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by Pete Nelson (Author)
"With its stunning photos of fanciful houses, Nelson's book will appeal to anyone who ever read Peter Pan or The Swiss Family Robinson. . . . To browse through Nelson's book is to fantasize about life in midair." ―Washington Post, Book World
Pete Nelson, the world's best-known treehouse designer and builder, wants to put readers in trees--his motto is, "get 'er done, so you can BE in a TREE." His new book is a comprehensive source of inspiration and practical information about treehouse design and construction. To that end, he shares the basics of treehouse construction with his own recent projects as case studies. Using stunning, full-color photographs taken especially for this project along with diagrams, he covers the selection and care of trees, and explains the fundamentals of building treehouse platforms. Reading his book is like going to treehouse college. He includes instruction on:- Tree Selection
- Treehouse Design Logic
- Treehouse Hardware
- Platform Design
- Rules of Thumb
- Platform Construction Basics
- Safety First
- Building Your Treehouse
- Planning and Permitting
- And more!
Author Biography
Pete Nelson's previous books for Abrams include Treehouses of the World (2004) and New Treehouses of the World (2009). The host of the Animal Planet show Treehouse Masters, Nelson runs Nelson Treehouse and Supply (NTS) outside of Seattle. He lives in Fall City, Washington.
Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 0.9 x 11.3 x 7.6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 25, 2014
