Support Can Be Beautiful

We decided to take a break from the roof and put the new posts in place. We removed the temporary posts one at a time and replaced them with our new large tree branch posts. These branches were heavy to carry up three flights of stairs and really awkward trying to get them around the corners.

I think they give the treehouse more personality and of course a more natural "treehouse" look.

It took us all day to replace the old posts. Royce had nailed them in place with a zillion nails. He went nail gun happy when he put the old posts up and pulling the nails out was quite a chore.

The posts had to be cut to just the right length, have a hole drilled in them and then each bolted into place.

Yeah that's me tightening bolts again, as if all those bolts in the stairs weren't enough, now it's tightening bolts in the support posts.

That's a fake smile . . . I'm not really that happy about tightening bolts. It's just one of those things that have to be done.

We've reached the end of the day and it's time to put all the tools away until next time. We are really tired but don't those posts look great!

I have a very good friend, Sandy, and it's her birthday today. I won't say how old she is . . . it just wouldn't be proper . . . but she's had 24 years of experience being 29 again. You do the math. . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDY!