The kids have been begging you for a tree house for months now and - let's be honest - the idea of building a mini house up in the treetops appeals to your inner child.

I chose a tree with two trunks and measured 10 feet up from the ground on each trunk. For the floor joists, I used three pressure-treated 2 x 12 boards and fanned them out from the 10-foot mark on ...

Assuming you’re not building a platform playhouse that relies entirely on posts for its support, then it’s impossible to downplay the importance of choosing the right tree for your treehouse.