Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build
Treehouses& Playhouses YOU CAN BUILD\ David & Jeanie Stiles\ Nails, screws, lumber and some elbow grease are about all that's needed to create the magic and adventure of a private hand-made wooden kids' club in the treetops. Build an imagination inspiring Hobbit Treehouse, a Pirate Ship Playhouse with working water cannons, or any of 40 unique projects by following simple steps in Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build.\ Detailed step-by-step instructions and beautiful hand-drawn...
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"Jeanie and David Stiles are recreation experts," says Matt Laurer of NBC's The Today Show, when the Stiles built a "treeless" treehouse in only three hours at Rockefeller Center in New York City.Library JournalDid your childhood include a tree house? Do you wish it had? David and Jeanie Stiles (coauthors, Storage Projects You Can Build) can help you build the tree house of your child's dreams. They carefully outline planning considerations and pay keen attention to methods of attachment to the tree. Step-by-step instructions walk builders through basic designs. A proliferation of black-and-white line drawings illustrates instructions, placement, and technique, and a photo gallery shows off the finished projects. No trees? No problem, with one treeless and four playhouse designs. Essential. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Acknowledgments 9About this Book 11Chapter 1:Basic Building Information 13Tools 13Tool Tips 15Lumber & Materials 16Lumber Tips 17Joining Logs 19Making a Peg 'n Hole Joint 20Mini-ties 21Bamboo 21Joining Bamboo 22Decking 23Staging or Scaffolding Planks 24Spans 24Treehouse Span Table 25Lumber Delivery 25Making a Simple Sawhorse 26Sawing Through Lumber 27Bolts, Nails & Screws 27"Secret" Glue 28Installing Posts 29Making Concrete Footings 30Rope Railings 31Branch Rails 32Doors & Windows 33Making an Easy Plexiglas Window 34Attaching a Window 35 Building a Simple Fixed Skylight 36Building an Operable Skylight 37Building a Loft 38Chapter 2:Building a Treehouse 41Family Meeting 42Planning a Treehouse 42Planned Building vs. Building as You Go 43Choosing the Right Tree 43Tree Expansion & Movement 45Installing a Lag Screw 48Threaded Rods 49Flexible Connections 49Rope 54Knots to Know 55Chain & Wire Rope 57Cables & Turnbuckles 58Attaching Beams 58Beams/Planning 59Beams/Attaching 60Braces 60Access to the Treehouse 65Building Stairs 65Rope Ladder 68Innertube Collar 69Chapter 3:Three Treehouse Designs 71(Step-by-Step Instructions & Illustrations)Building a Basic Treehouse 72Building a Treeless Treehouse 82The Hobbit Treehouse: Our Story 88Building the Hobbit House 90Chapter 4:Four Playhouse Designs 93(Step-by-Step Instructions & Illustrations)"Pie-Rat" Ship Playhouse 94"Pie-Rat" Ship Party 104Victorian Playhouse 105Hobbit Playhouse 113Building the Hobbit Playhouse 120Shed Playhouse 124Building the Shed 129Building the Playhouse 131Chapter 5:Accessories 133Ladder Hoist 133Tips for Making Swings 133Making a Simple Swing 135Zip Line 136Message Board & Mirror 137Trash Box 137Bridges 138Pulley & Basket 139Drawbridge 139Hoist 140Crow's Nest 141Pirate Ship Accessories 142Pirate's Cutlass 142Jolly Roger 143Ship's Wheel 143Resources 144
\ Library JournalDid your childhood include a tree house? Do you wish it had? David and Jeanie Stiles (coauthors, Storage Projects You Can Build) can help you build the tree house of your child's dreams. They carefully outline planning considerations and pay keen attention to methods of attachment to the tree. Step-by-step instructions walk builders through basic designs. A proliferation of black-and-white line drawings illustrates instructions, placement, and technique, and a photo gallery shows off the finished projects. No trees? No problem, with one treeless and four playhouse designs. Essential. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.\ \
