Black & Decker The Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide)

Black & Decker The Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide)

Charlie Self, John Drigot (Contributions by)
$19.99
Publication Date: February 1st, 2007
Publisher:
Cool Springs Press
ISBN:
9781589232877
Pages:
144

Description

Treehouses Anyone Can Build! This is a basic yet complete presentation of how to plan, design, and build a safe, fun treehouse structure for children. The book begins with an inspirational chapter showing the many treehouse variations that are possible. Next, a chapter on basic techniques shows how the essential treehouse platform can be built and secured in any tree configuration-nestled high among the branches or designed so the trunk passes up through the center, and every variation in-between. Then, separate chapters show the techniques for adding walls, roofs, ladders, access hatches and accessories. The final chapter of the book gives complete plans for the treehouses, from the very simple to the surprisingly sophisticated.

About the Author

Charlie Self is a woodworker and professional writer from Bedford, Virginia. He has written dozens of books and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles on the craft of woodworking.John Drigot is a well-respected designer of DIY woodworking plans. He lives in Fort Collins, CO.

Praise for Black & Decker The Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide)

Help your kids explore their imaginations with a well-built tree house. Schmidt (Decorating with Architectural Details) presents a well-organized guide to the basics of tree house building. Good photos and clear, detailed instructions lead readers through six designs. There is an informative section on what species of tree is best to "host" your structure as well as cautionary information on building codes and zoning. This is a solid book, but it lacks the flare and spirit of David and Jeanie Stiles's Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build. Still, Schmidt provides great instruction and a solid foundation. Recommended. - Library Journal March 1, 2007

Other Books in Series