reality?

The childhood longing for a place to play in the trees easily gets quashed by the logical and practical adult editor: It'll be too much trouble, too much hassle, and probably unsafe. I could waste my time, my money, and mabey even get hurt! Well, I can tell you from first hand experience that your childhood dreams can be made into a reality with a little help. You just need some facts and well defined plans to shut that adult editor up and let your pure, innocent, childhood fantasies reign.

In this blog I'm going to tell you about the real experiences of living in a treehouse. It'll set some detailed expectations that you can pair up with your own fantasies. I'm going to go over the practical aspects of construction such as expectaions about cost and size. And, I'll tell you about some things like tips and tricks you've probably never even thought of before that will help you sort out the ideal treehouse structure.

More to come,

Dave

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