Peacemaker Treehouses

There are a lot of good carpenters, so why hire a professional treehouse builder?

Because all construction is not alike.

You wouldn't go to a podiatrist for new eyeglasses or ask your dermatologist to recommend a good cholesterol-lowering diet. And for good reason. Even within a general field such as medicine there are a vast array of specialties - each demanding a unique catalogue of knowledge and a unique set of skills. If you want something done right, you go to the person whose training and practice makes them a match for the job.

The same is true of treehouse construction.

Building off the ground, in a living tree, has its own unique catalogues of knowledge and sets of skills. Trees are not lumber, and working with them requires an appreciation for how they live and grow, and how any human presence must allow both life and growth continue. Foundations set 10 to 40 feet or more in the air experience forces most ground structures never encounter outside of powerful hurricanes. Houses anchored to flexing tree trunks must be fluid enough to shake off movement without coming undone while being challenged by constant motion even earthquake zones rarely see.

The craft of professional treehouse construction has been facing these demands for decades. Special understanding about how building affects trees has been earned through hundreds of real-world lessons. Special tools and techniques have been developed based on that understanding.

What's more, treehouse building is a good dose of art as well as craft. The reasons for being in a tree are very different from what motivates people to build on the ground. Treehouse construction is, from an earth-bound perspective, a very impractical gesture. If you chose to build in a tree, the approach to design and construction must go well beyond practical. It must embrace the why and the whimsy of the human spirit as well as the mood and the message of the host.

Professional treehouse construction is a careful balance of the art and the craft. Professional treehouse builders must understand the necessity of working with a certified arborist to make sure the right host can be worked with in the right way. Professional treehouse builders must be sure the unique engineering challenges have been analyzed and met. Professional treehouse builders will bring tools and talents unique to their trade, and always have a little whimsy in their eye.

Peacemaker Treehouses was created after years of book-bound and hands-on field training, with all of those demands in mind. On every project, we work with a local ISA certified arborist. On every project, we employ industry-pioneer Charley Greenwood of Greenwood Engineering. On every project we take advantage of the knowledge developed by professional treehouse builders from around the world, from using special Garnier limb anchors to building lightweight yet strong structures that handle motion and wind. On every project, we carefully listen to the reasons you want to get off the ground, and we find a right path to integrate those motives into the host tree we must respect.

All construction is not alike. If you're serious about a high-quality treehouse you can enjoy for years, a professional treehouse builder is a partner you can't afford to be without.