**This expanded edition of* The Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse* covers every aspect of treehouse building, from choosing a tree and safety considerations to adding interior furniture and even a zip line. Now featuring two all-new treehouse plans with step-by-step photo-illustrated instruction. ** For kids, a treehouse is **a room that never has to be cleaned** , **a place for muddy shoes and bug jars and adventures** real and imagined; a house that you can paint whenever and however you want, without gaining approval. For adults, it’s a room that never has to be cleaned, a place for muddy shoes and…well, you get the idea. But best of all **a treehouse is up in a tree. And that’s just cool.** Filled with **inspiring photos of finished treehouses** and **easy-to-follow instructions** for building your own, learn with your family **treehouse basics** —choosing a tree, planning and design, treehouse **safety** —followed by **building techniques for:** * Platforms designed for various tree configurations * Framing and finishing walls and railings * Finishing interiors with paneling, shelves, and flip-down tables and bunks * Doors, both classic and in fun shapes * Windows, including shutters and pop-ups * Building and framing roofs * Modes of access, including ladders, stairs, trap doors, and a fireman’s pole * Playthings, including swings, a zip line, a rock climbing wall, slides, and more You can get started right away by following the **complete plans and step-by-step photos for making your choice of two popular treehouse designs** : an open-air treehouse and a gable house with entry deck. To give you even more to choose from, you will find **fully developed plans for six additional treehouse types** that you can adapt to your particular trees and wishes. **Build the treehouse you and your kids have always dreamed of** with *BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Treehouses, 2nd edition*.