Tuesday, August 7, 2007

The House that Carpenter Built






I am, as ever in bewildered awe of the talent Carpenter possesses when it comes to wood working. He believes in doing the job right, and whole heartedly, the first time. Otherwise, Why do it? Every time he thinks of a project, he focuses his passion , and turns it into something amazing.
In trade school, he made me a beautiful buffet, while everyone else completed night tables. For Christmas Last year, he built a new dining room table for me, finished just in time for New Year's dinner. He made it no less, out of odds, ends , wrong cuts of wood, and a couple of laminated beams that had the wrong "arc" to them. They were scraps from previous job sites, he took his creativity and made a table, not only solid wood(literally) but a unique masterpiece.
It was obvious then, that he would apply that same passion, to his latest project: The Tree-house.
He collected scraps of wood from reno sites, and other construction sites, poured the foundation - which by the way, was two semi circles, one weekend and then began framing.
The deck was covered with torch on, so that it would not leak during the rain, because the bottom will house his tools until we can cover in the carport. Then a trap door will be installed. According to Carpenter, a tree-house isn't a tree-house without a trap door. Carpenter custom made the doors for the tree house one weekend with the help of Tex. They first took planed wood left over from old palates, and then laminated the pieces together. Once dry, Carpenter used the router to make decorative groves over the front.
The roof has shingles that were left over from roofing our home in 2005. There are actual windows by Jeldwen that open and close. They are nicer than the windows than what's in my house. The common phrase heard around here is "It's just a tree-house", but my Carpenter, had to have it done right.
Before the girls and I knew it, the shingles were being nailed on, and the railing was up.

Now it is done. What started as an idea scratched on a piece of paper over 3 years ago,(the likes of which I haven't seen since) has turned into a reality.Carpenter kept the idea in his head. The idea kept growing, and changing, but he wanted one thing to stay the same: The girls were to have a beautiful, tree house, and he would not settle for anything less. I guarantee it's the only one like it in K-Town. My husband is one amazing guy. This is one sweet kick-ass tree-house.
Who wants a play date?

1 comment:

Roberta said...

Wonderful! The girls must be thrilled. And I bet it gets them out of the house more...