Building A Beautiful Treehouse In The Forest Alone

Building A Beautiful Treehouse In The Forest Alone - Part 1

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In this series I build an off grid treehouse cabin in the forest. I build in a sustainable and ecological way in the wilderness and nature.
I’m Ruud. I am a designer and filmmaker from The Netherlands. I build and make things. This is the first episode of The Treehouse Experiment on my channel Building in Nature.
The treehouse is built in a big beautiful oak tree. In this episode I also make the tree connection. I feel the available solutions are expensive so I designed an affordable solution for a DIY treehouse TAB (Treehouse Attachment Bolt) and install it in the tree. This design has no negative impact on the health of the tree.
I hope you enjoy the building process! Have a nice day!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:23 The Treehouse Experiment: The Tree connection
00:37 Experiment 1
05:02 Drilling the hole in the tree
06:00 Installing the Treehouse Attachment Bolt (TAB)
08:43 The Metal Shed: Manufacturing the metal brackets
10:40 Intermezzo (Guitar playing in the forest)
11:50 Installing the brackets
14:05 Chiseling, cutting and installing the wooden beam structure
18:32 Experiment 2: The Adjustable Strut
21:05 Installing the adjustable strut
If you like the guitar table from the intermezzo chapter you can buy it in my webshop (it is made by me):
www.ruwdesign.nl
Camera gear used:
Camera: Canon EOS R7
Main lens: Tokina 28-70mm ATX-Pro F2.6-2.8
Wide Angle lens: Tokina 14-20mm F2 PRO-DX
Zoom lens: Canon 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 USM
#treehouse #cabinbuild #treehouses

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@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

If you enjoyed this video consider pressing the >Subscribe< button and give a thumbs up. This way you will get notified when I release a new video. This also makes youtube happy and helps me grow my youtube channel :) If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. I am always happy to answer them. The world needs more treehouses, they are awesome!! 🌳🌳 Kind regards, Ruud

@Bettinbig7024 3 күн бұрын

Cheers fam

@wfwfwfwfwfwf 4 ай бұрын

Amazing! Can't wait for part two! Love the creativity, patience and construction 🏗️

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!!

@MorfeuSouza 3 ай бұрын

Greetings! I'm Brazilian, I was browsing KZfaq and found your videos. It's gratifying to watch and follow the project coming off the ground and becoming reality, I'm looking forward to more videos in this series. I'm happy with your beautiful work, congratulations! God bless you!

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

Greetings from the Netherlands! :)

@studio-dickhoffdesign 4 ай бұрын

Looking forward to see part 2!

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Part 2 will be there next week.

@HristiyanRusev 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding 👏 I am so happy I stumbled upon your videos and channel, instant subscribe from me, I'm finishing my bachelor's in interior design and my final course work is on a third floor recording studio and a tree house platform that will connect to it for a nice view of Sofia, Bulgaria at the house of some very close friends, he's a musician and we built him a small stage for tiny concerts in his back yard, I really dream to actually build the tree house platform in the upcoming years but we'll most likely have to do it on a shoestring budget and I've been searching endlessly for diy attachment bolts, as the ready made ones are too expensive 😅 I'll keep watching the rest of your build and hopefully find more tips and inspiration, thank you for sharing your experience, it's very well filmed and presented ❤️

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and the kind words! I am convinced you will build a treehouse platform in the future!! :) If you have questions you can always ask. A treehouse platform as a stage is very cool!

@343Paladin 4 ай бұрын

Wow this is impressive, I didn’t look at how many subscribers you have until now. Man you are so underrated! I hope you get big one day.

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! That is very encouraging. I do the best I can and try to build something beautiful :) Thanks for the comment.

@343Paladin 4 ай бұрын

@@BuildingInNature no problem man. Much love!

@ChuckRoss77 4 ай бұрын

Well Ruud, I'm on board and can't wait for part 2! Season's greetings from Minnesota

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your message! Part 2 is almost ready. Happy holidays from The Netherlands 🌳

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Тоже хочу построить такой дом . Обожаю лес , там спокойно и это расслабляет

@jakubsliva7206 4 ай бұрын

Very relaxing to watch, I love these creating something videos. Great work Ruud!

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it!🌲

@hobinrude2480 4 ай бұрын

Mooi geedit Ruud! Wat een werk moet dat geweest zijn. Heel mooi al! 👌👌👌👌

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Dankjewel! Ik doe mijn best :)

@msx80 4 ай бұрын

Wow those bars are huge. Awesome start for a project and a channel! Good luck for both!

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! haha yes, hopefully the treehouse will stay up in the tree for a very long time!

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Gorgeous

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Relaxing

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

So interesting

@rocletss1 27 күн бұрын

Tree piercings 8:17

@BuildingInNature 27 күн бұрын

Haha 💪👌

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Успехов тебе великолепный человек!

@user-or8ij9uy3k Ай бұрын

Good hideaway

@noeltenorio2627 Ай бұрын

I love it tree house❤

@BuildingInNature Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Perfect

@MakewithMatt 4 ай бұрын

Well this was a pleasure to watch. You have yourself a new subscriber sir. Can’t wait to see the final result! Cheers from Ontario Canada :)

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! So cool that this video reaches the other side of the world too :) Happy holidays from The Netherlands

@WOODandBIKE Ай бұрын

Genius:) i love your job ;)

@BuildingInNature Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! :)

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Наслаждаюсь просмотром ваших видео

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Pretty

@singlegirl1993 26 күн бұрын

your video is very good. great youtube ❤❤❤

@BuildingInNature 24 күн бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it

@singlegirl1993 24 күн бұрын

@@BuildingInNature I come from a beautiful river in Vietnam. Nice to meet you 😊😊😊

@BuildingInNature 24 күн бұрын

Greetings from The Netherlands!! 😀

@andreasborn2686 4 ай бұрын

Impressive! Here's somebody who knows how to build *and* to film, equally educational and entertaining. KZfaq at its best! I really like your bolt design and might use it myself. The only thing that's a bit dodgy are the pipe couplings made from cast metal. The material is probably brittle and the flanges are quite narrow compared to the beefy bolts. It will be easy to swap them out if they develop a crack at some point but maybe look into building something from flat bar?

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! :) It would be cool if you would try something similar! I think your are spot on. This is the weakest part of the design. This is also part of the experiment. I am keeping a close eye on it. But I think i am fine. To be safe I made the design in a way I can relatively easy reinforce or replace this part. There are a lot of factors at play. In my situation the tree is very thick and the bolts are installed not very high up in the tree so the movement of the tree is minimal (reduces also the change on metal fatigue). All the bolts are installed in one tree. Several trees moving around in high winds would create additional challenges/forces. And of course the load it needs to carry. Maybe these kind of technical details make a nice video for the future and also an update how the design holds up over time. Thanks for pointing this out!

@markainglis 3 ай бұрын

Where did you find the threaded bolts of the size you used? It looks like maybe one and a quarter and one in a 3/8 in or? Also are your triangulated turnbuckle parts are they chain link fence couplings or what are they? Where did you find them? For my treehouse, I used commercial TABs, but I found adjustable form supports with 1-in threaded expansion rods. I think they will be strong enough, but like you, I can replace them if necessary. Mine cost 30 bucks a piece whereas the commercial ones are about 200 a piece.

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

Here in The Netherlands there are some shops you can buy them, also as a consumer. The size of the threaded bolt is m36. We have the metric system. The outside diameter is 36mm. 1.42 inches. For the turnbuckle part I used scaffolding tube clamps (with a swivel). They are also widely available here. 30 bucks is a nice find! It all depends on the total design, but as you say, 1 inch of steel is very strong. Great to hear you built a treehouse!!!Good job :)

@markainglis 3 ай бұрын

@@BuildingInNature scaffold joints! Excellent. When I looked, the closest I could find was these: georgeroberts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/173-single-swivel.jpg If you wouldn't mind sending me a link to the ones you bought I'd be very grateful. Evidently you were able to find them in the same diameter as your threaded rod. Thanks so much! Mark

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

Mine are from the brand kee klamp. I could not find a link, your image looks precisely the same. But I think the brand is not that important. I put a piece of pipe (that matches the scaffold joint) over the threaded rod. So the diameter matches. The threaded rod I used has a diameter of 36 mm and the pipe has a diameter of 42,4mm (standard size) with a wall thickness of 3.2mm . So the inner diameter fits the threaded rod exactly. If you decide for such an approach check the inside of the pipe, mine had some thick welding spots that I had to remove first...but not a big deal. :)

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Amazing

@pietrofubini7833 4 ай бұрын

What an amazing video, I can’t wait to watch thenext episodes

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! :) Next week part 3 will be available!

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

U so talented and smart

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Мастер своего дела !

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Awesome

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

So cool

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Don't give up

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Ваш контент очень интересный

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Надеюсь увидеть еще больше видео

@martijnheeroma5492 4 ай бұрын

Ziet er goed uit, is dat M36 of nog groter ?

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Dankje! Klopt, het is M36. Dat leek me sterk genoeg en nog steeds betaalbaar.

@martijnheeroma5492 4 ай бұрын

Woon in midden Zweden, gaat me vast nog eens van pas komen, dank je voor de inspiratie

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Mooie plek!!! Zeker genoeg bomen :) Succes!@@martijnheeroma5492

@Emre_dekor70 3 ай бұрын

Devamı ne zaman gelecek

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! The next episode will be there at the end of this week. That will be part 5 :) Part 2, 3 and 4 are already available on my channel. Kind regards, Ruud

@Emre_dekor70 3 ай бұрын

@@BuildingInNatureteşekkür ederim ❤❤

@markainglis 3 ай бұрын

Had a hard time coming up with hardware that size.

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

I guess it depends on the country and the hardware stores in your area. Here in The Netherlands it is luckely no problem.

@yosoytercio245 3 ай бұрын

👍🏼💪🏼

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

💪🏼💪🏼 :)

@aarontilley2534 4 ай бұрын

Great work! With the strength of the hardware, I bet you could have made it even bigger!!🤣 Excellent work

@BuildingInNature 4 ай бұрын

Haha thank you for the confidence in the construction! Maybe there need to be more floors added in the future then :)

@mr.memedovski5976 2 ай бұрын

I would never come down○ i would collect sap oil○ as in France long time, disturbing Quebec 🇨🇦 all 145 meter if the goliath cedar in Prince.Valentine's.Edward's .Islands, all seventeen of them KJV☆ Amen

@BuildingInNature 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the interesting comment! :)

@honeykp_3056 2 ай бұрын

Сногсшибательной

@archiviste600 3 ай бұрын

C'est bien, mais avez-vous pensé à l'arbre ?

@biggusdickus9046 3 ай бұрын

These things have been going on for centuries and they don`t harm the trees, trees are resilient as hell.

@BuildingInNature 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! The method I use does not harm the tree. It is a researched and proven method. The tree grows around the big treehouse bolts like it does with its own branches. The design also has room for the tree to grow and expand. I hope I answered your question.

@hafijurdhabak5556 2 ай бұрын

"tree also has feelings pain" did you know that?

@kyomakyoma6507 2 ай бұрын

I'm Groot

@BuildingInNature 2 ай бұрын

:) 🌳⭐

@BuildingInNature 2 ай бұрын

Interesting. I heard about it. I think it is more a philosophical question then a scientific one. Fist we have to determine "feeling pain". Trees and plants are certainly alive! :)

@bigbro09 2 ай бұрын

Trees cant feel pain but can react to pain with time

@TonyMontana-mk5mj 2 ай бұрын

@@BuildingInNaturekeep up the good work dont listen to him he doesnt exist f'k to that guy