Tree House

I am reliving my childhood through my own kids.  One of the enjoyable things I remember as a kid was building tree houses and forts.  My wife and I try to keep our kids active and engaged in activities without watching TV so we spend a lot of time outside.  This summer I started building them a tree house.  They try to help but since they are still kind of young they tend to act more as ’supervisors’.  The tree house is triangular shaped (because I had 3 good trees to attach the structure to), it will have 3 windows, a door, and access will be via a ramp.  At this point I have all the walls, floor, and ramp in place.  The roof is going to be tricky due to the triangular shape but I have some ideas.  All of the wood was scrap that I had or got from my father-in-law.  I even have shingles for the roof.  At this point it appears the only costs associated with the tree house will hinges for the door and Plexiglas or screening for the windows.  Check out the current picture below.  Note the ramp is not done yet:

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