TREEHOUSE: THE FOUNDATION

Nearly twenty years ago, when we bought the land in Hardwick, it was the brook that runs along the property border that sold me: it’s a beautiful, year-round stream bordered by birch, balsam, spruce, cedar, and hemlock.

I wanted to spend as much time down there that I could and the best way I could imagine doing this was to build a treehouse.  So, I’ve been dreaming about this for a long, long time – imagining sitting on the deck, relaxing to the soothing sound of the stream and taking in the beauty of the trees.

Well, that dream is currently becoming a reality!

Now, the foundation is the most important part to get right, whether it’s a regular house or a treehouse, so even though I’m a pretty hard-core DIY’er, I know my limits and I wanted to leave this to the experts.

I remembered hearing that there were guys in Vermont that had a tv show about building treehouses, so I thought I’d look them up.  My memory served me right and I connected with B’fer of The Treehouse Guys!

B’fer came to visit to check out my site so he could see if the location was realistic and to take measurements for the plan.

The plans made it seem like it was finally a reality!

B’fer was also happy to work with my budget and gave me multiple options for how far they would take it.  I ended up going with the bare bones option: they would build the frame/foundation and then I’d take it from there.

After going through the zoning process and getting approval, in November 2017, Jody (see our selfie, below) came to build it!

I’ll pick the process back up once winter is passed and then I’ll be at the helm – you can watch the progress on this site.  I’ve been collecting materials and I’m excited to get going again once spring is here!