Backyard Treehouses: Building Plans, Tips, and Advice

As someone who loves building things with my own hands, I appreciate how well Dan lays out the art and approach of building treehouses. As an engineer, I appreciate the way he has laid out the basics of loads and design, especially the way he has included some illustrations of why conventional framing approaches don't always work for treehouses. Most of the other books I've seen on the subject tend to get lost in the aesthetics, focusing on unattainable tree mansions. After reading through this book, I feel like I've got the knowledge I need to tackle my own backyard treehouse project. Highly recommended.

I just finished reading this book cover-to-cover, and it is fantastic. I am an avid do-it-yourselfer who writes for a living. This book is very well written with clear instructions and practical advice. I feel far better prepared to begin my treehouse project than I did before reading this book. I highly recommend it.

This book is very informative on how to build a treehouse safely. Gives many ideas to use.

Good

Fun book for your treehouse book collection. An enjoyable read with a goof collection of tips and photographs. No treehouse book so far has been a true stand alone book and this one ins not either. It is however a great addition!

Good, informative book.

Great book.... lots of info!

I bought this book thinking it was going to be about building a treehouse for kids but there is way more information on here. The author definitely knows what he is talking about and does a good job explaining it all but I was looking for something a little more dumbed down. All the information needed is here but you definitely have to read through it all to find it. I would've given 5 stars but I feel it could've been organized a little better.

Great overview of how to approach treehouse construction with lots of technical tips for the newcomer. Sometimes a little light on details on exactly _how_ to do somethings, but these can be filled in through referenced videos or general information on house framing. A great place to start a treehouse adventure.

Pensavo fosse un utile strumento per apprendere come costruire una casa sull'albero, ma purtroppo ci sono poche nozioni tecniche.Il libro è abbastanza piccolo.Peccato

The "plans" are just diagrams. You cannot use them to build a tree house. There are no measurements, no list of materials, few instructions. Not what I was hoping for.