Sunday, December 1, 2013

Things To Consider While Planning For Adult Tree Houses

By Angela Briggs


Tree houses are just not for kids, they can be constructed for adults as well. Planning should be considered as the most important thing before starting your project of adult tree houses. There is no such difference in building a tree house or constructing any other house project. You are required to plan ahead and prepare all the relevant thing before actually starting the build if you want it to be a successful one.

First of all you need to find an appropriate place to begin with. People start looking for a big size tree but that is not important at all, you have to look for a place that is stable and strong. Location should be appropriate because its not worth it to start a build that you cannot later use because of its wrong location.

Safety is considered as the most important thing that one should keep in mind while designing the tree house. The structure should be strong and sound and its important to follow the plan accurately. Good quality timber must be used for construction purposes so that your build lasts for a long time. As adults require more room therefore the capacity of the build should kept in mind as well.

Before going ahead with the process of construction just ensure if you are entitled to such build without planning permission or not. There area few authorities who ask you to get planning permission before continuing with such construction. More importantly as a tree house is usually placed a bit higher than the ordinary boundary walls so you might have to ask permission from your neighbours as well otherwise their privacy might be hindered.

Make sure that the build is positioned in the right direction. Although there might be some restrictions with regards to location and position but if its possible just ensure it is positioning correctly so that it is protected from bad weather and your house feels airy and light. Also, if the tree itself is not strong enough, you can always add some extra support in the form of timber panels or other things that might help in keeping it stable.

Although many people want to build such project on their own but if you are not sure about anything or not confident enough that the build is going to be strong then its always best to ask for an experts advise. An expert can guide you in the right direction and would let you know whether you are doing the right thing with your build or not.

After finishing the construction part, the next part is to decorate it from the inside. It is totally up to you how you want to decorate it, whether you want to make it a chilling warm space or an office where you can work in a surrounding natural environment.

It can be said that adult tree houses are a fun process to construct but at the same time this project requires a lot of planning. In order to construct something strong and stable you need to follow the planning instructions in an accurate manner otherwise the whole project might end up in an unsatisfactory and undesirable way.




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