I Built a Treehouse in my Basement!

[@timbarker5663]

I'm a Carpenter myself. I've been doing my job for 20 years. I've done a fair amount of lodgepole work. I spent 15 years of my career building in Wyoming where lodgepole is common. You're welcome to check my credentials through my fb. (barkerbuilders) Not bragging, only giving some background for my comments. To say that I am thoroughly impressed is an understatement. I pride myself on my high quality work. It's what I've built my reputation on. This is above and beyond that. The cuts perfectly line up. The counter sinking of every screw. The screw patterns. All of the draw knife work. I know what it takes to find just the right branches. It's painstaking but worth it. This is one of three or so comments I've left on KZbin over the years. I felt I needed to though. Your craftsmanship is Top tier sir. Well done. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing it.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you for the kind words! It's always good to know when people who truly understand the work that goes into something appreciate what you've built. Thanks for the comment!

[@loriscook5231]

What a great dad, my daughter just had large cardboard boxes with sheets draped over them

[@neqwise2641]

IM SPEECHLESS DAD!!!! This is so amazing!! I’m laying with my 1 yr old son and wanted to teach him about tools. Im glad we ran across you page!!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! It was fun to build and it's great to see them still play on it.

[@stose85]

From one dad to another, this took lots of time and lots of dedication, but I'm sure it was worth it. Definitely something they will tell their kids about someday. With the structural integrity of this thing, your grand kids will probably be using it too! Great job!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! It was definitely fun building it. The best part is seeing them come up with new ways to play on it!

[@emn8ng]

I have never built anything and I'm inspired to create this for my son. I have also never subscribed on youtube until now. This is AMAZING!!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks that means a lot! That's one of the reasons why I make these videos... to inspire others to be creative too. Have fun!

[@rosskline]

And the awesome dad of the year award goes to.....

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha thanks! It's fun to finally be able to make the stuff I always wanted as a kid.

[@black99vett]

Fricking amazing! I so book marked this video - I have identical twin 1 year old daughters and the wife is pregnant with our son. Way to stick with a project. I did a 14 foot wide built in / entertainment center and it took me 4+ months to finish and this was before we had kids. You did great getting this done in 8 months.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks man! It was worth it to stick with it. Now they still love it!

[@teem1653]

God bless you man and your family I bet you could build a 20,000 ft² amazing home and architect on hell of a design because let me tell you that indoor treehouse you built is absolutely amazing I bet you could do what I seen in that New York apartment connect the rooms by a top tunnel that was pretty amazing

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you sir for your kind words!

[@ChampagneDance]

AMAZING! So unique and fun! I bet the kids LOVE it!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes they do! Thanks!

[@Potayto71]

great video. you've done it again. Proud of you. Keep up the great work.

[@astridweinstein9333]

i agree. always a pleasure seeing his work.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you! I appreciate your support

[@OliangandnomyenTV]

Super cool, best dad ever ❤️ cool design and detail oriented ✨

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! It's fun to see them enjoying it

[@sharonwebb945]

Totally awesome! I have asked if our high school woodwork classes can build one for kids at school for use on cold wet days

[@Alyssasue222]

So impressive, an amazing labor of love. Glad all those tools are being put to good use.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you! It's nice having a good reason to use them

[@rcox787]

Wow, looks even cooler with the lights out!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yep that's the best way to play on it!

[@Half_giraffe]

Great stuff! I'm shocked your channel doesn't have more subscribers.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Me too! Tell everyone!

[@theknox7600]

Very very cool. If i would be smaller i would definetly Love to Play in something like that. Very nice.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I wish my ceilings were tall enough to build a full size one for adults.

[@bravenizer]

Great work man!!! Ur kids must be really proud of u. And it will leave them with a lifetime memory. This video deserve a million view so that u can build another amazing things for your kids.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I hope it gets them thinking creatively from a young age.

[@redpuma1989]

Fantastic 😃😎👌

[@liana5872]

Amazing fantasy brought to life for your kiddos. Awesomeness. Great job!!! 😁

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! They have a lot of fun with it.

[@realtech4322]

wow what a mind blowing project............

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@JolienBrebels]

Really cool!

[@TeddyBar]

Looks like a movie set 😍 so amazing

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha Thanks!

[@charliehuang1252]

This is really God work. Amazing. You are the coolest dad for them. :)

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks I'm trying to be a kid again too!

[@ObieR]

How does this not have a million views I’m genuinely perplexed

[@EveningWoodworker]

I know right! I've found there are others who have re-uploaded and posted their own versions of it on various platforms.

[@bravitarey]

I want this.... for me 🌴🙉🍃 amazing work!! 🌈

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@christopherdiaz3277]

Just seen this on fb. This is incredible!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! And thanks for coming over from FB!

[@alanreyes29]

Amazing 🙌

[@tinaosterlindh8552]

Wow! Awesome!💜💚💜👍🏼

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thank you!

[@mr.arreola1078]

This is Amazing👍👍👍

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks man!

[@thinkingofthoughts]

Just incredible! Your attention to detail and commitment to quality really shows in all the workmanship and materials used. I saw this posted somewhere on Facebook and HAD to track down your KZbin channel to subscribe. Keep up the amazing work! Best wishes to you and yours~

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks for finding me! I'll try to keep it interesting!

[@user-rs1990]

EPIC!😁😁😁

[@jackwagon4313]

That's the coolest thing ever!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Glad you like it!

[@MS-gn4gl]

When you finally can build the tree house you dreamed of at 6 years old...

[@bluebossbassline]

wow seriously talented. Top dad

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! It's fun to pretend I'm a kid again

[@smelleroo4226]

Wow...this looks amazing! I can see it was a lot of fun to build, too. Great craftsmanship buddy!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I definitely had fun building it!

[@raffyssiti6871]

Dad of the year

[@lobitome]

So cool. Right This Minute brought you a new subscriber.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks man!

[@E__IndrianaDianiPutri]

Amaziiingggg

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@davidlunn6056]

This is great and inspired to try and so something similar, although it will be way off the quality of this. I just wondered where did you get the branches and wood from for the uprights and ladders?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! The decking and 2x6s are from your local big box store but the branches and logs were all cut down when they built on the lot next to me. I just convinced the logger to leave then for me! Good luck!

[@ajhans23]

Thank you for sharing these videos! Very helpful as I’m planning building something like this for my kids. Do you know how high the second floor is above the ground?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! Since the ceilings are 8 ft tall, I put the upper level at 4ft off the ground. Good luck on your build!

[@leohernandez2584]

Hi Did you have to dry the logs before building or did you do it with pretty fresh cut wood?

[@EveningWoodworker]

I dried them for about 6 months, so they were mostly dry, but there was still some splitting that happened later as they dried more. Nothing all the way through though!

[@greggodar1917]

What did you you use for the black pieces you used to set the logs on? Source for the roof? Source for the Army Green Netting?

[@EveningWoodworker]

The base of the logs are just 3/4" plywood wrapped in outdoor carpet. They just sit on the carpet. Army netting is here: amzn.to/3o0arTR and the source for the roof is homedepot.sjv.io/b4bVM Good luck!

[@brittanyann7376]

I found your channel through a feature on the Facebook page “Sassy.” I was so impressed I made sure to come subscribe! My husband is very interested in woodworking so I’ll be sure to show him your channel as well :)

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks for coming over from Facebook! Hope he gets some ideas!

[@ClevesBackyardWoodworking]

very cool!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks!

[@Phantomworks666]

So the main tree supports are not connected to the ceiling and just have a flat base that rests on the carpet?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes the only attach points for the structure are at the height of the second level where the 2x6s are lag bolted to the wall. I know it doesn't sound like much, but this is surprisingly strong and the weight is transferred directly below to the floor.

[@Phantomworks666]

@@EveningWoodworker Oh hi there! Wasn’t expecting a reply from you! Really inspired by your work. In our next home I might think about doing something like this 👍🏻

[@KDD8]

As a 29 year old adult, are you adopting? And can you build one for me

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha! I've heard this a couple times now!

[@HELENGodLoves]

Your kids are lucky!! All my kids have are KZbin and Xbox

[@EveningWoodworker]

Gotta build 'em something!

[@DustinFife]

A-mazing

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks man!

[@LogicBob]

OK, first, that is awesome as hell! Second, brilliant of you to build it in the air conditioning! Third, I first saw this same video on Facebook, where some page called "Sassy" has reposted it and has gotten 5 MILLION VIEWS on YOUR video! It makes me soo angry to see you have a few thousand views here. That is sooo wrong. 🤬

[@EveningWoodworker]

Glad you like it and thanks for coming back to the original video! Yeah it's tough that I can't get people to come back here. The Facebook posts help with exposure, but they don't help the original video much.

[@virtualpender]

Have loved the entire series. Making the rest of us Dads look like pikers - hat tip, sir!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha! Thank you! I'm just making all the stuff I always imagined as a kid.

[@tonymoon2022]

Wow

[@jaredhavican5278]

Dude! I was watching this video with my kids trying to get inspiration for a project like this and then I saw your face at the end and I was like I know that guy! This is such a sick fort. Will you help me build something like this? ;)

[@EveningWoodworker]

Hey man good to hear from you! I'm glad you got some inspiration! It was pretty fun and the kids still play on it... hope you and the fam are doing well! Also, you should definitely build one too.

[@Kianrui]

Where do u find all these branches??

[@EveningWoodworker]

From my yard and my neighbor's

[@tanial.williamson8082]

Those very first structures, the tree trunks: what kind of wood is that?

[@tanial.williamson8082]

I looked at the longer video. It says that it is vine maple.

[@tanial.williamson8082]

I looked at the longer video. It says that it is vine maple.

[@sylvieb9211]

Hi there! I'm a Producer at Cheddar and we'd love to profile your work on our page. Is it okay if we use this footage for a video? We would of course credit and link back to you. Thank you!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Sure... where would you be posting it?

[@sylvieb9211]

@@EveningWoodworker I apologize for the delay, I thought my reply went through -- we'd post it on our Facebook and Instagram pages!

[@ChristianGarlic]

I have a small question: who will wipe the dust in this room? :-)

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha my wife was concerned about that too. Fortunately the leaves are all small and they get brushed a lot when the kids play down there. So not much dusting yet

[@austinmilke6400]

Do you have plans that you used?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Nope this was all designed by myself and my kids

[@FieldOfUnicorns]

This is fantastic and extremely talented, but I have to know; why inside? Also, how did you have an entire extra room for this?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Thanks! I built this in our playroom along two walls as a way to make the playroom more interesting especially in winter and bad weather. We do have a great yard though where I'll probably build an outside one too!

[@testvidmsia5909]

you have just featured in a malaysian news!

[@EveningWoodworker]

Great! Thanks for letting me know. Do you have a link?

[@testvidmsia5909]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3O7ZIGOo9GgasU skip to 1:00:14 its not full by the way but you can still see it

[@ronnakeil3313]

That is fantastic ! Those boys are going to throw each other through those screwed on railings and break their heads.

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha don't worry they've tried and the screws are pretty darn strong

[@liana5872]

Always a naysayer in the group trying to find a flaw. Nutty comment 🤦‍♀️

[@jonathentex]

Do you do comissions

[@EveningWoodworker]

I have done some before and sometimes build things for friends but usually the challenge is that it takes me much longer since I'm only working on it after kids are in bed at night.

[@toohotglass]

What was the cost of this project?

[@EveningWoodworker]

The trees and branches were all free from a neighbor but I think the overall cost was probably around $300-$400. Fasteners are expensive!

[@toohotglass]

@@EveningWoodworker wow, I was guessing around 800. pays to be handy! Really awesome job

[@nibbly6669]

I need a building intruduction

[@EveningWoodworker]

Great idea for a video... introduction to woodworking. I'll add it to the list!

[@khanhsonnguyenhoang9771]

What is name song ?

[@EveningWoodworker]

It's called Gravity Zero available from Epidemic Music

[@khanhsonnguyenhoang9771]

The Evening Woodworker tks and hope u have a nice day

[@fjg7]

Hi, do you have a reddit account?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Yes I do but I didn't post this video there. I just posted the comment there directing people here as well.

[@baby-josimms6112]

But Seriously are u up for hire? And how much?

[@EveningWoodworker]

Sorry I don't really do commissions right now. Maybe someday...

[@jennifercarr]

My cats would like a word ...

[@EveningWoodworker]

Haha! Those would be some lucky cats!

[@Davidjune1970]

This is amazing, but as an engineer the code does not permit handrails or safety ropes to have climable components as toddlers and kids will use them as foot holds that will make tumbling over the side an issue ... especially with one as young as yours. Trying not to be a buzzkill because what you built looks incredible, just that it would fail code for safety reasons. See this companies extract of building codes, you can access your local building codes from public libraries: wagnercompanies.com/o-canada/

[@EveningWoodworker]

Good to know! Thanks for the heads up