Treehouse Roof Flashing

It is too high for me to reach the roof from a ladder on the ground.

Treehouse roof flashing.

Also there is an open deck in the front so the building is actually six sided. The ideal roof is impervious to water but also needs to rapidly shed water so there is no chance of pools or damp patches building up. The tree isn t in the exact center. Top off the tree just below the roof line and build a solid roof above.

There are a number of problems that i can t figure out. The first is a bit dramatic. I need ideas to put a roof on our new treehouse. Http goo gl 42trk7 follow us on twitter.

I built a treehouse last summer 17 x 14 platform with a deck it had to be done before my wedding day honeymoon suite consequentially we were hurrying when we shingled the roof and we didn t quite get the flashing right around the two branches that go through the roof. Tire tubes are a good source of rubber a flexible membrane for fashioning a pipe collar like boot around a trunk that passes through your tree house roof. The base is eight sided but stretched a bit. How to build a treehouse roof teaser.

If your design calls for a flat roof try to introduce even a small slope of 3 5 so water cannot sit there. Roof pitch can be a bit confusing but i will tell you how we did it and please know that you can modify to what suits your treehouse best. Please carefully cut the tire with a sharp knife and each tube will yield two rings of rubber with a natural curve to them that will prove useful when wrapping it around a tree trunk. You should never use a flat roof for a treehouse.

Http goo gl 09w6xl like us on facebook. The second solution is to build a wall vapor barrier around the trunk on the inside of the treehouse. A properly sloped or pitched roof is much superior.