Outdoor
5. Kid-Inspired Tree Fort in PennsylvaniaLocation: Quakertown, Pennsylvania (an hour north of Philadelphia)Used as: A playhouse for kidsLocated on a farm, this kid-friendly treehouse is a destination for exploring. To create the structure, the Lewis Brothers contractors used pressure-treated lumber for the structural elements and recycled materials from the owner’s farm for other features, such as corrugated metal sheeting for the roof, leftover shingles for siding and metal livestock gates repurposed as the railing.
The structure was built around a mature tree but is self-supported on pressure-treated posts. A generous hole cut in the deck for the tree trunk and additional holes cut through two sides of the house for a lateral branch allow the tree to continue growing up and around the structure.
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