A Step-By-Step Guide to Building an Amazing Treetop Retreat

This beautifully illustrated volume guides readers through all stages of planning and constructing a treehouse, offering several different styles--from a simple but attractive rustic shelter to an arboreal dwelling featuring modern creature comforts with electricity and cooking facilities. 350+ color photos.back coverpA Treehouse of Your Own is a comprehensive guide to building the perfect backyard hideaway--from planning stages to the finished structure.brpThe world's leading treehouse constructor, John Harris, takes prospective builders through each stage of the build, using detailed step-by-step photography.brpThe book includes a wide variety of amazing structures, showing the different ladders, roofs, rope bridges, balustrades, windows, and accessories you can add to your new treetop home.brpJohn Harris is a prize-winning treehouse builder, a medal winner at London's famous Chelsea Flower Show, the author of a previously published book on treehouse construction, and the founder of The TreeHouse Company, a firm that both designs and builds treehouses.Hereas a book for romantics--but with a practical flair! This beautifully illustrated volume guides readers through all stages of planning and constructing a treehouse. Theyall find plans for several different treehouse styles, from a simple but attractive rustic shelter to an arboreal dwelling featuring modern creature comforts with electricity and cooking facilities. The author describes all needed tools, equipment, and materials, and discusses the type of tree most suitable for each of his designs. Readers are guided through construction of platform or foundation, frame, ladders, windows, and doors. They also learn the more complex aspects of construction, such as roofing, staircases, and connecting electricity for lighting and heating. The finished result can range from an idyllic playroom for children to a handsomely furnished space for adult leisure hours or even business conferences. More than