How To Roof A Treehouse

Drive one hook into both trunks about 8 feet 2 4 m above the bottom of the platform.

How to roof a treehouse.

To keep a large tree house stable center the load over the trunk and spread the weight among several branches. 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. 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. 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 was quite challenging because i had to figure out how to properly attach them as well as work from a high and dangerous height. Which would put the center of our roof right at 7 feet. I used shingles cut in half to seal around the tree and shingled the rest of the roof like normal. For our hideaway we went simple and used a 6 12 pitch.

String a bungee cord between the two hooks and slip a tarp overhead. Building the roof was one of the most challenging parts of this treehouse build. I have worked with tar and gravel shingles before but never wood. If your design calls for a flat roof try to introduce even a small slope of 3 5 so water cannot sit there.

Add a simple roof to your treehouse. 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. You should never use a flat roof for a treehouse. The first decision we made when it came to the roof was how tall you want your treehouse.

Allow a two inch gap around the tree if it passes through the floor and a three inch gap if it passes through the roof see photo. How to level a treehouse floor.