Floor on tree house

[Autotech]

Finished floor on tree house before it go to cold and wet. Didnt get it painted though. Maybe it won't warp to much.

And for those of you concerned about me blowing my self up by cutting ends of propane tank. Here's my finished fire pit.

 

[windsors03cobra]

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House sized tree fort Pics from the ground please.

I believe in cutting up flame-able tanks just in a sparkless saw with coolant flowing.

 

[Autotech]

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Here you go windsor03

 

[windsors03cobra]

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Yeap, thats about the size of my mothers house. Its a small home but thats a huge tree house. Sweet views too.

 

[rbh]

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Bobby that is one sweet view, when do the nudy floaters come by.

 

[lowkee]

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That view is ! Great job on the base. Amazing you did that by yourself. In order to keep the plywood floor from getting wet, you could always put a roof on your house

 

[itsaboattime]

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I wouldn't worry about the plywood warping. Generally plywood doesn't warp, and if it does, it isn't very much. Moisture will make it swell though. A few warm days and it should dry it out and the swelling will disappear.

My biggest concern is that looks like pressure treated plywood. Is it?
Pressure treated ply isn't intended for indoor applications. Mainly because of the high Arsenic content. I'm out of the loop......Is this a house your building? If so, then a pressure treated floor is a definate health hazard.

I don't know about where you live but it's against building codes here in Illinois.

 

[itsaboattime]

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GREAT view and a damn nice job though!!!

 

[Autotech]

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I wouldn't worry about the plywood warping. Generally plywood doesn't warp, and if it does, it isn't very much. Moisture will make it swell though. A few warm days and it should dry it out and the swelling will disappear.

My biggest concern is that looks like pressure treated plywood. Is it?
Pressure treated ply isn't intended for indoor applications. Mainly because of the high Arsenic content. I'm out of the loop......Is this a house your building? If so, then a pressure treated floor is a definate health hazard.

I don't know about where you live but it's against building codes here in Illinois.

Its not treated plywood, only thing treated is the outside floor joist where they are bolted to the poles. This is only the house part I still have to set more poles for screened porch and deck. That will add another 24 or32' toward the lake. Have not decided on how big a deck I want yet.

 

[jackd1023]

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a couple of vertical scrap 2x4's and some bungees, I f you know anyone who does billboards the "flex's" work great.

 

[marlboro180]

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Looking good Auto! Figure out the deck soon so we can come over and high dive into the water!

 

[jeeperman]

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Are those 5/4ths deckboards under the floor joists?

 

[Autotech]

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Are those 5/4ths deckboards under the floor joists?

No Jeeper they are 2X10 Treated double-uped on the outside and tripple-upped on the End; maybe a little over kill but I'm happy.

 

[captmello]

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Looks really nice. Looking forward to seeing the rest.

 

[rayodunne]

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Looking good. I would really recommend some cross bracing on the uprights as without it the is no lateral structural integrity. It would be a shame to see the whole thing on the ground after a windy night.

 

[jeeperman]

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Looking good. I would really recommend some cross bracing on the uprights as without it the is no lateral structural integrity. It would be a shame to see the whole thing on the ground after a windy night.

I was thinking that too but you do not have to worry about it until you start putting walls up.

 

[Roma's Boat]

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I love it Autotech! how far from the ground is it? Sounds like you need a sawmill? Diagonal bracing would keep it from rocking and feeling like it's going to fall, but i bet it's very strong anyway. How did you sink the poles? Old wise farmers used to put posts upside down (as the tree grows). The grain pattern wicks moisture to the top of the tree so when it's upside down, it goes out the bottom. -Old school rot prevention. They would also not set them in concrete, but use rocks instead.

 

[Summer Fun]

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This thread is over 2yrs old. . Get out of the iboats bilge.