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From the top Looking up Porch Lookin good Future home of the France Family Garden

We've made a little more progress on the roof lately. I also finally closed up the railing on the porch that had been unfinished for quite a while. Not long ago I rented a chain saw from Home Depot and went to...

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Roof Tree House Roofing TIles

Life rushes on and I haven't revisited the blog in a while. The hill behind our house is covered with grass and weeds that are knee deep, courtesy of the recent rains. Up in the lofty reaches of our tree, however, part of the treehouse is somewha...

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]]> What a difference a year makes... tag:vox.com,2008-01-01:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500e398cd94eb0004 2008-01-01T07:12:01Z 2008-02-26T08:08:21Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Supports - '06 Gettin' there - '07

It was one short year ago when this treehouse idea started becoming reality. It's pretty amazing to look back at the early pictures...and then see how far we've come. Now I know that in my early posts I dreamed about having things all wrapped by ...

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]]> Father daughter time tag:vox.com,2007-11-30:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500e398c28df30002 2007-11-30T01:59:27Z 2007-11-30T01:59:27Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Misc 040 Misc 034 Misc 032 Misc 035 Misc 036

A few weeks back we didn't have time to do any major construction but Elena and I were able to get out and get some more exterior staining done.

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]]> Progress tag:vox.com,2007-11-12:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500e398bc941a0001 2007-11-12T01:58:03Z 2007-11-12T02:00:02Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The southwest corner The roof takes shape Working around the branches boys

I missed all of last month as far as the treehouse goes but, then again, there has been a lot going on. In early October Sandi's dad, Dan, passed away. One of the neat memories we have is his love of building birdhouses and we even have a couple ...

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]]> Shelving Reuse, Part Deux tag:vox.com,2007-09-17:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500e398a9674e0004 2007-09-17T03:46:47Z 2007-09-17T03:46:47Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bench Welcome sign THE loft

Wow! Two posts in two days. This won't happen again for a long time. The chillens begged me to work on the treehouse again today and I, admittedly, was not averse to the idea. We used the 2nd shelf that had been removed from the schoolroom to bui...

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]]> Lofty ambitions tag:vox.com,2007-09-15:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500e398a8f8150004 2007-09-15T22:42:00Z 2007-09-15T22:50:16Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Loft view Supports Helpers Vid clip Birdhouses

Today we built a loft. It's pretty cool. Here are some pics: The pictures don't do quite do it justice, so there's also a video: Finally, the last time Sandi's dad, Dan, was down, he dropped of...

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]]> Song to myself tag:vox.com,2007-08-01:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500e3989974270001 2007-08-01T18:45:05Z 2007-08-01T18:46:14Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Happy birthday

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]]> Of poop & painting tag:vox.com,2007-07-17:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500d4144cbb266a47 2007-07-17T03:34:27Z 2007-07-17T03:34:27Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Scat You go, girl! The view up

We're back! Yes, after quite a hiatus from tree-house building, the work has continued. I climbed up the ladder for the first time on Saturday and found a little surprise. Now, whether it is racoon, possum, coyote, dog or -- God forbid -- human, ...

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]]> In case you were wondering... tag:vox.com,2007-06-07:asset-6a00cd970988284cd500d09e73579bbe2b 2007-06-07T15:16:59Z 2007-06-07T15:22:20Z Steve http://buildingatreehouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Now that's a treehouse!

In case you were wondering what our treehouse will NOT look like when it's done, here you go: Source: Treehouse Chronicles

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