Flat Roof Treehouse

By lauren dunec hoang.

Flat roof treehouse.

Sign up to comment. You should never use a flat roof for a treehouse. Nature inspired designs cozy interiors and kid friendly zip lines and play areas take these structures to new heights. When designing a treehouse in a single tree it is often necessary to pass the trunk and or major branches through the walls or roof of the structure to maximize space and achieve weight balance.

A flat roof is the easiest to install and when built correctly is easy to maintain. A roof finished with shingles was a viable option too if it wouldn t have made the treehouse seem too professionally finished and nicer than our barn. The roof is more than just a lid for your treehouse. With an aluminum outer shell and tough harbortime edge marine fabric the treehouse is an all season camper and was designed with off road enthusiasts in mind.

If your design calls for a flat roof try to introduce even a small slope of 3 5 so water cannot sit there. Follow the simple steps below to frame your own tree house roof. It looks like a flat roof but it actually slopes slightly more than 1 4 every foot. The roof of the treehouse was pretty standard framing and once completed we called in a professional roofing company to roof it for safety purposes.

Divide that number by pi 3 14 to get the diameter. For a standard 8 x8 treehouse choose a tree with a trunk at least 12 in diameter. To calculate your tree s diameter measure its circumference by wrapping a string or measuring tape around the trunk at the point where you want the treehouse to sit. To get the roof started determine how much of a slope you want on your roof.

A properly sloped or pitched roof is much superior. The down side as you point out is that it is nearly impossible to seal the water from entering through these exit points. This durable material is weatherproof in the wind and rain and it insulates the inside from heat in the summer. Aim for a slope of at least 30 but preferably 45 or more.

To waterproof a sloped roof you can attach felt over a thin plywood base and cover it with shingles or boards. Backyard ideas 7 magical treehouses and backyard forts. I used a 4 12 for the rise and run and this was a good slope to stand on while doing the shingles. The storage building was a slightly different process because the roof also doubled as a deck.

Step 1 understanding the dimensions even though these are called flat roofs they do have a slight pitch.