Creative outdoor spaces to escape the everyday
Sheltered safe haven, raised from the ground, immersed in warm wood and nature
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Transformed the garden. Everything was fantastic from start to finish. Can't get boys out of their den!”
-Eleanor
No Two Houses are the Same
Treehouses are more versatile than you think—ranging from playful hideaways to fully functional living spaces. They adapt to their surroundings, blending innovative design with nature. With endless possibilities in form, function, and materials, no two treehouses are ever the same.
Floating like a butterfly
This elegant treehouse floats in a majestic Atlas Cedar, a collaboration with the wonderful Seb Cox, with scorched larch cladding and natural coppiced chestnut railings.
Safety first - for trees and people
Treehouses don’t have to touch the tree, they can be discretely supported by stilts set in the ground. However, if you are considering something that perches in a tree, it is vital to ensure you have a design that is both structurally safe and that does minimum harm to the host tree. We have a wealth of experience in this area, get in touch to talk through the options.
Types of Tree Houses We Created
From spiral staircases wrapped around trunks to cantilevered platforms with panoramic views, the possibilities are as limitless as the imagination behind them.
Ravenstone Primary: Two individual Douglas Fir clad treehouse with a solid connecting bridge weaving around Eucalyptus trees in the nature space of a south London Primary School.
The birds nests: Two wheelchair accessible treehouses in a beautiful wild spot with some extra challenges for children and adults of all abilities
The Owl House: a Cedar shingle clad double treehouse in the wild area of a South London Primary School.
The Hexagon fits neatly into a beautiful yet narrow rectangular London garden, providing multiple routes for the kids to come in and out, as well as under and around. It can sleep 3 inside a magical garden getaway, whilst not overwhelming the space, and leaving long views from the house to see the treehouse as well as the full length of the green space.
Made my son’s dream come true. We have had sooo many compliments. Truly amazing!
-Raquia
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Delighted with the beautiful and sturdy treehouse that Root and Shoot built.
-Eleanor
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From sketch to trees, our process
Hand crafted with care, and an eye for longevity and value for money, we deliver a beautiful unique piece of sculpture ready for you to escape the world.
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The process of commissioning a treehouse starts with a free call [schedule here… :)], and is outlined on our commissions page [linked]. We love to hear from you and discuss the possibilities.
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When supported by a tree, the use of professional fasteners for treehouses are the key to building safe and long-lasting tree houses. The most important part of constructing treehouses is to design for how they are attached to the tree.
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While different builders have preferences on attachment methods, there are dangerous and damaging ways to attach treehouses. You are well advised to ensure you understand how your tree house will be attached to the tree before you hire anyone to build your tree house. Quality fasteners for tree houses are created to meet two needs: 1) so strong that they will never fail under any loading or wind conditions, the stainless steel outlasting the timber (even oak and sweet chestnut, the UK’s hardest woods most suitable for outdoors that last decades, will eventually rot just like we do :) and 2) they perch the main supporting beams of the treehouse several centimetres from the trunk, which gives trees decades of space to increase in girth (growth rate is species and location dependent) before the interface of the treehouse and the tree needs to be altered. We use the wonderful European hardware manufacturers https://thetreehouse.shop/?lang=en - big bolts! And you need a big (£300!) spanner to install them, let alone the specialised drill bits. Let us know if you want to attempt it yourself and we can advise.
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And good luck getting the children back in the house :)
