Treehouse Builders Explain: What’s the Foundation of a Good Treehouse?


What’s the foundation of a good treehouse?

As our FAQ page explains, “A treehouse foundation can easily weigh 10,000 pounds. That’s five tons of weight for the base deck alone.”

So, we start with steel artificial limbs that have been extensively tested to hold the heavy weights required in treehouse construction. Our 35+ years of construction experience, specialized rigging skills, and our meticulous craftsmanship with a do-it-right attitude ensure that your treehouse sits upon a custom-engineered foundation that will last. For extra measure, we strongly encourage engineer inspections/stamps for each project at the design and foundation-completion stages.

As one client said of our team, “They have the engineering knowledge to put it together so that it’s never coming down.”


World Treehouses of Asheville, NC’s skilled team can build you a one-of-a-kind treehouse or other tree project for living, gathering, playing, meditating, and connecting with nature. If you’d like to discuss a treehouse project on your land, contact us or click the button below. Or subscribe to our newsletter to inspire your treehouse dreaming.