Taking down an treehouse?!

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: iGas

Many local bylaws indicates that property owner to not own certain trees of certain size (more or less an environmental & heritage thing).

The article also indicates that the structural broke the bylaw by being taller than 15 feet (tree house is 50 feet tall), and have to be 5 feet away from the plot plan.

I love large engineering & architecture feats much more than the average person, but there is a time & a place for such thing. IMHO, that abomination that they call a tree house should be pull down immediately. Every local jurisdictions around my city would give the guy 30 days to pull that structure down, or face a minimum of $100 per fine per day. After a certain amount of time the city would remove the structure and bill the homeowner for the cost of removal ++ fines.

You seen Worcester?

 

[AreaCode707]

Very cool. I can understand why the neighbors are upset though; that's right next to their fence so definitely would feel invasive, like they have no privacy in their yard.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

You're right. This is Worcester, MA. I want to go see this thing.

take pics and report back :thumbsup:

Chill with the botanist professor and his work he has been perfecting in the basement under the grow lights. Then take pics and report back.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: techs
Outrageous that he is being asked to take it down.

In the US we do it the correct way. We have HOA's that would make you take it down.

it's also illegal. Deemed an ?accessory structure? by code inspectors, it violates zoning ordinances that prohibit it from being higher than 15 feet, or located less than 5 feet from any lot line.

I assume there's a reason for the ordinances.

Yeah, when structures get that large, they can topple and cause injury/damage to others. It's a blanket rule. In theory, boards from this uncertified structure could blow off and hit another house/car/etc.

 

[BW86]

I wish I had a tree house like that when I was a kid.

 

[moshquerade]

treehouses like that are endearing. just needs a "NO GIRLS ALLOWED" sign :laugh:

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: techs
Outrageous that he is being asked to take it down.

In the US we do it the correct way. We have HOA's that would make you take it down.

Sad but true. Passive aggressive neighbors just complain to the HOA and they'll fix it =\

 

[skace]

I know it appears impressive, but it also looks out of place. Possibly the wood color used, not sure. Something about it makes it look like it would look better as just a tree that what he's done to it.

 

[ViviTheMage]

there's a guy near me that has a little mansion for a tree house...it's insane! he should stain the wood to match the tree though.

 

[NuclearNed]

Doesn't driving nails into a tree harm it by making it more susceptible to disease, fungus, bugs, etc.? I'm all for treehouses, but the article makes it sound like the guy built all this stuff because he thinks this particular tree is so great. I'm thinking, "what better way to love a tree than to harm/kill it."

 

[txrandom]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Doesn't driving nails into a tree harm it by making it more susceptible to disease, fungus, bugs, etc.? I'm all for treehouses, but the article makes it sound like the guy built all this stuff because he thinks this particular tree is so great. I'm thinking, "what better way to love a tree than to harm/kill it."

He's a botanist. I'm sure he knows what he is doing.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Doesn't driving nails into a tree harm it by making it more susceptible to disease, fungus, bugs, etc.? I'm all for treehouses, but the article makes it sound like the guy built all this stuff because he thinks this particular tree is so great. I'm thinking, "what better way to love a tree than to harm/kill it."

He's a botanist. I'm sure he knows what he is doing.

he didn't know enough to get the necessary permits and clearances before starting work

it's one thing if you live out in the country and don't have any close neighbors, but most towns and cities are pretty obsessive about that type of stuff.

 

[T9D]

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[txrandom]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Doesn't driving nails into a tree harm it by making it more susceptible to disease, fungus, bugs, etc.? I'm all for treehouses, but the article makes it sound like the guy built all this stuff because he thinks this particular tree is so great. I'm thinking, "what better way to love a tree than to harm/kill it."

He's a botanist. I'm sure he knows what he is doing.

he didn't know enough to get the necessary permits and clearances before starting work

it's one thing if you live out in the country and don't have any close neighbors, but most towns and cities are pretty obsessive about that type of stuff.

Maybe he doesn't like the government telling him what and how he can build stuff.

 

[Gunbuster]

That thing is ugly.

Design fail.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: txrandom

Maybe he doesn't like the government telling him what and how he can build stuff.

he shouldn't be living in Massachusetts then

 

[thepd7]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Mojoed
Bla bla bla, stupid neighbor. I could care less if my neighbor built something like that on HIS PROPERTY.

Neighbor guy needs to pull the stick out of his ass.

idk, if I built a tower right next to my neighbor's house and spent my time in it hanging out and looking down into his yard, I think he'd have a justifiable complaint.

Sooooo, two story houses should be banned?

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Doesn't driving nails into a tree harm it by making it more susceptible to disease, fungus, bugs, etc.? I'm all for treehouses, but the article makes it sound like the guy built all this stuff because he thinks this particular tree is so great. I'm thinking, "what better way to love a tree than to harm/kill it."

hah yeah the 100 year old Oak is going to die because of some nails.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: oogabooga

Originally posted by: techs
Outrageous that he is being asked to take it down.

In the US we do it the correct way. We have HOA's that would make you take it down.

Sad but true. Passive aggressive neighbors just complain to the HOA and they'll fix it =\

What is passive agressive about complaining to the authority on matters like this? Id say thats actually aggressive.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Doesn't driving nails into a tree harm it by making it more susceptible to disease, fungus, bugs, etc.? I'm all for treehouses, but the article makes it sound like the guy built all this stuff because he thinks this particular tree is so great. I'm thinking, "what better way to love a tree than to harm/kill it."

He's a botanist. I'm sure he knows what he is doing.

he didn't know enough to get the necessary permits and clearances before starting work

it's one thing if you live out in the country and don't have any close neighbors, but most towns and cities are pretty obsessive about that type of stuff.

Yup. If there's one thing botanists are experts at, it's building code regulations and how to obtain permits from the local governing body. That's what a botanist does, after all.

Right?

I used to know some people in Worcester. Maybe one of em knew this guy. Someone find out more about this!

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: thepd7

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Mojoed
Bla bla bla, stupid neighbor. I could care less if my neighbor built something like that on HIS PROPERTY.

Neighbor guy needs to pull the stick out of his ass.

idk, if I built a tower right next to my neighbor's house and spent my time in it hanging out and looking down into his yard, I think he'd have a justifiable complaint.

Sooooo, two story houses should be banned?

I'm not going to look up Massachusetts zoning laws, but it's probably safe to assume that outside of the most urban of areas, there are distance requirements to building houses and you likely couldn't construct a 2 story house in such a way that it was right on the edge of your neighbor's back yard.

 

[edro]

It's a safety hazard, against city code.
When a neighborhood kid falls out and dies, you'll be sorry!

 

[txrandom]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: txrandom

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Doesn't driving nails into a tree harm it by making it more susceptible to disease, fungus, bugs, etc.? I'm all for treehouses, but the article makes it sound like the guy built all this stuff because he thinks this particular tree is so great. I'm thinking, "what better way to love a tree than to harm/kill it."

He's a botanist. I'm sure he knows what he is doing.

he didn't know enough to get the necessary permits and clearances before starting work

it's one thing if you live out in the country and don't have any close neighbors, but most towns and cities are pretty obsessive about that type of stuff.

Yup. If there's one thing botanists are experts at, it's building code regulations and how to obtain permits from the local governing body. That's what a botanist does, after all.

Right?

I used to know some people in Worcester. Maybe one of em knew this guy. Someone find out more about this!

loki was referring to harming the tree and not building regulations.

 

[sutahz]

a treehouse, not an treehouse. An is used before words that start w/ vowels.

 

[Drako]

I don't get it. The guy has no kids, why did he build it?

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: Drako
I don't get it. The guy has no kids, why did he build it?

He's a HUUUUUGE dork.