What do you SEE in this picture?

Well the question is, "What do you see ?" Many people will say a small cabin with a red roof. A dead tree with the top gone out of it. But that's just what IS in the picture. If you use your imagination in situations like this...

You may come up with an answer like this. I treehouse. Glass all around and an elevator to take you to the top. Like the Seattle Space Needle. Wow! A lot more exciting. I have spent several hours modeling the Treehouse Project to get some in-depth design details worked out before I launch into drawing the measured plans for the different parts and sub-parts. First up the Elevator.

Elevator - 2' by 2' by 6' tall unit.

    Main vertical/guide supports

    Anchoring of vertical/guide supports

    Garage door track rails

    Elevator box

    Electric Hoisting mechanism and controls

    Safety fall safe cable

Main platform support structor

    Attach lower 2 by 8 rough sawn oak planks notched into tree limbs

    Install socket and guide tube for main pipe safety harness anchor point

    Attach safety line and harness slide for work

    Second level of 2 by 8 oak plank and diagonal bracing to tree trunk

    Assembly of vertical elevator supports and track rails

    Attachment of vertical supports to second level oak planks

    Placement of temporary base mount for electric hoist on top of vertical 

    Install elevator box with fall safe retractable cable

So this will be a good start to this project. It will keep me busy while I wait for the logs to dry out before it get back to the cabin and do the chinking to finish it off.

Other sub-parts of the Treehouse Project that will be the subject of future posts.

FLOOR FRAMING

MAIN SUPPORTS AND RIM JOISTS

WINDOW INSTALLATION

ROOF  FRAMING AND RIM

ROOF SEATHING

ROOF MEMBRANE