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FAQs

We are often asked questions about safe and correct treehousing. We have kept record of all of these questions over the years and present them to you here as a resource as you consider how to design and build your own treehouse. We have included the most commonly asked questions as well as a few of our favorites that we thought were vital or amusing information. Enjoy!

Do you need to have a tree to build a treehouse?

No - it's possible to build platforms on posts, on top of which forts and playhouses can be placed. TreeHouse Workshop has built a number of these, but we prefer working in trees. On the other hand, we often use poles to support long spans. These help stabilize the treehouse and take some of the burden off the tree.

There are a number of companies out there that deal only with post supported houses, and there are many plans available in books that are designed for this kind of accurately shaped and sized platform. Tree houses tend to have platforms whose shape is influenced more by the tree than the structure you want to build so they are more uniquely planned.

Do you or any other company sell pre-fabricated treehouses?

We only design and build treehouses on a project by project basis. Every tree house is different because of the size, shape and type of tree it is in. Pre-fabrication of treehouses would not be possible as each project is different. We are not aware of any other treehouse company that sells pre-fabricated treehouses either.