Building a treehouse in the redwood grove of a neighbor (pic

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Danny D.

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Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Here's a shot of the ladders we strapped to the redwood trees:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3910/15279581646_2753fa993e_c.jpg

This shows one of the neighbors helping anchor the cargo netting:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15302627625_fc5bab3e26_c.jpg

It's a good thing she did, as she was the first to test it out:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3836/15302627555_4c33459c63_c.jpg

Here you can see the 1/2" steel cable for the suspension bridge:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3920/15299486271_3c953d40ff_c.jpg

We made a *lot* of mistakes already, but, we are working together, and,
in the end, we'll have a nice catenary suspension bridge and a treehouse
suspended in between the redwoods with nothing but air beneath it.
 
Tony Hwang wrote, on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:45:55 -0600:

> just make sure don't forget safety belt, helmet and maybe parachute, Eh?

Yeah. This is hill country. We rope down thousands of feet on a "normal"
hike, so, yeah, we all have climbing equipment.

In fact, you can see the harnesses everyone has on in the photo below:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3836/15116825580_97f0484828_c.jpg

It's deceptive, but that is a very steep slope, so, what's 10 feet on one
side of the trees is about twice or thrice that on the other side.
 
Arfa Daily wrote, on Sun, 21 Sep 2014 02:21:40 +0100:

> Aren't tree houses usually for kids ... ?

Ours are really nice! They span 100 feet from tree to tree, and they are
equipped with 120VAC and WiFi, with deck chairs and a fridge for the
booze, and we often leave a spare laptop in the treehouse for visitors.
 
Arfa Daily wrote, on Sun, 21 Sep 2014 02:21:40 +0100:

> Aren't tree houses usually for kids ... ?

Kids build suspension bridges on parabolas.
Adults do it with the catenary!
 
Danny D. wrote:
Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Here's a shot of the ladders we strapped to the redwood trees:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3910/15279581646_2753fa993e_c.jpg
Click to expand...

Dude - you are feakin' nuts!

This shows one of the neighbors helping anchor the cargo netting:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15302627625_fc5bab3e26_c.jpg
Click to expand...

Oh no - you are way past freakin' nuts!

It's a good thing she did, as she was the first to test it out:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3836/15302627555_4c33459c63_c.jpg
Click to expand...

Now it makes sense - the "she" word...


Here you can see the 1/2" steel cable for the suspension bridge:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3920/15299486271_3c953d40ff_c.jpg
Click to expand...

Take my advice - send her up to test the bridge...

We made a *lot* of mistakes already, but, we are working together,
and, in the end, we'll have a nice catenary suspension bridge and a
treehouse suspended in between the redwoods with nothing but air
beneath it.
Click to expand...

I give up - you are simply crazy! But... to each his own...

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@windstream.net
 
Mike Marlow wrote:
Danny D. wrote:
Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Here's a shot of the ladders we strapped to the redwood trees:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3910/15279581646_2753fa993e_c.jpg

Dude - you are feakin' nuts!


This shows one of the neighbors helping anchor the cargo netting:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15302627625_fc5bab3e26_c.jpg

Oh no - you are way past freakin' nuts!


It's a good thing she did, as she was the first to test it out:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3836/15302627555_4c33459c63_c.jpg


Now it makes sense - the "she" word...


Here you can see the 1/2" steel cable for the suspension bridge:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3920/15299486271_3c953d40ff_c.jpg

Take my advice - send her up to test the bridge...


We made a *lot* of mistakes already, but, we are working together,
and, in the end, we'll have a nice catenary suspension bridge and a
treehouse suspended in between the redwoods with nothing but air
beneath it.

I give up - you are simply crazy! But... to each his own...
Click to expand...
Hi,
Very nice, just make sure don't forget safety belt, helmet and maybe
parachute, Eh?
 
"Danny D." <dannydiamico@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:lvl5c0$mq1$1@dont-email.me...
Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:
Click to expand...

Aren't tree houses usually for kids ... ?

Arfa
 
On Sun, 21 Sep 2014, Arfa Daily wrote:

"Danny D." <dannydiamico@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:lvl5c0$mq1$1@dont-email.me...
Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Aren't tree houses usually for kids ... ?
Click to expand...
No, George Dyson lived in a tree house in British Columbia forty years
ago, when he was building his giant kayaks.

Michael
 
On 9/20/2014 7:16 PM, Danny D. wrote:
Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Here's a shot of the ladders we strapped to the redwood trees:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3910/15279581646_2753fa993e_c.jpg

This shows one of the neighbors helping anchor the cargo netting:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15302627625_fc5bab3e26_c.jpg

It's a good thing she did, as she was the first to test it out:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3836/15302627555_4c33459c63_c.jpg

Here you can see the 1/2" steel cable for the suspension bridge:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3920/15299486271_3c953d40ff_c.jpg

We made a *lot* of mistakes already, but, we are working together, and,
in the end, we'll have a nice catenary suspension bridge and a treehouse
suspended in between the redwoods with nothing but air beneath it.
Click to expand...

Very cool so far, thanks for sharing, and please keep us updated.

Have you seen the tree house show on TV?
 
On Sun, 21 Sep 2014 00:16:00 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
<dannydiamico@gmail.com> wrote:

Here you can see the 1/2" steel cable for the suspension bridge:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3920/15299486271_3c953d40ff_c.jpg
Click to expand...

What kind of dog is that Danny?! (bottom center foreground)
 
Leon wrote, on Sun, 21 Sep 2014 08:05:23 -0500:

Very cool so far, thanks for sharing, and please keep us updated.
Have you seen the tree house show on TV?
Click to expand...

No, I haven't seen that show, but, I realized belatedly I had not snapped
photos of the construction of our last treehouse a thousand feet into the
woods, so, I'll snap a few when I get the chance and append them.

Living in hilly country, we get pretty good at doing things at height and
distance.

At that older treehouse for example, we recently added WiFi, which is no
small feat considering it's a thousand feet or more from the nearest
house, so the problem of electricity needed to be solved (they used solar
panels but I wasn't part of that setup).

Here, for example, are the wireless speeds I got earlier today, which
aren't bad, considering there are no wires (26ms, 9 Mbps, 12 Mbps).
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=w9uv80&s=8
 
Oren wrote, on Sun, 21 Sep 2014 09:18:46 -0700:

> What kind of dog is that Danny?! (bottom center foreground)

Not my dog, but she's a pointer of some sort because it kept pointing at
animals in the woods, and the guys were talking about how good it was at
what it does.

It's the neighbor's dog, so that's all I know, other than I bring steak
bones every time I see it because it loves it and I'd have to compost or
throw them away anyway.
 
On 9/20/2014 8:45 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Here's a shot of the ladders we strapped to the redwood trees:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3910/15279581646_2753fa993e_c.jpg

I give up - you are simply crazy! But... to each his own...

Hi,
Very nice, just make sure don't forget safety belt, helmet and maybe
parachute, Eh?
Click to expand...

And this is near where they scrape markers off
the roads, and take down trash cans? I can see
a county work crew project soon, taking all
these ladders away.

Yes, I'm being ancient, and cynical.

..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..
 
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:56:46 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
<dannydiamico@gmail.com> wrote:

What kind of dog is that Danny?! (bottom center foreground)

Not my dog, but she's a pointer of some sort because it kept pointing at
animals in the woods, and the guys were talking about how good it was at
what it does.
Click to expand...

The color made me think Weimaraner... <https://tinyurl.com/lo7psc5>

Similar to a Vizla, except in color... <https://tinyurl.com/nz3hs6r>
 
How are you attaching the structure to the trees.
I live in the Redwood Country and have been involved with Tree House
design. I do know there are fasteners used to attach structural elements.
I would like to see the actual tree house.
john

"Danny D." wrote in message news:lvl5c0$mq1$1@dont-email.me...

Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Here's a shot of the ladders we strapped to the redwood trees:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3910/15279581646_2753fa993e_c.jpg

This shows one of the neighbors helping anchor the cargo netting:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15302627625_fc5bab3e26_c.jpg

It's a good thing she did, as she was the first to test it out:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3836/15302627555_4c33459c63_c.jpg

Here you can see the 1/2" steel cable for the suspension bridge:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3920/15299486271_3c953d40ff_c.jpg

We made a *lot* of mistakes already, but, we are working together, and,
in the end, we'll have a nice catenary suspension bridge and a treehouse
suspended in between the redwoods with nothing but air beneath it.
 
Danny D. wrote:
Just thought I'd share with you guys some pics of the treehouse in the
redwoods my neighbor asked me to help him start this weekend:

Here's a shot of the ladders we strapped to the redwood trees:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3910/15279581646_2753fa993e_c.jpg

This shows one of the neighbors helping anchor the cargo netting:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15302627625_fc5bab3e26_c.jpg

It's a good thing she did, as she was the first to test it out:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3836/15302627555_4c33459c63_c.jpg

Here you can see the 1/2" steel cable for the suspension bridge:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3920/15299486271_3c953d40ff_c.jpg

We made a *lot* of mistakes already, but, we are working together,
and, in the end, we'll have a nice catenary suspension bridge and a
treehouse suspended in between the redwoods with nothing but air
beneath it.
Click to expand...

How do you attach to the tree without damaging it? How do you prevent choking or
girdling the trees?
..
 
"jloomis" <jloomis@oceans.net> writes:
How are you attaching the structure to the trees.
I live in the Redwood Country and have been involved with Tree House
design. I do know there are fasteners used to attach structural elements.
I would like to see the actual tree house.
Click to expand...

We built one 15 years ago, in a small redwood grove in San Mateo.

We built a triangular structure between three trees. We
used two 2x12's between each pair of trees, clamping them to
the trees with threaded rod. No fasteners were embedded
in the trees. As the trees grew, over time, we'd release
a bit of tension on the allthread as the trunks grew in
diameter.

Supported by those 2x12's (6 total) was a standard 2x6
joist floor and 7 foot studwalls with a standard
pre-hung entry door on one side. There was about
six to seven feet between the trees.
 
Bob F wrote, on Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:34:07 -0700:

How do you attach to the tree without damaging it? How do you prevent
choking or girdling the trees?
Click to expand...

The neighbor is using expensive "tree bolts".
These are something like $25 each, or so I'm told.
They allow the redwood tree to grow.
Even the cable, as it wraps around the tree, is offset from the tree by a
set of two-by-fours.

I should have snapped pictures of all the equipment as it seems some of
you have good experience which we can use as nobody wants to hurt the
trees.

I will try to snap some photos next time I'm there to help out.
 
On 9/22/2014 8:41 AM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:56:46 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
dannydiamico@gmail.com> wrote:

What kind of dog is that Danny?! (bottom center foreground)

Not my dog, but she's a pointer of some sort because it kept pointing at
animals in the woods, and the guys were talking about how good it was at
what it does.

The color made me think Weimaraner... <https://tinyurl.com/lo7psc5

Similar to a Vizla, except in color... <https://tinyurl.com/nz3hs6r
Click to expand...

Yup, that is a Weimar. We owned a blue one many years ago.
 
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:49:10 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:

On 9/22/2014 8:41 AM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:56:46 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
dannydiamico@gmail.com> wrote:

What kind of dog is that Danny?! (bottom center foreground)

Not my dog, but she's a pointer of some sort because it kept pointing at
animals in the woods, and the guys were talking about how good it was at
what it does.

The color made me think Weimaraner... <https://tinyurl.com/lo7psc5

Similar to a Vizla, except in color... <https://tinyurl.com/nz3hs6r



Yup, that is a Weimar. We owned a blue one many years ago.
Click to expand...

My first bride had a red Vizla, I still think that dog had mental
problems. Or I just didn't understand her. I now have an African
(Congo) Basenji sight hound. Even he is a little nuts, but I love
him.

The most difficult to train <g>

<https://tinyurl.com/nfbsz8j>
 
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