treehouse level 2: the build of
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To begin this level, I thought it would be best to consider a few safety issues; Considering it is about 30ft high. Building the first level I was fairly safe and well balanced on the scaffolding, but now I would be swaying in the treetop. I figured the safest thing I could do would be to wear a climbing harness. I got a slightly used rock climbing harness on e-bay for a pretty cheap. I then went to a local outdoors type store and got a couple carabiner, and some high quality climbing rope. I had two lenghts of rope, one that was just long enough for me to move around the tope of the tree freely. The second was just about two feet long and stayed with me until I got where I was going to work, then I would wrap it around the nearest branch or limb.
I wasn't sure how exactly I wanted this level to look, I wouldnt know until I got up there and began scoping it out. All I knew was that I was wanting at least 1.5 sheets (8'x4') plywood to fit for a base. So I began by measuring different combinations of distances between different limbs until I found the dimensions I was looking for. Before re-locating my pulleys from the last build, I pulled up most of the wood I was going to be needing up to level 1. From this point the steps are pretty much identical to building the first level's base. The only main difference in the construction of the foundation is the "grid" design of the 2x4's.
The wood was painted with a porch and patio paint, so it designed to withstand foot traffic.
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