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#114918 Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:42 PM
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My daughter, a 'tween' at the time, really wanted a treehouse. We didn't have any trees that we wanted to burden that way so she got a house 'in the trees'. The basic wood was all free from construction friends. As were the windows, cabinets, sink, stove, door, etc. The furnishings were all free from friends also. We paid for nails, nuts and bolts and roofing and siding, insulation, wiring, plumbing, etc. Still need to add on a bathroom and closet.
She will never live in it as originally planned. There are prerequisites to earning the privilege and she's not close. So we have a nifty little guest house.
I don't remember the dimensions. It's close to 15' by 18' with a four foot front porch.
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Tina #114919 Aug 20th, 2007 at 02:43 PM
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Well, It didn't put in the other two pics of the front porch and kitchen area. Bummer!


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How cool is that. See if you can get the other pictures posted.



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The porch won't load in, but I got the kitchen in.


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You can't see the little fridge in these pictures. The bathroom/closet is going to be through that place where the window is by the mirror in the last picture. It will be a REAL guest house then.


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That is a WONDERFUL place!!! That looks like a place that should be on Cedar Hill!! Thanks for sharing that!!


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Very cool! If I ever make it to CA maybe you could put me up! lol

I like that you got most stuff for free!

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Loz, there is no toilet or shower yet. And a little twist or two for having company here. But for the most part, I would love to see you.
The treehouse is clean. My house is not. I need to do something about that, soon.
It wouldn't have been built if not for free stuff.

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Very Nice Big Bird house ya got there!! lol

You guys did a good job thumbup


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Don't worry, since I don't fly the chances of me actually showing up are slim to none---but I wish they weren't.

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Originally Posted by angelblossom
You guys did a good job thumbup

Diane, I had little or nothing to do with the building of it. John was a high school teacher, retired now. In the summers and breaks he had to DO something, build something, create something. He's a mover and shaker. For a while it was a platform with a rail. Then it had a roof added a few months later. Then is was screened in with shade clothe. Then the walls started going in. It is an ongoing project when supplies and money and time allowed.
Jonni and her friends pitched a tent inside the screened in room and camped out up there a few times.


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Well John Did a good Job then !LOL A project over time seems to be a project well done, There is no time limit and like you said "as money allows" Gives ya time for more ideas and design.


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Huh, Try living with the never-ending building. I moved in and there was a nice biggish house, 3 bedrooms and one closet. I hired builders to put in and 8x8 walk- in and an 8x16 bathroom. Now it is livable.


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thumbup awesome "tree house" exactly my type!

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How cool is that? Great job.


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I wish I had before pics. This area originally had a lot of junk in it, a couple old boats, a gas tank up on a stand (leaky), and various tractor parts and a junker car. We finally got it cleaned out and things to original owners about 17 years ago. Then we dug up a zillion baby eucalyptus trees from a formerly burned grove and planted. I was pregnant with Jonni at the time and she will be 16 on Saturday.
We planted way too close but never planned on letting the groves go past good firewood size. You can cut a eucalyptus down without killing it. It will keep on regrowing. We ended up not cutting for firewood because we got plenty elsewhere. Meanwhile we have these trees way to close together for their own good. So we 'thinned' for this building. We still have a couple other groves with trees too close. The outside trees are huge fat and healthy. The inner trees are skinny and spindly. I can't get John to cut them for anything.


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That is an awesome treehouse! thumbup

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That is really cool!


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Thank you.


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Tina!!

I love the little tree house too!! What a neat idea!


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Thank you, Shirls.


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rofl, I want a treehouse like this... it goes beyond my wildist wishes hehe


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Bumping this up so I might be able to find it more easily.


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I LOVE your Treehouse !


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I love it too. Although it will never be completed with a bathroom now. And I haven't been in it for about a year because my older son has all of his stuff stored in there.


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still it is a grand place, Tina.


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It is a cool place.



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Better get your son to clear it out....If I win the lottery, I am going for a visit grin


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How did I miss this, I would love to visit too... would be nice to sleep in the trees.... that's a wonderful guest house....

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Yes it sure is a nice guest house. thumbup


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Sounds great.


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