How To Roof A Treehouse

I have worked with tar and gravel shingles before but never wood.

How to roof a treehouse.

If your design calls for a flat roof try to introduce even a small slope of 3 5 so water cannot sit there. When your rafters are all on lay down the plywood for the roof an leave a good 2 and 1 2 space around the tree so it can sway in the wind without hitting the roof. Building the roof was one of the most challenging parts of this treehouse build. Which would put the center of our roof right at 7 feet.

String a bungee cord between the two hooks and slip a tarp overhead. Remember our walls are at 5 feet so we have a 2 rise a 6 12 pitch will give us a 26 5 degree slope on our roof. Add a simple roof to your treehouse. In other words our roof rises 6 inches for every 12 inches of run.

You should never use a flat roof for a treehouse. This was quite challenging because i had to figure out how to properly attach them as well as work from a high and dangerous height. The first decision we made when it came to the roof was how tall you want your treehouse. Roof pitch can be a bit confusing but i will tell you how we did it and please know that you can modify to what suits your treehouse best.

A properly sloped or pitched roof is much superior. To keep a large tree house stable center the load over the trunk and spread the weight among several branches. For our hideaway we went simple and used a 6 12 pitch. Drive one hook into both trunks about 8 feet 2 4 m above the bottom of the platform.

The ideal roof is impervious to water but also needs to rapidly shed water so there is no chance of pools or damp patches building up. This roof is made from a simple tarp although you can also get more elaborate in designing and constructing your roof.