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Treehouses And Playhouses...
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Treehouses And Playhouses |
Tree-
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Play-
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Details
Plans
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Pirate Ship Playhouse |
Nails, screws, lumber and some elbow grease are about all that’s needed to create the magic and adventure of a private hand-made wooden kids’ club in the treetops. Build a Hobbit Treehouse, a Pirate Ship Playhouse with water cannons, or any of 30 unique projects.
Detailed step-by-step instructions and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations make these backyard-construction projects as much fun to build, as they will be to use. Parents and children can spend time together building a project in a few weeks that will create lasting memories.
Treehouses & Playhouses shows the average “do-it-yourself” family how to easily and affordably bring such structures to life using their own hands in their own backyards. Choose from projects like a Victorian Playhouse or Treeless Treehouse, a zip line, a crow’s nest, or a drawbridge.
For regular dads and moms or weekend carpenters, this book offers a layperson’s manual to bring the dream of an exciting play structure for kids into reality.
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sample pages (below)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1 - Basic Building Information
Tools
Tool Tips
Lumber & Materials
Lumber Tips
Joining Logs
Making a Peg ‘n Hole joint
Mini-ties
Bamboo
Joining Bamboo
Decking
Staging or Scaffolding Planks
Spans
Treehouse Span Table
Lumber Delivery
Making a Simple Sawhorse
Sawing Through Lumber
Bolts, Nails & Screws
“Secret” Glue
Installing Posts
Making Concrete Footings
Rope Railings
Branch Rails
Doors
Easy-to-Make Plexiglas Window
Attaching a window
Building a Simple Fixed Skylight
Building an Operable Skylight
Building a Loft
Chapter 2 - Building a Treehouse
Family Meeting
Planning a Treehouse
Planned Building vs. Build as You Go
Choosing the Right Tree
Tree expansion & Movement
Installing a Lag Screw
Threaded Rod
Flexible Connections
Rope
Knots to Know
Chain & Wire Rope
Cables & Turnbuckles
Beams
Access to the Treehouse
Building Stairs
Rope Ladder
Permanent Ladder
Flexible Collar
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Chapter 3 - Three Treehouse Designs
(Step-by-step instructions & illustrations)
Building a Basic Treehouse
Treeless Treehouse
Hobbit Treehouse
Chapter 4 - Four Playhouse Designs
(Step-by-step instructions & illustrations)
“Pie-rat” Ship Playhouse
“Pie-rat” Ship Party
Victorian Playhouse
Hobbit Playhouse
Shed/Playhouse
Chapter 5 – Accessories
Ladder Hoist
Tips for Making Swings
Making a Simple Swing
Zip Line
Message Board & Mirror
Trash Box
Bridges
Pulley & Basket
Drawbridge
Hoist
Crow’s Nest
Pirate Ship Accessories
Pirate Cutlass
Jolly Roger
Ship’s Wheel
Photography Section
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"Reviews from this book: "
"Your books were an inspiration not only to me but to our grandchildren and 'handy man' who did the actual construction." Shelley Conrath, Athens, OH
“I love how each of your books offers something more than the last, and how you encourage people to be creative, not just follow a prescribed set of instructions. (I have looked at many other authors’ treehouse books, but not felt moved to buy any but yours!) For me, your informal yet informative style and fabulous, easy-to-understand illustrations were the perfect balance of dreamy inspiration vs. practical how-to’s.”
“Here are a few things I particularly loved about Treehouses and Playhouses:
. Treehouse Span Table (I should have this memorized as often as I have looked at it!)
. Installing Posts
. Plexiglas Window, Attaching a Window and Building a Skylight.
. Flexible Connections – (so many more ideas than you had before).
. And Zip Lines – (more options and instructions than mentioned in your previous books).
Again, I love your books.”
Reviewer: Tania H. from Portland, Maine
"Jeanie & David,
I was quite impressed with all the new information and material that you provided in your latest treehouse book, Treehouses and Playhouses You Can Build. This truly is a great resource for anyone who wants to build his or her own treehouse. Since getting your first book and building my treehouse, I’ve seen some other treehouse books. Those books mainly showed expensive architect designed and professionally built treehouses. While they were fun to look at they were useless as far as providing any help to the average builder like me. I really like what you said in your introduction about this book being for families and to be used as a guideline to further your own imagination. Your new book now provides an even greater wealth of practical information for real builders like the rest of us."
Reviewer: Brian Marquis from Virginia
Treehouse And Playhouse Designs Including Pirate Ship Playhouse Designs by Stiles Designs.
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