Last weekend was a very momentous time in our backyard’s history. We found someone that was able to come and {not only} remove the treehouse from our yard for free, but also use it for something new (a pretty great hunting shack, from what I have been told). At last, having explored various options at tuckerenterprise.com, we have come to the conclusion that now is the time to rejuvenate our plain and lifeless backyard. Sadly, as part of these sweeping changes, we have had to get rid of a long-time resident of our backyard… the treehouse!
This treehouse was built into our backyard many years ago with an industrial state of mind. Graham and I both agreed that if a tornado was ever to come through the area, the treehouse would probably be safer than our house!
But, we will not longer have such a monster taking up the backyard (and hopefully less neighborhood cats will be hanging around enjoying the sandbox). This is just the first step in creating a nicer, more inviting backyard. We have been looking to clear it out a bit for a while, simply because we would like more space. We have already been looking at https://www.treewisemensc.com/ as we are after an arbortist who could come to cut down a few trees. We have also been looking at some outdoor furniture so that we could have somewhere comfortable to sit and relax and we are looking at getting some outdoor lighting so that we can still utilise our new-found space when evening comes. Many friends have recommended Nightscapes of Muskota, so they must be worth a look. We want something subtle, calm and relaxing – nothing too bright. Hopefully, before long, we will have a beautiful and spacious backyard!
This is what we used to have in our backyard (notice the height of the men versus the height of the treehouse):
And this is the “tool” we had to take it down:
A ton more work went into getting this treehouse down than what the following pictures will depict — but essentially the first step included balancing the treehouse on the skylift.
Then the support legs were cut out.
Then the treehouse was slowly lowered.
I thought the hard part was over at this point, but I soon found out that backing the treehouse out of the yard (and between the house and garage) was going to be a bit trickier.
But, they made it! Notice the man in the long sleeve blue shirt (holding the coffee mug). Graham and I thought he knew the guys taking the treehouse down. After everything was over and we asked about him (after he had left), they said they thought he knew us!
Apparently he saw what was going on from the street and just walked into our backyard. A little scary, but the man did put in some effort during the day. So, if anyone knows this man, please tell him thanks!
After they lowered the treehouse onto the trailer (with about 1/2″ on the sides to spare), the guys offered to pull the leg supports from the ground. We knew they had been cemented in, so we graciously accepted their offer. However, we NEVER thought we would see this much cement support:
The man standing next to the support beam was well over six feet tall (for reference). Oh, and our “friend” was doing his part again!
It took us all a long while to figure out what we were going to do with these things now that we had them out of the ground, but we finally decided that we would load them on our boat trailer and take them to the city waste management area (we called ahead just to make sure it was okay).
We were only able to get two of the pillars out of the ground (the other two boards snapped). So, at the end of the day, all we had left in our backyard was sand and a couple of buried cement beams. As empty as it looked, I think we’ll just enjoy the extra space that we have for now before deciding what to do with it. That’s if we decide to do anything with it at all. I’ve always liked the idea of having my very own prefab studio shed built in my backyard, so that we could use it as an extra guest room, a home office, or as a man cave for my husband. But we have yet to come to a definitive decision about this at the current time. I guess we’ll just have to see what happens. I’m just looking forward to seeing my whole garden in its entirety for now. I just can’t believe what was left of the treehouse though:
…before…
…after…
