Rehabilitating our old tree house
By louievill
@louievill (28846)
Philippines
July 17, 2016 9:59am CST
Today Sunday we have decided to rehabilitate our tree house, I built it during the late 80's or early 90's when I was still single using scrap metal from a ship, well it had seen better times but it had been neglected and almost forgotten and the mango tree had eaten some parts of it now embedded in the trunk and so full of dried leaves. Wife and I have decided to bring it back to life and to her glory days lol! and the children are quite excited.
Do you have something that you have neglected or forgotten and suddenly realized how lucky i am to have it? Well we would be enjoying fresh mangoes again while enjoying the cool breeze on a hot day once all these is done. Yes that's my wife doing some fixin
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
@louievill You are both made for each other . 
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
22 Jul 16
My wife and I are compatible when it comes to making, fixing and cleaning we are both DIY, we only spend when there is something that we cannot really do. She is really "astig" (tough)coming from Mindanao and astig in business but also a typical quiet Filipina who makes taking care of the children and her family a hobby lol
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
Thank you so much, that's one of the reasons i am teary eyed when i pray and thank God for all the blessings even when difficult time arises. My family, the tree, everything is a blessing including all you here at Mylot, you are all blessings to me
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
25 Sep 16
That's one of my dream to have .. a treehouse ..
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
25 Sep 16
Well it's never too late to make it come true
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
28 Sep 16
@epiffanie yes I know, I heard that you have to be licensed electrician just to change your bulb, money there is easier but stricter, the reverse here, i wonder which is more fun
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
28 Sep 16
@louievill Here in Australia , we have to ask permission from the council (municipal hall) if we want to build anything in our backyard including a tree house ..
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
Making it safe first is the name of the game like fixing and reinforcing the railings, the beautification part would come much later when i have time again, yes it's fun, i feel young again
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
7 Aug 16
@jstory07 so where is it now? Hope you got to save some pictures
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@jstory07 (148749)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Aug 16
@louievill I had a tree house many, many,, years ago.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
31 Jul 16
It's never too late, I want to enjoy it while I still can, climb I mean, yes she's very nice and simple but hard working, I would have a difficult time if I did not married somebody like her, she's super woman, after doing something like that she would still go inside and make us a cup of coffee
, yes she's very nice and simple but hard working, I would have a difficult time if I did not married somebody like her, she's super woman, after doing something like that she would still go inside and make us a cup of coffee3 people like this
@LadyDuck (502628)
• Italy
1 Aug 16
@louievill You are a lucky man, but I am sure you deserve the wife you have married.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
I love tree house. My father promised to build one for me when I was a little girl but he never fulfilled his promised. I hope you can post the full photo when the tree house is done.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
Dads are sometimes like that because raising the family is our priority, I am very careful in promising my children anything because they would remember it forever
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
@louievill yes, and I understand him. And building a tree house is really costly.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
2 Aug 16
If only we were neighbors i would invite you and your kids to come over
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@allen0187 (59828)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
That's quite a DIY-project!
Good luck with this. Hope you make a post about the finished tree house.
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@allen0187 (59828)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
@louievill you'll soon find the needed resources to work on it. Good luck!
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
For the meantime it's making it safe and usable with whatever materials we have, that's the top priority. It was just a sudden decision we made after going to church so it's not part of the budget
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
1 Aug 16
Nice! You can eat delicious mangoes right from the tree-house.
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@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
29 Jul 16
@louievill We just used old lumber and had boards on the tree to get up to it. Remember how old I am and we used what we had at the time. But it was fun.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
29 Jul 16
Cool
, what sort of Items? It gets me excited cause i want to learn and at the same time share and give suggestions with what little i know
, what sort of Items? It gets me excited cause i want to learn and at the same time share and give suggestions with what little i know2 people like this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
24 Jul 16
I never had or visited a tree house as a child - yours sounds great
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
@arthurchappell perfect not unless you forgot something down stairs and have had several bottles already lol.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
26 Jul 16
@louievill yes, getting out in an emergency while drunk could be tricky
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
24 Jul 16
sounds the perfect tree house now @louievill
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
Wow! I'd love to stay in a tree house. Hihihi
I have a friend who used to have a tree house. They had two, and were interconnected. They already had their rooms and all their needs there but were razed by fire.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
Ours is made of steel, my concern is lightning, anyway there are much taller structures around that would be hit first. It is also somewhat connected to our roof so i can easily transfer if i want to check my solar panels or if i have to do repairs.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
@brokenbee that's alteady a house, you can already have it rented for extra income hahaha with sari sari store lol
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@louievill WOw! It's great that it is connected to your roof. Just hope it will not be hit by lightning. My friend's treehouse was too big. It was about four levels, and the other one was also big, but only one level, for accepting visitors.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
30 Aug 16
Thank you for the compliment, but we seem to slow down a bit, again because we have important things we have to attend to, we send 3 children to private education and you know how expensive that would be in our country, the next phase might be next year when my eldest graduates college, yes will keep you posted
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@thelme55 (79323)
• Germany
30 Aug 16
@louievill yes, I know that. Just let them finish their studies. It's good for finding a good job in the future.
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@everwonderwhy (7355)
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22 Jul 16
WOW! Aren't mango trees inhabited by colonies of bull ants?! Yes, my children built a tree house sometime ago. A rope swing with a tire tied on another tree. We also have a plum tree near our veranda. They nestle on the branches and read their books up there.
Do let us know how it's coming along with your surviving tree house :-)
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
22 Jul 16
Yep, those ants make nest up there so we are bringing up cans with dried mango leaves to smoke em out. I have seen tree houses here similar to yours and it looks like fun. Ours also serves similar to a veranda cause it overlooks the main road since our property is a corner lot with one side facing the main road It's also an access if you want to transfer to the main roof of the house and have fun there too lol
Will keep you posted
. I have seen tree houses here similar to yours and it looks like fun. Ours also serves similar to a veranda cause it overlooks the main road since our property is a corner lot with one side facing the main road It's also an access if you want to transfer to the main roof of the house and have fun there too lol
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
22 Jul 16
@everwonderwhy the other tree is a Santol, its very sentimental to us, my aunt, the sister of my late father planted it, she was a doctor who practiced medicine with her husband for a long time in New york, when she was ill and dying, she went back here and ate the santol fruit that she missed, and planted the seed, that is that tree and my aunt passed away in the States.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
29 Jul 16
Wow a couple that fix things together really do stay together. It's a shame my cousin who built the wooden terrace is now being terrorize by termites. We will find a way to get it fix soon, when we have the money. I hope to see updates on your tree house.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
29 Jul 16
You do not have to spend much if you know how to source in junkshops and those who demolish old structures, terrace is cool, don't leave it to rot, you can bring your plants there and make your own hanging garden
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
27 Jul 16
That sounds like such a nice idea. Someone will really enjoy that!
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
27 Jul 16
My youngest son and his buddies have started exploring it. lol
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
3 Aug 16
Yes it is worthwhile, it's sturdy enough I guess for my future grand children, My wife's moniker in her native province is "sexy" 
but she has lovlier traits and attitude
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
I live in a 45 year old house so other things were on top of the priority list
@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
29 Jul 16
When I was a kid I tried to make one...it didn't turn out nearly as good as your's though:)
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
29 Jul 16
I did mine with the help of a welder worker. Oh attempts we made when we were kids did not always come out as planned but it taught as a lot. My similar experience to yours is putting up a basketball ring and board on a part of my dad's garrage, turned out awful
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
Is it sturdy? How high is it? I guess your family will really enjoy it and can easily get the mango fruits there.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
26 Jul 16
It's higher than our bungalow style house, its sturdy since some parts are already embeded in the tree and it was built from good steel from a ship that was scrapped, the flooring i mean. Built in the late 80's, it has survived numerous super typhoons. Even outlived my trusted welder who helped me build it when i was still single.
