Flat Roof Treehouse

By lauren dunec hoang.

Flat roof treehouse.

Backyard ideas 7 magical treehouses and backyard forts. With an aluminum outer shell and tough harbortime edge marine fabric the treehouse is an all season camper and was designed with off road enthusiasts in mind. If your design calls for a flat roof try to introduce even a small slope of 3 5 so water cannot sit there. To waterproof a sloped roof you can attach felt over a thin plywood base and cover it with shingles or boards.

Aim for a slope of at least 30 but preferably 45 or more. To get the roof started determine how much of a slope you want on your roof. Divide that number by pi 3 14 to get the diameter. The roof of the treehouse was pretty standard framing and once completed we called in a professional roofing company to roof it for safety purposes.

To calculate your tree s diameter measure its circumference by wrapping a string or measuring tape around the trunk at the point where you want the treehouse to sit. It looks like a flat roof but it actually slopes slightly more than 1 4 every foot. As mentioned above a pitched roof looks better and is easier to waterproof than a flat roof but it takes longer to make. For a standard 8 x8 treehouse choose a tree with a trunk at least 12 in diameter.

A roof finished with shingles was a viable option too if it wouldn t have made the treehouse seem too professionally finished and nicer than our barn. The roof is more than just a lid for your treehouse. The storage building was a slightly different process because the roof also doubled as a deck. Our color preferences limited us in the corrugated department and the fact that we needed pieces that were 12 in length narrowed us down to a polycarbonate roofing product at our local.

When designing a treehouse in a single tree it is often necessary to pass the trunk and or major branches through the walls or roof of the structure to maximize space and achieve weight balance. The down side as you point out is that it is nearly impossible to seal the water from entering through these exit points. A flat roof is the easiest to install and when built correctly is easy to maintain. Nature inspired designs cozy interiors and kid friendly zip lines and play areas take these structures to new heights.

Then the next 2 pix are that of a flat roof for table chairs tree house with a porch overhang. This durable material is weatherproof in the wind and rain and it insulates the inside from heat in the summer. I used a 4 12 for the rise and run and this was a good slope to stand on while doing the shingles. Sign up to comment.

Step 1 understanding the dimensions even though these are called flat roofs they do have a slight pitch.