How to Make a Treehouse Part 1 | I Like To Make Stuff

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I've always wanted to build a tree house, and thanks to Lowe's, we're finally able to make that happen! In part 1 of 2, we are building a sturdy platform for the treehouse that you can build too! This project was sponsored by Lowe's, check out the links below for the products we used!
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There are many guides online to help you decide which tree is right for your treehouse. We used www.treetopbuilders.net/tree-... to help confirm that the tree we were hoping to use was suitable for the job. The tree in question is a spruce tree with a 75 inch diameter, which should be plenty strong, even for a soft-wood tree. I had to remove some dangling limbs from the tree because it was struck by lightening many, many years ago. The tree house platform will occupy the space where those limbs used to be.
After a lot of research, I decided to use TABS, or Treehouse Attachment Bolts, to support one end of the treehouse platform and 2 wooden beams set into the ground to support the other; this way, the spruce tree isn't supporting the entire weight of the platform. The Tabs are massive bolts that are driven into the sides of the tree using larger drill bits and a wrench the size of a baseball bat. I marked the final height of the platform and subtracted the height of all of the supporting structures to give me the TAB location. I ordered the TAB equipment from TreehouseSupplies.com including the rented drill bits.
After attaching the TABs to the tree, I rented a two-person auger and drilled some huge holes in the ground. In these holes, we placed 4x4 beams and set them with Sakcrete. These two beams will be the uprights that will hold up the other end of the platform. We laminated two 2x10s and fixed them in between the two vertical beams.
To make the support platform for the treehouse, I used joist hangers to mount 2 2x10x to the face of the laminated header connected to the upright beams. The other end of these large pieces of lumber will sit on the TABs connected to the tree. I then mounted some 45-degree joist hangers to the face of the header and cut down some more 2x10s to connect the header corners to the 2x10s sitting on the TABs. We now had a triangular support system that was supported by the tree and by the vertical beams set into the ground. To add some additional lateral support, we added some knee braces to the inside of the vertical beams.
Now that the treehouse has a sturdy foundation, it is time to add the walking deck. Depending on the span of your support joists, you may be able to just lay down some decking material and call it good. In our case, I am going to build a deck frame made out of 2x8s and set them on top of the support joists. These decking frame pieces have a 16 inch spacing and hang over the support frame. We used decking brackets to attach the deck frame to the support frame.
Once the frame for the deck was in place and capped at the ends, we began to lay down the actual decking. All of this lumber was pressure treated so that it can withstand the outdoors. The decking boards were secured to the deck frame with 3 inch decking screws and spaced about 1/8 inch apart to allow for wood movement over time. I trimmed off the overhanging decking boards and the treehouse platform was all done!
Part 1 of this two-part project was just about making a sturdy platform for the rest of the treehouse. This platform construction allows you to have a blank canvas on which to build your treehouse. It could be an elevated deck or a fully-enclosed tiny house, it's all up to you. Big thanks to Lowe's for sponsoring this project. Stay tuned for Part 2!
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@abbeyramsey8992 4 жыл бұрын

2:14 Am I the only one that thinks that is a comically large wrench 😂

@Msteiner_51 4 жыл бұрын

Its quite small

@gamerbreadbaker 4 жыл бұрын

A little bit. but he needed the leverage to get the TAB in the tree.

@scioli700 4 жыл бұрын

BFW.

@Danny.._ 4 жыл бұрын

did you see the size of that bolt?

@Doobie3010 4 жыл бұрын

Dont judge,the fella might be a hobbit...

@chinyong1 4 жыл бұрын

That wrench is huge!

@Fsilone 4 жыл бұрын

Tree houses are actually pretty metal. It's like, I killed your friend; here, hold him for me.

@GHSTTHERENEGADE 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh....🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

@The_Rebel666 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha just realised that

@leemurray4158 3 жыл бұрын

Someone explain this

@fullsend4life28 2 жыл бұрын

@@leemurray4158 I think he meant mental*. We chop down a tree and then turn it into wood, then we take the wood and get another tree to hold the wood up.

@cow8431 2 жыл бұрын

@@leemurray4158 The Joke is, that Treehouses are made of wood which is dead trees. Treehouses are built on... Trees. Therefore you are making a living creature hold the corpse of its brethren. (Metal is just another word for cool)

@Falney 4 жыл бұрын

When I was 12 I built a tree house out of "stolen" pallet wood. Looking back on it, it was extremely sketchy. But at the time it was amazing. Also, I learned later on that the owner of the lumber yard knew I was taking the pallet wood and actually purposefully left it there for me to take xD But at the time I thought I was being sneaky since I couldn't afford lumber.

@jwkkwkwwkjiahbsbs2055 4 жыл бұрын

Falney thats sweet

@GHSTTHERENEGADE 4 жыл бұрын

That's too funny

@d31m08_ 3 жыл бұрын

that dude desereves some kind of award

@ex0t1c37 2 жыл бұрын

aww thats really sweet

@tacticalhotdog8286 5 ай бұрын

“Borrowed”

@chronicgaming3280 4 жыл бұрын

Hit by lightning..... Bolts in its neck.... Holy crap its Frankentree! Keep up the good work 😁

@alexspoon62 4 жыл бұрын

I just thought about it

@isaacvisser6676 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@HercadosP 4 жыл бұрын

sorry, but Frankenstein is the doctor...

@chronicgaming3280 4 жыл бұрын

@@HercadosP yep your right and the monster is FRANKENSTEIN'S monster

@GriddlockCosplay 4 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it.

@bradleyabel 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, he is the kind of dad everyone always wanted...... literally will build you anything you want that you ask for

@zodrob7 4 жыл бұрын

But 2 years later 😀

@stephenhegarty 4 жыл бұрын

You really shouldn't use deck screws on the galvanized hangers, they just don't have the required shear strength. There are specific screw fasteners you can use, or nails.

@coarsecantalope 4 жыл бұрын

He knows more about tree house than you do GENIUS Get it?.... I changed the vine.??...

@johnjones6344 4 жыл бұрын

@@coarsecantalope lol

@s2pointoh 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. This video was painful to watch.

@amateurhobbyist 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, really should use structural connector screws for...well, structural connections.

@joshuab.3440 4 жыл бұрын

Thats what i was thinking especially when he was securing the joist together I’ve never seen anyone use exclusively screws it seemed a bit odd and it has nothing to do with it being a treehouse its carpentry plain and simple the rules don’t really change

@garrettrobinson3826 4 жыл бұрын

Bob: "We're gonna make this really strong" Also Bob: [screws into end grain]

@brothaman4578 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

@dnejeff 4 жыл бұрын

@@brothaman4578 Deck screws are structural for joist hangers now? Fail.. Please change those screws for the proper connections and make a note in the video for everyone. :)

@Bangbangbigelow Жыл бұрын

@@dnejeff Kind of thought the same thing. What would be the proper connection?

@Mixwell1983 Жыл бұрын

@@Bangbangbigelowhot dipped galvanized nails for joist hangers, not deck screws

@erikwalsh5653 5 ай бұрын

Otherwise known as spuds

@hamzaimran4128 4 жыл бұрын

The worst part is... Having to wait a week for part 2. Great job Bob.

@OverWims 4 жыл бұрын

that we have to wait for part 2

@Vulprex 4 жыл бұрын

@@OverWims Great bob Job

@Rouverius 4 жыл бұрын

... Bob getting sap on his shoulder; again?

@skyborne6393 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, and I was like "WHERE'S PART 2!?!!?" 😂

@dcdeathdog 4 жыл бұрын

The worst part is... he installed some of his decking boards cupping upward. This causes them to hold water as they age and eventually rot out quicker than the other boards that are cupped down. (They will need to be replaced sooner)

@gronsmans 4 жыл бұрын

A transparent tube, both ends open with some length and filled with water will do you good for levelling.

@wumfpirate 4 жыл бұрын

I searched through the comments to find someone who had remembered a water level. +1 to you sir

@iasimov5960 4 жыл бұрын

For the price of that much tubing you could buy a dozen line levels.

@fanaticz666 4 жыл бұрын

@@iasimov5960 no way

@elliotmurphy4785 4 жыл бұрын

This guys garden is massive

@craigdyke4240 4 жыл бұрын

Yay for the disc golf basket!

@belowthelaw9607 4 жыл бұрын

Me: Still waiting for R2D2 part 2 Bob: TODAY WE’RE GONNA START BUILDING A TREEHOUSE

@forby_ 4 жыл бұрын

SOOOOOOOOON 😄

@EWSentinel 4 жыл бұрын

"These aren't the droids you're looking for." --Ben Kenobi

@DontAskWhyItsJustCuz 4 жыл бұрын

What's worse is that this isn't even a treehouse...

@DontAskWhyItsJustCuz 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGamingMackV... Bro... Tree-deck... Tree-balcony... Tree-platform... Etc... But it's definitely not a treehouse... Lol...

@Wordsnwood 4 жыл бұрын

I think you should watch some Phineas and Ferb for inspiration as to how to make this treehouse even better...

@danielprice5619 4 жыл бұрын

You right

@starchy_ 4 жыл бұрын

i know! lets put a rolar coaster in and out of the treehouse!

@DontAskWhyItsJustCuz 4 жыл бұрын

But first he has to start over & build an actual treehouse...

@Wordsnwood 4 жыл бұрын

@@DontAskWhyItsJustCuz It's okay, he's still got 104 days of summer vacation to do it...

@angelus_solus 4 жыл бұрын

No, Treehouse Masters!

@frontlinefinishcarpentry4193 4 жыл бұрын

These comments are golden. Build your tree house dude👍

@omonster1011 4 жыл бұрын

Father of the year award goes to Bob. Zip lines disc golf your hours will be a resort soon

@iggyandangus 4 жыл бұрын

Screws will do for this job most likely, but if you were building a deck or something, nails have to be used because they have a stronger sheer strength. They also make structural screws that I believe would also be acceptable.

@srmofoable 4 жыл бұрын

I don't want to be that guy... but get some structural screws into those beams. (what appears to be) Standard deck screws are not approved for use with those hangers. And while I don't see any issues in the short term, the trees movement, height, and the fact that it is your children that are going to be affected by a failure all tend to make me a safety czar in this issue. Maybe you know this already, maybe you don't....just keep it in mind. Also, those brackets should not be bent or modified, but I see far less issue with that than screws that will see constant movement, rust, and eventually snap off suddenly.

@grrobinso 4 жыл бұрын

SrMofo Correct, the screws used with the joist hangers do not have the proper shear strength characteristics for structural loads.

@BobAbbott 4 жыл бұрын

Quick question for ya then, his use of deck screws to hold the 2 x 12s together...same issue? I would think that shear would be the largest concern there, but not sure if it's a real problem.

@georgehumphrey7178 4 жыл бұрын

@@BobAbbott the 2 2x12s are held up by the strength of the wood, considering they both rest on the post and the tab: the deck screws are only used to hold them together. But for all the steel hangers and hardware, the weight of the beam and the load onto is directly on the deck screws.

@jolleanttonen4362 4 жыл бұрын

What u think about wood and cement? :)

@sdspivey 4 жыл бұрын

He used screws because DeWalt doesn't make hammers.

@GiacoWhatever 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for part 2!!!

@mxdpunkgaming1229 3 жыл бұрын

Shadow shadow mother don’t know awesome I love you

@retr0stuckon2unskippablead60 3 жыл бұрын

One year later

@itssaad8663 4 жыл бұрын

This tree was hit by a lightning THIS MUST BE A GREAT PLACE FOR A TREE HOUSE!!

@getyourkicksagain 4 жыл бұрын

OMG LOL!!! Best comment EVARRR!!!

@iasonkyr6357 4 жыл бұрын

Bob, make a billiard table please ,it is a very interesting project. btw I am really excited for the tree house

@MissCathexis 4 жыл бұрын

Ooooh! This sounds fun.

@Zathren 4 жыл бұрын

Never clicked so fast. I always wanted a treehouse growing up. Already can't wait for part two.

@JJ-rl3zm 4 жыл бұрын

Prima16 still a tree “house”

@joel.4351 4 жыл бұрын

Same dude, I still want one.

@tylerbowman4883 4 жыл бұрын

Bob, you always amaze me by your ability to find an available lumber cart at Lowe's

@brett.eastwood 4 жыл бұрын

That is one massive back garden.

@aivenssar 4 жыл бұрын

“I got sap on my shoulder again” pretty much sums up my childhood

@justinhoffman5339 4 жыл бұрын

You should be emphasizing the appropriate usage of nails vs screws. (Maybe a Bits episode?) In your case, you are mostly using brackets to carry a load and screws to secure the brackets. But if someone is relying purely on a fastener to carry a load, a nail is better. Nails tend to bend. Screws tend to snap. If a joint fails, it is more likely to remain intact with nails, and more likely to disconnect with screws.

@PBMS123 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure those brackets should get nailed in too.

@brothaman4578 4 жыл бұрын

This is not accurate and I find it very strange how you are trying to apply logic to your assertion that nails are "better" than screws.

@hypnolobster 4 жыл бұрын

@@brothaman4578 Structural brackets need either specific nails or very very specific screws.

@brothaman4578 4 жыл бұрын

@@hypnolobster I understand what you're saying, but the design of the structure and resulting carrying load is the driving factor. You can de-rate any hardware or bracket.

@s2pointoh 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's important but he doesn't appear to be qualified to explain based on some of his comments.

@neyyowtv 4 жыл бұрын

*Tree gets hit by lightning* : proceeds to build a treehouse Hmmmmm.. I guess lightning doesn't hit the same place twice?

@canyoudigit9369 4 жыл бұрын

It do sadly. Hope no children around.

@notasoviet1016 4 жыл бұрын

Heidi Renouf it’s generally a good idea to be in a house (an actual one) during a thunderstorm, especially where I live

@lilacs9848 4 жыл бұрын

Neyyow Or dont be in a fucking treehouse during a thunderstorm?

@rinkelin123 4 жыл бұрын

Man i wish i had a dad like you

@canaldapoeira 4 жыл бұрын

I said this once, and I'll say it again: You are the coolest dad! Me and my wife are expecting our first child, and I can't wait to make cool stuff for her (It's a baby girl)!

@zacbao-dai3045 3 жыл бұрын

Good job sir

@cozzyinternet4706 3 жыл бұрын

I thought you were going to name your child after him......heheh

@GreenTea-kx6ro 3 жыл бұрын

Well she’s 1 year old now

@maf_klap379 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@matcheww3000 3 жыл бұрын

hows it going?

@BeInspiredwithDominic 4 жыл бұрын

This is way more complicated than I think I would have done it, but also a lot safer and way more fun to build upon. Thanks for sharing, Bob!

@mercedeswinter7902 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for caring about and take care of the tree!! It makes me happy knowing that your taking the time to keep the tree healthy

@ethansutherland3786 3 жыл бұрын

This treehouse has so much safety considerations in it, the one I had growing up was held up by around 10 heavy lift straps off of an oil rig, it used to collapse if you climbed up to it wrong.

@SexyEarHair 4 жыл бұрын

I think it would be awesome if you made a series similar to Bits about you going back through all your old projects and fixing all the problems you encountered and said you would probably eventually fix!

@FigmentsMade 4 жыл бұрын

This is going to be such a fantastic treehouse! *gets the vat of popcorn ready for the epic conclusion*

@GMAN420BC 4 жыл бұрын

Figments Made is that when the joist hangers give due to using screws with no shear strength ?

@mohammeduvez29 3 жыл бұрын

I feel so lucky to watch both part together

@TheFancyUmbreon 4 жыл бұрын

My dad got me a book when I was younger called The Dangerous Book for Boys, and it had a TON of different projects in it from paper airplanes, to go karts, even making a tree house. The method shown in that book had the trunk of the tree in the middle with 2x4s on each side, making a kind of grid pattern then building the platform from there. Was pretty neat and I would've loved to make one, but I didn't have any trees in my yard when growing up.

@Piddypng 4 жыл бұрын

Bob is the coolest dad You cant change my mind

@k00lgai 4 жыл бұрын

Who wants to ?

@jonjohnson102 4 жыл бұрын

I would say a dad with a 5 axis cnc would be better .-.

@Piddypng 4 жыл бұрын

@@riniyie my dad is mean but also didn't leave when I was 8 so I guess he's like 5th best dad

@Piddypng 4 жыл бұрын

@@k00lgai good point

@defy2598 4 жыл бұрын

He change his shirt 9 times please explain why. I cant see such a simple project taking more than 2 days

@johnward240 4 жыл бұрын

Coolest dad ever!! I hope one of the cool features will be a zip line exit!! Love watching your videos and listening to you and Josh on No Instructions. Keep up the amazing work!!

@indretroja4401 2 жыл бұрын

this video is good at summer

@prakaashmeenaa 4 жыл бұрын

I actually love the lengthy videos it gives you so much important knowledge and details to build on your own.

@skyhigheagleer6 4 жыл бұрын

Nails would be stronger on those metal tie ins on top of the posts. Screws don't have the same strength as a.proper hanger nail

@TBoNAtl 4 жыл бұрын

Nails have more shear strength so they're better for framing but the amount of force needed to shear that many screws at one time would wreck the structure anyway.

@frankthetankricard 4 жыл бұрын

@@TBoNAtl The amount of screws he put in, the weakest points in those connections are probably the metal tie ins. Sure enough screws are more brittle but that doesn't really matter when they're not stressed anywhere near their limit.

@rowingcrack 4 жыл бұрын

@@TBoNAtl while that might be true for commonly available screws and (steel!)nails its not true for certified engineering screws. When shaft and nail diameters are the same with high sheer loads some screws have by far higher material strength. I say material strength because we should never forget that when you srew straight in to endgrain (horizontally with most engineering srews not allowed!) the wood is the limiting factor.

@adammorley6966 4 жыл бұрын

"This part is dead" *proceeds to cut a branch with needles*

@sid6554 4 жыл бұрын

He lied about them being dead on camera to avoid being flamed for killing live branches. However, words alone aren't enough to dupe us.

@sid6554 4 жыл бұрын

He also claimed that drilling a massive tab into the tree was the healthiest for the tree, to make himself likeable, he thinks we're stupid enough to believe him. He chose the least healthiest option for the tree.

@adammorley6966 4 жыл бұрын

The monster

@lukeharmison3034 4 жыл бұрын

Adam Morley lmao 😂

@cgrant26 4 жыл бұрын

Miracle Max: "These branches are only mostly dead. See, mostly dead is still slightly alive."

@ste76539 4 жыл бұрын

Handy tip - if it's got green bits on it, it's not 'dead'.

@_intrepid 4 жыл бұрын

I envy that backyard.

@MadMagicianGaming 4 жыл бұрын

Damn you. I only intended to watch like 3-4 minutes and skip to the end, but I couldn't help but what the whole thing. Damn you and your charisma!

@Nekon14 4 жыл бұрын

I am going to cut away all these dead branches... Starts cutting living branches from the tree. Haha. Watch out, the tree lovers will get you! Great work on part 1, love tree houses.

@Nsixtyfourlink 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what i thought. "all this stuff is dead" bitch those needles are green as hell.

@MrWhateva10 4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't the cutting of the tree that bothered me, just that Bob thought that was all dead wood when literally everything he cut had green needles on the end. Doesn't inspire confidence for sure...

@getyourkicksagain 4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention he used more wood than what the tree is made of!

@lemon-iu7bo 4 жыл бұрын

@@getyourkicksagain that doesn't really matter plus if he used the same amount of wood as the tree he would have a few boards

@johnnyblack3676 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nsixtyfourlink aw :(. Do you want to go hug it?

@timothyanderson9583 4 жыл бұрын

damn that DeWalt drill is impressive

@lazereyez8484 4 жыл бұрын

I fall asleep in other videos but this one kept me awake 😉

@itzchip9455 4 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see a video where he adds some more holes to the mini golf course he did with Lowe’s!!!

@CanineDefenseTechnologies 4 жыл бұрын

Hit by lightning, probably the highest thing in the area, LETS BUILD A TREE HOUSE ON IT!

@DontAskWhyItsJustCuz 4 жыл бұрын

Yes... & hopefull it gets struck by lightening twice cause this isn't a treehouse...

@d31m08_ 3 жыл бұрын

oh yeah, and add to big metal things to!

@crossbladetube 4 жыл бұрын

One word - overkill!

@prakaashmeenaa 4 жыл бұрын

Love that you doesn't only build but explain important details while building, thanks for that!

@JohnBorgen 4 жыл бұрын

Not going to cut out limbs that are alive, if we can help it....only shows clips of living branches being trimmed.

@nunziopellegrino2033 4 жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same thing i wonder what he considers live and dead tree lol

@AsqueN 4 жыл бұрын

Also drilling two giant wholes for the "tabs" aint good.. you can make a structure around the tree, without actually damaging the tree and it hold easly up to 4 people.

@on4acres 4 жыл бұрын

Curious how long this tree lives after those giant holes going through it.

@VicenteCorrochano 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree dead?.....looks really healthy to me

@MrDude-gh5qb 4 жыл бұрын

The Word “*If we Can Help It*”

@roshannalturk 4 жыл бұрын

I see everyone's already commented on the hardware and materials used. I'm giving you tips about the tree itself from my best friend, who happens to be an arborist. Evergreen trees continue growing from the ground up. Ten, twenty years from now, the tree is going to have that thing pulled up to where no one can reach it. If it somehow doesn't, you've harmed the tree in some way and prohibited it's growth and the whole thing will probably end up dying. If you have access to deciduous trees, maple, poplar, oak, etc.. (any tree that loses it's leaves in the fall), try building on those first. Once those reach maturity, they grow from their branches, not from the ground, and you won't have a runaway treehouse.

@pgk60 4 жыл бұрын

Roshann Al-Turk - that’s what all that concrete is for - to hold the tree down. 😊

@SNMCustomWork 4 жыл бұрын

Nice project, is a big dream of all kids

@mkl757 4 жыл бұрын

That is better built than the house I grow up in!!

@fabiansmulders7740 4 жыл бұрын

If you make more of these you have your own ewok village that would be awsome

@matthewthekiwispearo9800 4 жыл бұрын

It’s not a tree house when it’s touching the tree keep it up man love the vids

@TomPetersonRefuseReuse 4 жыл бұрын

Well that sure looks sturdy!

@nativeatwork 4 жыл бұрын

It's truly quite amazing how far battery powered equipment and tools have come.

@christofix 4 жыл бұрын

17:18 Awsome tip! Nice build Bob! oh yeah... your tshirt in the end... great taste of music too!

@Danman1972 4 жыл бұрын

A water level.... Basically a tube with water in. If you bend both ends up the water will be level on both ends. Works well for fencing to.

@TomAllenBird 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Line levels lie after about 18” or so.

@nathanprice7596 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else think that this video was the most satisfying thing there has ever been?

@maloyola 4 жыл бұрын

For leveling elements far apart, a transparent hose partly filled with water works great

@Dwillems26 4 жыл бұрын

There's a good reason you are supposed use nails on the joist hangers. They have a high shear strength. Screws have holding power, not much shear strength.

@brothaman4578 4 жыл бұрын

Yes but quantity of screws matters too.

@stephenc2903 4 жыл бұрын

Dude’s wearing a Star Wars shirt. Cut him some slack

@brextenmulti3270 4 жыл бұрын

Okay Albert Einstein, go build a tree house on a tree that got struck by lightning wearing a Star Wars shirt, and see if the electric force don’t come back to you and say “welp you used the right screws so I won’t hate on you”

@JoshMakesStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Sap. Everywhere. FIRST!

@Wordsnwood 4 жыл бұрын

Yup... picking a pine tree made that pretty much inevitable. :-(

@ragnkja 4 жыл бұрын

Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) It’s actually resin, not sap. Pine resin is very sticky.

@chefdecuisine3080 3 жыл бұрын

now we will meet the tree with its masacred fellow comrades

@joshuaweaver1348 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to part 2. I'm just about to get started on my TAB install and was pleased to find this.

@Uncle_Buzz 4 жыл бұрын

Let Lowe's pick out my lumber? I don't think so.

@vlogerhood 4 жыл бұрын

When you buy lumber in quantity with delivery you can in my experience use what is usable and then have them come back and take the bad stuff in exchange for more. If Lowes doesn't do that, shop your local lumber supply, they will.

@karenfitzgerald5611 4 жыл бұрын

“This is my garden” Proceeds to show a 1000000 acre field

@BadMoonRising92 2 жыл бұрын

Ya I missed that and for a minute I thought he just started building a tree house at his local park lol

@greatestyoutuber 2 жыл бұрын

I made a treehouse out of a mango tree, trees with big branches going up are so nice since you can just drill a bit of some thick plank into one level place and Jenga the platform on

@brijeshaquafina 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect tree. Lightning never strikes twice

@vincentwolfe 4 жыл бұрын

Great video guys!! Any chance you are interesting in adopting a thirty something year old guy ;)

@rubymaed4815 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t be the only person who watches this stuff but never makes anything, am I?

@darrylbuckett5380 3 жыл бұрын

You had me when you said you prefer screws to nails, I built my first treehouse 25 years ago, it was a two story build that went all around the Redgum, yes Australia, it was free standing no screws,bolts, nails went into the tree and it's still there, now i'm building one for the grandies, Love your work it's quality. Cheers

@joythegeek4571 4 жыл бұрын

Best dad. I personally like the looks of the free standing ones, like no pillars But this is still really cool Bob, great job!

@Big_Con 4 жыл бұрын

The entire time my only thought was, “if he’s not wearing gloves, how many splinters does this dude have?”

@thekjartis2281 4 жыл бұрын

When I was 12 I told my dad "I want a tree house!". He answered "Use the material behind the garage!"

@CurtisDensmore1 4 жыл бұрын

There's a dad suggestion.

@nathanclarke6694 4 жыл бұрын

We always built ours out of deadfall wedged into the crotches of the branches. I can't get over the over-engineering of this platform; is there going to be a fridge up there? Maybe a washer and dryer? 😂

@louistiticaramel6848 4 жыл бұрын

I tried to build mine when I was 12 attaching ropes to the different trees above the branches hoping those would grow and that with time it would become à sturdy structure .the branches died deprived of sunlight. And the overall thing wasn't so great at the end. I wish I had had planks then and help to make something cool. You can't really guess how to make a good treehouse on your own at 12.

@getyourkicksagain 4 жыл бұрын

@@nathanclarke6694 Same! That is one comically overbuilt (against the) tree house'!

@nathanclarke6694 4 жыл бұрын

@@louistiticaramel6848 You sure can! I was about 8 years old when we started building platforms in trees :P

@deelakaappuhamy583 2 жыл бұрын

Man you make it look very easy

@magicbuskey 4 жыл бұрын

What a deck! -Kelly

@walperstyle 4 жыл бұрын

Looks very similar to the Black and Decker Treehouse project in their giant textbook they released a few years ago.

@tocov 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not hating or anything, but I thought the whole concept of a tree house is to use the natural growth and branches to build around them and take advantage. Not to saw off all branches and build an entire unrelated structure that just touches a tree. It's still a cool build, and I loved the video. But it kinda defeats the purpose of a treehouse IMO.

@stefanwild326 4 жыл бұрын

I was about to write something similar 🤣 ... as an adult I can appreciate this build, but as a child I would have been SO disappointed, because the construction is nothing like I would have imagined a treehouse

@eccomi21 4 жыл бұрын

You made my thoughts into words.

@MrDude-gh5qb 4 жыл бұрын

The Word “Just Touches” Is Used Very Lightly In This Situation

@mattlane2282 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly not a tree house lol... it has earthen supports... This is just how to build something tied into a tree

@canyoudigit9369 4 жыл бұрын

Their no children fallout of that tree.

@NochSoEinKaddiFan 4 жыл бұрын

This believe shirt is absolute gold!

@jerryjohnsonii4181 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome series on how to make a Treehouse !!!!!!!!

@duchi882 4 жыл бұрын

*Me:* _* takes notes *_ uhuh...uhuh.....thanks I needed this for Minecraft

@mercedeswinter7902 4 жыл бұрын

HAHA SO TRUE, watching carpentry videos to make Minecraft builds more realistic!!

@chocopro818 4 жыл бұрын

yyyyyeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss rip joergen and jeorgen2 im from da future

@carrielee333 4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@Fitgirlkate 4 жыл бұрын

Er Is "dead stuff" still green?

@thewoodworker1703 4 жыл бұрын

It was just for effect incase any vegans are watching :oP

@DibsRibs3279 4 жыл бұрын

In this case that was just some moss or something like that growing on it

@lemon-iu7bo 4 жыл бұрын

@@DibsRibs3279 trust me ive been in the tree cutting business for a while now and those branches are alive.

@anthonyg7584 4 жыл бұрын

Shield Spear sure let’s go with that

@atnfn 4 жыл бұрын

The branches he cut off roughly 1 minute into the video were most definitely alive. Dead branches dont have green needles. I do believe some, perhaps most, were dead though.

@francolaverde 4 жыл бұрын

Mate you are the coolest guy on youtube greetings from Colombia (South America)

@BruceAUlrich 4 жыл бұрын

Some really great tips in here, especially around cutting the angles and stuff. It looks quite sturdy! Can't wait for the next part!

@connor1186 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Quick question, are you not concerned with the sheer strength of screws being much lower than that of nails for those beams (joists)?

@lilgooberlynch9054 4 жыл бұрын

Bob: today we have a sponsor. the sponsor is Lowe's. "Later in video" Bob: let's go get some concrete. "Goes to home Depot" Lowe's: what the duck man.

@alanpopa7458 3 жыл бұрын

Can you change it to "what the duct man?"

@mikeynjs94 2 жыл бұрын

no. he actually went to lowes. the tags @ 4:15 match lowes tagging scheme which have the three numbers for aisle, bay, & location. & @ 4:19 you see blue bucket lids & the blue lumbar cart. you can see the lowes sign at 4:11.

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos 4 жыл бұрын

Great start on the tree house Bob! Thank you for sharing the build with us.👌👍😎JP

@another1bitesdusty 4 жыл бұрын

Nice disc golf basket.

@Arrviasto 4 жыл бұрын

> I'm building a tree house > Pours concrete Not convinced.

@MaddenBaller03 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, this feels more like a platform that just happens to have a tree rather than being an actual treehouse

@vlogerhood 4 жыл бұрын

@Nerri Then it seems like people have some very generous definitions for "tree house"

@blazingeek 4 жыл бұрын

@Nerri He cut those off. :P

@BobAbbott 4 жыл бұрын

@Nerri That's not how most treehouses are built. Most treehouses are now built IN a tree with TABs. Not a platform concreted into the ground.

@morrtar5819 4 жыл бұрын

Hey I’m bob and I like to make stuff! Today I’m going to build a city because I can

@intongaxel8705 4 жыл бұрын

I love these contires that has advance tech to improve construction

@juliannarusso5547 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the treehouse build! Waiting to complete one with my dad one day too.

@Ahmed____ 4 жыл бұрын

Concrete posts/steel beams would have been better, as those wooden posts are going to end up rotting very soon, and so changing them is going to be a hassle (especially considering they are set in concrete). Also, using screws in the joist hangers is detrimental to the strength of the structure. Hanger nails are required. Screws have no shear strength, so the downwards load can make them fail faster than hanger nails.

@crankshaft1053 4 жыл бұрын

Ahmed D it would take lots of years for that to rot but if they would have lifted the bottom up just a little it would have lasted forever

@brextenmulti3270 4 жыл бұрын

And

@deadpansammy6683 4 жыл бұрын

I can see 6 other projects in the background 3:10

@ames5405 4 жыл бұрын

DeadPanSammy honestly for a second I thought he was just in a public park

@jujubaloolian 4 жыл бұрын

@@ames5405 he must have a bigass back yard

@charliewoodstock3604 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. FYI, using a water level, ie. a clear (preferably) flexible hose/tube filled with water is a fool-proof way to make sure you get the tabs and beams etc the same height