NC tree house builders: Shinrin-Yoku treehouse: hand-crafted maple ladder details

In our recently completed treehouse project, a Japanese-inspired structure that we call Shinrin-Yoku, the vertical support of the lovingly handmade ladder is a maple that grew leaning up against one of the chestnut oaks that support the structure. Since the maple tree had to be cut away, the World Treehouses team honored this beautiful tree by meticulously debarking it and then installing it as the strong column supporting the ladder to the upstairs bedroom. It is a centerpiece for the treehouse’s main floor.

The treads of the ladder are held in place securely and gracefully, each with its own half dove-tail and wedge. Even though the treads are floating in mid-air, our team made sure each one feels as stable as the great oak trees themselves.

This is just one example of the carefully planned details of this nourishing treehouse retreat hidden away in the forest of western North Carolina.

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