Ever dream of building your own backyard tree house? In this episode of
Weekend Handyman host Paul Ryan shares tips on how to build in and around trees. Then we'll make ourselves a free standing tree fort complete with dormers, windows, a door and trap door, cedar shingles, window boxes, shutters, etc. We'll also construct an adventure bridge with a rope railing, which attaches the fort to a nearby tree, giving it an even greater tree house feel.