I believe I might have mentioned a barn door recently? Well, we didn’t do all that well documenting the door construction, but you’ll get the gist. We did get the Tractor Supply hardware we had mentioned before.
The CC basically took the same siding used on the treehouse and nailed it to a frame he built to size, so that when the door is open, it won’t cover the window strip. Instead of using the brackets that came with the door hardware to hang the box rail, we mounted it onto our cantilevered beam that houses the bucket pulley.
The CC nailed up a couple of temporary support brackets to aid in installing the big beam that will house the hardware.
We mounted stops to keep it from sliding off into the forest….
We are still deciding about floor guides.
Having a proper door makes it feel much more cozy and homey inside…paint coming soon I hope!
Bad shot. Inside view…a handle to slide it shut and the bottom beam wrapped in flashing….
We’ve been starting to add some more minor details to the lair……
Ahoy!!
Thing Two made his own sculpture that he wanted to incorporate into the treehouse, and by pure luck, it fit perfectly between the beams as a shelf.
Which now is home to his slingshots and ammo….
When the hammocks aren’t in use, they hang up in the corners.
We are slowly adding shelves to gain some much needed storage for the stuff they want up here. We can’t let them keep snacks up here b/c the raccoons would break in and trash the place (our raccoons can remove bungee cords from garbage cans-crazy skills). Bottles of water are OK though. Games and other activities now have a place. The fans hangs up high when not in use to keep it out of the way.
It always helps to keep track of time.
We are resisting any outer hardware for the barn door to give it more of a “secret door” feel…by putting your fingers in the grooves, you can pull open the door without hardware.
More shelves are going up, and hopefully we have time to paint inside soon before the weather turns cold. For new readers, previous posts on the treehouse can be found here.
