Impressive, but.....I would have to see it in person. Because if any part of the tree-house is supported by the ground (in other words the house is not contained entirely in the tree) it's not a true tree-house. Sorry, but I'm from the old-school. But he did stay true to the tree-house ethos by using old lumber. I used to love building tree-houses when I was a kid in Illinois - huge oaktrees where everywhere.
^ Clearly from the pic it has supports on the ground. Looks like a giant death trap. No one would survive that thing if it fell in on itself. Would make an awesome movie set though, I'm guessing no horror since a minster owns it.
I still think it's pretty cool. Since this guy isn't selling it to anyone, I have no problem with him building something big and unsafe. It looks huge, I wonder what the square footage is. I'd also be curious to know what kind of amenities it has (as far as power, water, sewer, internet, etc). Edit: Just looked at the article, looks like its between 8,000 and 10,000 sq feet. Apparently he's spent about $12,000 on it (and a lot of time). ~9000 sq ft for 12k? Seems like a pretty good deal!
Same here. I'm pretty impressed except, I agree with oldfella, not really a tree-house exactly since it does touch the ground. LOL
