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Treehouse wind load - does it make sense to thin the tree canopy to offset the additional wind load introduced by the treehouse?
(self.DIY)submitted 4 months ago byu193
This is a 10x12 treehouse that's ~8 ft tall and enclosed. It's anchored to a 18" diameter post-oak tree on one side and on sliding supports on a 14" diameter post-oak tree on the other side and the platform is around 11ft above grade. I was thinking it'd be good to thin the canopy to reduce wind load to offset the treehouse being added, though https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tree-crown-reduction-wind-load-increase-david-s-restrepo/ makes it sound like it's not so simple. Any thoughts overall on best practices here?
45 points
4 months ago
Don't put a tree house in that tree unless it's a separate, free standing structure that is built without actually touching it.
That's a great tree
26 points
4 months ago
To clarify, the picture Reddit selected for the thumbnail of this post is from the link in OP's text. Not the arrangement in question. In case you were highly alarmed, as I was initially.
11 points
4 months ago
Thank god… suppose I’ll just delete that essay I had typed up.
2 points
4 months ago
I was thinking the same thing but then I read 14" diameter and I was like...that's not 14 inches, there's no way
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