{"product_id":"tree-houses-within-reach-30-lofty-cabins-playhouses-and-getaways-you-can-actually-build","title":"Tree Houses Within Reach: 30 Lofty Cabins, Playhouses, and Getaways You Can Actually Build","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy We Love Tree Houses: The Allure of the Skies \n\u003cbr\u003e Just What Constitutes a Tree House? \n\u003cbr\u003e A Plug for Simplicity \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The Tree Houses \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Simplest and Most Affordable \n\u003cbr\u003e Renegade Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Robot Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Magic Bullet Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e For the Birds \n\u003cbr\u003e The Snail \n\u003cbr\u003e The Isolation Pod \n\u003cbr\u003e Moderate Skill and Budget \n\u003cbr\u003e For the Kids...Lots of Kids \n\u003cbr\u003e A-Frame Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Corke Family Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Hobbit House \n\u003cbr\u003e A Lofted Art Studio \n\u003cbr\u003e Wine, Dine, and Unwind \n\u003cbr\u003e Bumblebug Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Peregrine Perch \n\u003cbr\u003e Michael's Memorial \n\u003cbr\u003e Edelweiss Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Artistic Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Ray of Sunshine Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e The Brockton Box \n\u003cbr\u003e Ghisletti Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Highly Skilled and Big Budget \n\u003cbr\u003e Stone City Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Schaarsbergen Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e The Sky Bungalow \n\u003cbr\u003e Floating Tree Houses \n\u003cbr\u003e The Bird's Nest \n\u003cbr\u003e The Atlanta Nest \n\u003cbr\u003e Sacred Forest Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Caruthers Pirate Ship \n\u003cbr\u003e Oosterbeek Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Whispering Wind Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Shoe Daisy Tree House \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Nuts and Bolts\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e General Design Considerations \n\u003cbr\u003e Selecting Your Site \n\u003cbr\u003e Ten Tools to Take to the Tree House \n\u003cbr\u003e Affixing Your Tree House to the Trees \n\u003cbr\u003e Tips to Save Even More Money \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Step-by-Step Sample Build\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e New York A-Frame \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Resources \n\u003cbr\u003e Additional Photography Credits \n\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Diedricksen highlights the versatility of tree houses in this enjoyable guide. Among the simplest structures are a narrow box with transparent plastic walls for bird watching and a \"truck bed and cap held aloft on a tree stump,\" but it's the most complex edifices that make the biggest impression. These include a luxury Vermont tree house with a bathroom, loft bed, and back porch; an elevated pirate ship with a below-deck crawl space, a crow's nest, and tree limbs in the place of masts; and a \"floating\" yurt suspended by \"an upgraded version of padded cargo straps.\" On the prescriptive side, Diedricksen walks through how to build an A-frame house, detailing how to set support posts in concrete, erect cross beams, and assemble the walls and ceiling. He also outlines general construction tips and principles, suggesting that maple, oak, and other hardwoods provide the most durable foundations and warning that \"collaring\" trees too tightly with decking or flooring restrains their ability to sway during storms and widen as they grow. The basic guidance won't be enough for novices to recreate the most dazzling edifices, but it will help get more modest projects off the ground. This will inspire readers to take to the trees.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDerek \"Deek\" Diedricksen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \n\u003ci\u003eMicro Living\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eMicroshelters\u003c\/i\u003e. He has hosted, built, and designed for the HGTV series \n\u003ci\u003eExtreme Small Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eTiny House Builders\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as for the DIY Network, and has just released a feature-length documentary film, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Box Truck Film: Building a REUSEful Home. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has been featured in numerous places in print and online, including NPR, the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\n\u003ci\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eMake\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Yahoo.com, Apartment Therapy\n\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eTreehugger.com, and Design Sponge. Diedricksen has taught hands-on building workshops around the United States since 2010, runs the YouTube design channel \"RelaxshacksDOTcom\", and professionally builds tiny houses, tree houses, and backyard offices for clients. He lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A wonderful reminder to never underestimate the joyful, magical powers that come with inhabiting a treehouse!\"​--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eB'fer \u0026amp; Ka-V, The Tree House Guys\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Deek makes construction fun, and within reach for those of us who don't own a hammer.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirsten Dirksen, filmmaker YouTube\/*faircompanies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGet inspired by this collection of inventive, real-life tree houses, plus learn to build your own with step-by-step photographs and instructions for a basic build to customize. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The tree houses featured in \n\u003ci\u003eTree Houses within Reach\u003c\/i\u003e range from simple platform structures to raised office spaces, tiny houses to playhouses--proving that a tree house can be creative, useful, and beautiful while still being affordable and accessible to those with modest building skills. With extraordinary photos and fascinating profiles of the stories behind the builds, author Derek Diedricksen has curated this collection of tree houses with his trademark eye for quirkiness, thrift, and reused materials--featuring everything from a robot-themed tree house with salvaged windows to a 38-square-foot pod that relies solely on trees for support. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For those eager to start their own projects, Diedricksen leads the reader through the most important nuts \u0026amp; bolts of tree house building and offers tips and suggestions throughout. The book includes step-by-step photographs of a basic sample build.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/07\/2025 (EAN 9781635868302, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diedricksen, Derek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storey Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-05-13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e House \u0026amp; Home \/ Design \u0026amp; Construction|House \u0026amp; Home \/ Do-It-Yourself \/ Carpentry|House \u0026amp; Home \/ Outdoor \u0026amp; Recreational Areas \/ General|House \u0026amp; Home \/ Small Spaces|Technology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Construction \/ General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Design and construction|Tree houses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635868302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781635868302\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52911111274777,"sku":"SP-9781635868302","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781635868302_spiral.png?v=1785315693","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/tree-houses-within-reach-30-lofty-cabins-playhouses-and-getaways-you-can-actually-build","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}