If you want to go FAST on that slide, ride down it a few sitting on wax paper. The wax will transfer and make it slick. My dad taught me that trick. Great video, BTW

@vertigo042

5 жыл бұрын

or you just wax it like normal.

@yelesaycholak5847

5 жыл бұрын

Ur dad is the man! Tell him I said wassup!

@MikeTheMaker1

5 жыл бұрын

Ray Tango how is that not common knowledge?!?!?!?!

@jzvetter

5 жыл бұрын

I can confirm the wax technique, works VERY well

@jthompson2214

5 жыл бұрын

Or you nick a finger and use the blood to lubricate it!

You should add a zip line off the top! I think your kids would love that

@geis990

5 жыл бұрын

Ethan Oppold i was thinking of exactly the same thing!

@DontAskWhyItsJustCuz

5 жыл бұрын

I think they would like an actual treehouse...

@sparkygachaplaysgacha7160

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would have a zip line

@IAmZen_007

5 жыл бұрын

Cuz Cuz I agree, it’s a tree deck not a house. Nevertheless the video’s are interesting

@OverWims

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, a tree house is called a house as it has walls not fencing and has a roof. To me a tree house is one like in The Simpsons

I think a hammock or swing underneath would be fun!

@ouran1996

5 жыл бұрын

Emily Berghuis I was just thinking the same thing about the hammock!

@gex4gex

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@ryanpoland177

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@haroldinho9930

4 жыл бұрын

Nowhere to hang the hammock

I would say the ladder should be at a slight angle, 10-15° maybe. Just enough to make it easier to climb.

@mememachine485

5 жыл бұрын

Yes i was thinking the exact same thing!

@mikebaxter-ck4pq

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah same

@Kevin-is-here

4 жыл бұрын

& spinning ladder rungs

@emiliesophie2904

4 жыл бұрын

lopaka76 I was thinking the same!! Especially since children will be climbing it too, I feel like an angle would've helped me out as a child

@KirikoTR

3 жыл бұрын

Or just escalators

Sometimes I lay in bed and I think about how Bob can technically be called Bob the Builder and then I fall asleep, content with my life.

@mellamoakshay

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@the_jonathan_o

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know why I never thought of that.

@twincities69

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe he should have an action figure made that’s called Bob the Maker

@Felisargyle

5 жыл бұрын

that’s the first thing I thought of the first time I watched one of his videos when he said hi I’m bob and I like to make stuff.

@purplepepper2503

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this gift, now we can all sleep tonight in peace

Wait wait wait, I had to watch the intro a few times... Was Josh in front of Bob going down the slide or was that some sort of super smooth camera hand off? 🤣

@Wordsnwood

5 жыл бұрын

precision drone flying. No wait, that's not complicated enough...

@DennisNestor

5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking that had to be a gimbal.

@matthewray6008

5 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't you guys be setting something on fire, hmmm?

@AnthonyRose

5 жыл бұрын

It was a (not so super smooth) hand off. Definitely ended up in the bushes more than once.

@AnthonyRose

5 жыл бұрын

...and on the ground.

Great job, Bob!! Love the aluminum flashing slide idea. You know, we carry 50ft rolls of that stuff...anybody got a big hill? 🤔😏

@Bazarack

5 жыл бұрын

challenge accepted 😀

@zio_Phillip

5 жыл бұрын

I don't have a hill but can y'all help me fix the holes in my wall and help me find new curtains?

@krupag8149

4 жыл бұрын

Damn what a great idea 🤔🤯

@aydenthes10man72

4 жыл бұрын

I do own a big hill

@Griefer_Jesus

4 жыл бұрын

i have a steep driveway

A firemen's pole would be a cool addition to the project.

@brianbishop4753

5 жыл бұрын

Until an adult wants to show how it’s used and then ends up in the hospital... maybe my friends are just different.

@MAZINKAIFER

4 жыл бұрын

Like the one used on Hustler's!!!

@xx_epicgamergirl_xx6718

4 жыл бұрын

@Nicks !! hey I'm a teen male and I would use it as a strip pole

@jaimegarcia9498

3 жыл бұрын

A zipline and swings too

I think it would be awesome if you made a series similar to Bits about you going back through all your old projects and fixing all the problems you encountered and said you would probably eventually fix!

@ndmusick11

5 жыл бұрын

Call it oops I'll fix it again!

@InstrucTube

5 жыл бұрын

@@ndmusick11 "Hey, I'm Bob, and I need to fix stuff! Today we're gonna fix: "

more like a tree deck lol still awesome tho

@rileysimmons5539

5 жыл бұрын

Ben Doverbitch yeah I was hoping for an actual tree HOUSE

@jonathansingh6249

5 жыл бұрын

thought the same

@BensweiaRD

5 жыл бұрын

Riley Simmons yah but it was his project and I'm sure his kids love it. When you or I build a treehouse we can make it however we want

@karanjitsingh8442

5 жыл бұрын

Was gonna say the same hahgaga.. but still nice tho

@DavidTelesPortugal

5 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment the exact same thing

I hate it when people criticize and don't understand one's hard work and time put on the projects. Learn to appreciate!

@sTEALtooth

5 жыл бұрын

I think people do appreciate how much work and skill it took to complete this project, it's just that it's kind of like Bob said, "watch me build a sail boat" and ended up building a log raft...even if it's a masterfully crafted, amazing raft...it's still not a sail boat.

It would be easy to make a kind of roof with a sunshade! It could be easily attached to the posts, then the tree. They come in lots of different shapes and colors. (And it would help cut down on the needles and sap that will end up on the platform)

Poof it's a magic tree house, fort, jungle gym, clubhouse. Great build guys looks like a lot of fun. Diy slide is awesome.

@kiwibird8441

5 жыл бұрын

Very magic, it has invisible walls and roof

i have looked at your channel everyday to see if you uploaded this video, keep up the work👍🏻

@itsjustjoeydontworry

5 жыл бұрын

Shadow_Vortex Why don’t you just ring the bell? Problem solved!

@-x-chris3484

5 жыл бұрын

@@itsjustjoeydontworry it is i dont get notifications all the time

Sand the railing of the slide that’s splinter central

@hollyeward

4 жыл бұрын

Gray Overton was thinking the same thing!!!

I wonder how the tree feels about being surrounded in its dead distant relatives?🤔

@ledo_atlas3887

4 жыл бұрын

OctoPups It is terrified but questioning why this is happening.

@patriciaaguirrevaldespino6548

4 жыл бұрын

You made the idea of a tree house so dark lol😂😂

@mackcheeses

4 жыл бұрын

Omg that’s great!

@thereddstormproject1954

4 жыл бұрын

The same as the croncrete does with the ground and clay 😏

@jdawg0828

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

I think it would be a nice touch to add a smooth rail to each side of the side to avoid possible splinters if someone slides down and runs their hand along the side. Maybe use the same flashing and either make it wider than the slide to wrap around, or get more and wrap the rails before putting down the center so that the edges of the rail flashing get covered .

drill close ups are very fun to watch

we built ours from old wooden shipping pallets. worked fine for years and even head window cutouts, and a roof. below it we had a sandpit so making the most out of a small space for a small amount of money.

Not sure how I feel about rotating ladder steps.

@SuperGeeThing

4 жыл бұрын

Especially with no room for the foot, plus handles at the top. Bad ladder design! But the rest is pretty cool

I was waiting and checking for this video again and again, also I love your outdoor builds in nature and greenery.

Haha love metal slide nothing like having to touch it to see if it’s too hot. Thanks for that fun throwback to my childhood. I doubt this one will get as hot as the ones on the playground since it will be able to be shaded by the tree

I'm not planning on building a treehouse, but I have a covered patio that I have been wanting to put a railing on all spring. The railing you used looked very simple and easy and will work great for my project. I planned on building them myself but I'd rather go this route. Thanks for the inspiration.

That tree house is awesome. For anywhere you want to strengthen where the 4" screws may not cut it, carriage bolts with a washer on the back work great to hold cross members of railings or posts onto a joist. They have rounded heads with no sharp edges for small hands.

Some notes: 1. Whatever you would call this structure, it is great and the neighborhood kids love it, regardless of the name. Get over it 2. This treehouse is super awesome and strong and fun. 3. Yup, the flashing did leave a little bit of residue on Bob's pants after sliding like 100 times. 4. Sap is sticky @8:27 5. FIRST!

@knightzovil9368

5 жыл бұрын

You tube is saying the video was uploaded 13 minutes ago and the comment was written 52 minutes ago that weird.

@lorcan2431

5 жыл бұрын

@@knightzovil9368 Quick fingers

@raulcoheterojr8490

5 жыл бұрын

The 8:27 part makes nu sense. No offense. :D

@mimked

5 жыл бұрын

@@knightzovil9368 it's because he posts his comments before the upload is made public (he works with Bob on the channel, so he's got access).

@tomtruesdale6901

5 жыл бұрын

@@raulcoheterojr8490 It might something to do with local code requirements for deck rails, I think they did a good job on boxing in the limb.

Put a swing under the platform! OH! and a cargo net!

Bob is like that typical Dad in movies where they'll be there, they'll make you happy, etc❤️

Throw a double pulley on the limb and a pulley on the carabiner, and you can teach a quick lesson in mechanical advantage, too! Awesome project as usual

I would have used a miter to jerry-rig a shim jamb strap hinge quarter-round soffit two-by-six dowel cherry-picker flim-flam. But that's just a personal preference.

@secretidentity5436

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

8:26 anyone else notice this in the background

Well done guys, always inspired by your projects!

Ooh ooh having some kind of hammock or swing under that would be so perfect with the shade!

You should add a bar above the beginning of the slide so people can hold on to something while trying to sit down on the slide. Great project do keep up the good work.

Hope this doesn't end the Summer of Bob. I know eventually we will have to go back to inside/more useful than fun projects but watching the Make Stuff Backyard come together has been great....still waiting on the go-kart track! Also, a Bits on Rope & Knots would be interesting.

I flippin' love this Channel!! You guys rock! I will be doing our platform much like this

Love the tree house and as always I enjoy watching you and Josh working together.

You could also cover the slides handles with cut pool noodles. Just a thought. Great video!

@TheSirGoreaxe

5 жыл бұрын

I was going to say that I was a bit worried about going down the slide with the exposed wood. But using your idea of adding the pool noodles would keep splinters from happening.

@shannonegoodman

3 жыл бұрын

I saw another suggestion in a book that says cut an old garden hose (split it) and then use that to cover the top of each rail.

Another great project as usual. This gave me a bunch of ideas, thank you.

You should have... You should have... You should have... Wow! Nice job Bob and company. Great looking tree house!!

That looks like the perfect spot to chill on a warm summer night

Another great build Bob! I like the way how you solved the problem with the overhanging branches! Also learned some new things like the connections for the corners.

You really should have used lag bolts to attach that railing wood screws just don't cut it for the strength you need.

@artiet5982

5 жыл бұрын

I was going to leave this comment too

@amateurhobbyist

4 жыл бұрын

This is my biggest concern with the build. Deck screws for structural connections in Part 1, and structural screws for lag bolt or through bolt connections. I realize this is just a treehouse, but it's essentially a deck build.

@jeffbrewer7441

4 жыл бұрын

What he used was a lag screw, Lowe’s sells them they have a very high shear rating they’re from a 1/4-3/8” in diameter

@Etrain14

4 жыл бұрын

Research structural screws. The ones he used by GKR are actually stronger.

I'm so glad that you shaped the railing to fit around the branches instead of cutting them off.

Cool looking tree house Bob! Thanks for sharing the video.👌👍😎JP

Maybe it's overkill but id be bolting the posts to the deck

@dhcox

5 жыл бұрын

That wouldn't be overkill at all. It is required by residential code for decks. Bolts and brackets to secure it back into the joists. I would especially want it on an application like this 10+ feet off the ground and with children.

@nathanpolek

4 жыл бұрын

I think he’s using deck screws in applications where there is a shearing force? For example on the joist hangers. He mentions people use nails on those but instead he uses screws. I think those require construction screws which can handle shearing forces.

@Etrain14

4 жыл бұрын

Those are structural screws. The ones he used are made by GKR and are actually stronger than lag screws or lag bolts. Look them up! They're awesome.

You should put some steel runners under the platform above the tabs so it can move easier and so the tab dosent create a hole in the platform where it makes contact

It was a cool moment for Lowe’s to start carrying those BIG BOLTS for tree houses!!!! 🤔

Great video We are planning to build at stand alone treehouse with a stand alone deck. An after watching your videos a slide will be added LOL. I love how you finish out you hand railing with a nice rounded edge. 👍👍👍👍

A treehouse without a roof is just a treedeck 😂

When I was about 6 I asked my grandpa for a treehouse He made a little house on top of a metal structure and inside the house it has a steering wheel and when you turn it the whole house turns

Beautiful job, looks great! I love the slide design. And I gotta say, I always really appreciate how professionally-done your videos are - from top to bottom, everything is just done so well.

awesome. so many possibilities to add on to this.

Love this❤ Great work Bob keep it up💪🏻🔥

@Iliketomakestuff

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sebastiancoetzee9672

5 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff I love how you interact with your viewers. Many other KZreadrs once they hit 1M they only care about the money. The things you make are awesome and your 2.5M is well deserved❤🔥

I fully expect a rock climbing wall to be added to this :)

Loved this build, it looks like it really came together well. If you ever have to remake the pulley bucket consider making the rope a loop, that way you can hoist the bucket from both the top and bottom

This treehouse is amazing!! Love the slide!!!

Seems to me like those 4x4 posts need 2 lag bolts to be totally safe. Other than that, great job as usual !#

@dhcox

5 жыл бұрын

To be safe, you could use a 6x6 post notched at the top with carriage bolts to keep the beam (composed of two 2x's) resting in the notch. This detail is cited in residential code for decks.

@cbriangilbert1978

5 жыл бұрын

@@dhcox Agreed. I hope they don't build a roof supported by those 8' 4x4's hanging by a few screws. Can't believe they didn't use a single lag except for on the tree.

@Etrain14

4 жыл бұрын

@@cbriangilbert1978 I agree the posts should be notched so the load isn't relying solely on the screws....but to be fair those are structural screws made by GKR and are actually stronger than lag bolts. Look them up.

Aren’t the balusters mounted wrong? Now the only structure holding the vertical pieces of wood are screws, when you push from the outside inward the is the wooden structure and the screw....

@vigilantezack

5 жыл бұрын

Mounts on the outside cause it looks nicer.

@kiwibird8441

5 жыл бұрын

@@vigilantezack yes but he really needs to bolt them on

Bob, once again, thank you so much. This video was exactly what I needed. Thank you sir!!!

The best two part video I have ever watched for building a treehouse. Thank you for existing! 🙏🏻

Someone's forgot the house on treehouse. 🤪🤣🤪🤣🤪🤣

Why not angle the ladder to make it easier and relatively safer to climb? Personally I would recommend putting in a ladder that surpasses the height of the deck at an angle like an extension ladder using your same materials. It would make it ALOT less scary to climb

@brightdarkness6326

4 жыл бұрын

Harold Rivera I agree

@christophergray6211

3 жыл бұрын

I did something similar haven’t put the angle in yet but I put handles in the top of the ladder and the posts coming up.

Slide and nail! That's the kind of park I want to play at.

Awesome build part 1 and 2 were very fun to watch. An addition I thought of is between the slide and the ladder adding a double swing, or some kind of fun swing they have for the kiddos

This is more like a tree stand

Is there any concern about the ladder rungs spinning freely in the ladder causing slippage, or do they seem pretty steady? I'd love to build one in my own backyard!

@twodogswoodworkingandwood6742

5 жыл бұрын

The short answer is yes. It is likely that at least some of the rungs will spin, even if they don't spin now. However, he does mention they will move.

@GameVilleofficialpage

5 жыл бұрын

Short answer is yes, in theory, but you can solve for that by drilling into the 4x4 a little bit more and then screwing into the pipes from the backside to keep them steady. Honestly though this design is about the least effective and efficient one, as he is wasting tons of space with branches that can be trimmed off with no harm to the tree as well as having place it so terribly that it requires concrete, however it is pretty cool

@17industries42

5 жыл бұрын

Game Ville did you watch the video? He didn’t put it into concrete. He said he used brackets that would normally be put in concrete, but he didn’t and just stabbed it into the ground.

@GameVilleofficialpage

5 жыл бұрын

17Industries you are clearly missing the first video. Go watch it, you will see what I am talking about. So in answer to your question, yes, I watched the video but you clearly didn’t

@blew1t

5 жыл бұрын

@@17industries42 He did put it into concrete, he did it in part 1

Bob - love all your stuff! Very informative, entertaining and inspiring. Keep up the great work!!

I loved the slide, long time ago i was looking for a video on how to make a custom size slide but didn't have any luck and now without even knowing or looking i got to this video, awesome build

You’re youngest son looks just like Luke from The Haunting of Hill House, and he coincidentally also has a treehouse he plays in.

@HomerJade

3 жыл бұрын

oh my god nooo 😩😭

Love this treehouse! Now I'm thinking my back roof could use a slide...

Mad respect for not cutting down the live branches and instead making the whole rail fitting process more difficult so the tree stays relatively untouched.

I love the "Good Jobs" from Josh. Brilliant stuff btw

Honestly, if you're caught up in it being called a treehouse simply because that's not what you would have called it, you're missing the point of the entire project. Make one yourself, and call it anything you want to! 👍🏼 EDIT: This is what we (as a family) would call a treehouse, because it sits off the ground, in a tree. Maybe everyone has a different experience, but why is it such a big deal what it's called? According to Merriam-Webster "tree house noun Definition of tree house : a structure (such as a playhouse) built among the branches of a tree" I'd say that's open ended enough to include a lot of different structure types.

@citizen77750

5 жыл бұрын

Suggestion for dads. Install a Hammoc below the tree house. So you can be a responsible dad and take care of the kids while sleeping. lol.

@RhettRO55

5 жыл бұрын

Some people just cant be pleased. Thanks for all you do!! This is fantastic! Your kids are very lucky to have a dad willing to build and make all of these cool things for them!

@Thedude8450

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Bob, Honestly loved the vid, gave me some great idea's for my future build. Thanks heaps :D

@iVolkswagen

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think people are “missing the point of the entire project”. I get it. It’s better for views to call it a tree house, but more importantly you could apply the core base of this project to build an actual tree house. But the finished product here is not a tree house. This is a great tutorial on how to start to build a tree house, but you went with a deck instead. Nothing wrong with that- but nobody would see this and call it a tree house. Don’t take too much offense just because this doesn’t meet the general consensus of what a tree house is. I don’t think it’s that deep... haha.

@kazolar

5 жыл бұрын

Don't have a tree on my property to build one of these, but it would be awesome to do -- if you do add a roof, then it comes closer to a definition of a tree house, but railings are not walls. The project is cool, can you say at the end how long it took, I'd love to know what your actual time to completion for these large builds are. I can't imagine that it was simply 2 weeks as the publishing schedule of videos was. Always left wondering, is Bob super fast, or am I slow. I have a full time job outside of building things, but still .. curious.

roof: TBA waiting for "How to Make a Treehouse Part 3"

Thank you, I loved both of the treehouse videos.

Really big fan of outdoors projects just like this and the green house! Keep going with those! Bless

Me: Still waiting for the R2D2 build part 2 Bob: *TODAY WE’RE GONNA FINISH UP THE TREE HOUSE*

@forby_

5 жыл бұрын

It's in progress but the video's not quite done. You can see some of it on his instagram stories though if you can't wait 😉

You should make a vending machine

Awesome finish Bob.

Big thing I like about Bobs videos (other than the content) no KZread ads!! Thanks Bob :)

Im a simple man i see ILTMS and i click!

I would have added a little bit of an angle on the latter. Instead of straight vertical, I would have had at least a 5 to 10 degree angle. That way it would easier for the kids to climb

I think an eventual cool upgrade for this would be how my friend's deck railing was set up. The railing had bench seating built into it

0:04 Bob, I have the exact same shirt! I was just wearing it a few days ago.

*Clementine:* I had a treehouse once *Luke:* Well there you go *Clementine:* I hated it

Love this project - I was wondering about the slide - it's a great idea, and I love what you did with it, but I personally would be worried about the eventual chance of slivers... massive slivers... what if you got some composite deck railing and installed it over the top edge of the slide sides? that would allow you to hold on, or slide your hands down while sliding without the worry of getting "stuck". Anyway, thanks for the hard work - your channel inspires me to get out and build stuff too! :-)

@chickfamilyink

5 жыл бұрын

He could also cut a PVC pipe down the middle of one side and stretch it over the slide "rails" and secure it into place with screws. It might need more than just a cut though to compensate for the 1.5" thickness of the rail. Just a thought.

@DuffyWeiss

5 жыл бұрын

@@chickfamilyink yeah that's a good idea, I thought about PVC as well, but it'd have to be a decent size and as you said, you'd have to make a couple of cuts - through if it's a large enough diameter it might be a big enough handled to prevent fingertips from grazing the wood... I also thought what about using a Trex style composite decking for the sides - I don't think it's structural but one could design the slide so that the composite would be the only surface "touchable".

beautiful......kids will love this.....

I liked this video so much and I'm planning to do my own treehouse for my grandson and daughter. Thanks.

He made a slide My brain: The flat burner

You should build like a secret layer on the bottom

love the handmade slide

I always love watching you build stuff. Keep up the great work my guy!

So bob when’s the next house Reno video happening.

shouldn't you be using bolts instead of screws for those posts?

@Etrain14

4 жыл бұрын

Those are structural screws by GKR and are actually stronger. Look them up they are awesome!

Super impressive. Great video. Thanks man

That's badass.. I'd like to see you keep upgrading it.

One question what about splinters from the sides of the slide

I know I’m not the only one who thought “that’s not an osha approved ladder” lol great video and thanks for breaking everything down.

@iankellymorris

5 жыл бұрын

You don't need to be familiar with OSHA guidelines to realize how unsafe that ladder is.

Love the dedication to nature. Instead of just cutting that branch, they worked with it.

You could build a really cool bouldering section underneath and up one side. So there could be an overhang under the deck that leads into a straight or slanted wall. That would be really neat!