How To Roof A Treehouse

Roof pitch can be a bit confusing but i will tell you how we did it and please know that you can modify to what suits your treehouse best.

How to roof a treehouse.

How to level a treehouse floor. To keep a large tree house stable center the load over the trunk and spread the weight among several branches. This roof is made from a simple tarp although you can also get more elaborate in designing and constructing your roof. A properly sloped or pitched roof is much superior.

When your rafters are all on lay down the plywood for the roof an leave a good 2 and 1 2 space around the tree so it can sway in the wind without hitting the roof. For our hideaway we went simple and used a 6 12 pitch. In other words our roof rises 6 inches for every 12 inches of run. If your design calls for a flat roof try to introduce even a small slope of 3 5 so water cannot sit there.

I have worked with tar and gravel shingles before but never wood. I used shingles cut in half to seal around the tree and shingled the rest of the roof like normal. Building the roof was one of the most challenging parts of this treehouse build. Which would put the center of our roof right at 7 feet.

The first decision we made when it came to the roof was how tall you want your treehouse. This was quite challenging because i had to figure out how to properly attach them as well as work from a high and dangerous height. Add a simple roof to your treehouse. Allow a two inch gap around the tree if it passes through the floor and a three inch gap if it passes through the roof see photo.

You should never use a flat roof for a treehouse. String a bungee cord between the two hooks and slip a tarp overhead.