First I want to give a BIG thanks and shout out to Shelly over at Shelly’s Doll World for taking such great measurements of her real Kit’s Tree house. I know it’s not alway easy to get good measurements and she did a fantastic job! Thank you Shelly!
So, this project has been on my mind for a while. We never did get Kit’s tree house before it retired and of course ever since then it’s been an item we have wanted. We search local listings all the time and have never come across a good deal or one that’s in tact. It seems that every one we did find was broken in several places. Well, if we were going to have to fix one we might as well just make one ourself! I am glad we did. This thing is sturdy and strong! We decided to forgo the tree and leave it as is for now. Maybe later we will add on to it! This post is just for the build itself. In a later post we will add on accessories and have more fun decorating it!
We also made Kit’s chicken Coop! You can find that tutorial HERE.
Kit related posts:
Cut List:
1 – 1/2″ Plywood @ 21 1/4″ x 16 1/2″ – Tree house Base
2 – 3/4″ MDF @ 12″ x 10 1/2″ – Bottom & Top of Tree house Support
4 – 3/4″ MDF @ 12″ x 10 3/4″ – Sides of Tree house Support
1 – 3/4″ MDF @ 19″ x 17 3/4″ – Tree house Floor
2 – 1/4″ MDF @ 25 1/2″ x 19″ – Front & Back walls of Tree house
2 – 1/2″ MDF @ 20 1/4″ x 12″ – Side Walls of Tree house
2 – 1/2″ x 1/2″ @ 18″ – Front & Back Wall Supports
2 – 1/2″ x 1/2″ @ 11″ – Side Wall Supports
14 – 3/4″ x 1/2″ @ 9 1/2″ – Rail Posts
4 – 1/2″ x 1/4″ @ 7 1/2″ – Top of Rails
2 – 1/2″ x 1/2″ @ 7″ – Front Rail Supports
2 – 1/2″ x 1/2″ @ 4 3/4″ – Side Rail Supports
2 – 1/2″ x 1/4″ @ 18″ – Side Door Trim
2 – 1/2″ x 1/4″ @ 9 3/4″ – Top Door Trim
4 – 3/4″ MDF @ 5″ x 3″ – Roof Braces *Cut 60° off Square
1 – 1/4″ MDF @ 13 3/8″ x 13″ – Right Roof *Cut 60° off Square
1 – 1/4″ MDF @ 13″ x 9 7/16″ – Left Roof *Cut 60° off Square
Plans for making Kit’s Tree House
Step 1:
Start by cutting out your Tree house base. I used a piece of plywood for my base.
Step 2:
Screw from the bottom of the plywood into the bottom of the tree house support. Follow diagram to align bottom tree house support. Set this piece aside for now.
Step 3:
Get the tree house floor and the top tree house support and screw from the bottom of the top tree house support into the tree house floor. Make sure to follow the spacing diagram below. Set this piece aside.
Step 4:
Glue and nail all 4 tree house side supports into each other and into the bottom tree house support.
Step 5:
Now take the Tree House Floor from earlier and flip it over so the Top Tree House Support is on the bottom and slide it in the middle of all the Side Supports. Glue and nail into place. Follow diagram below to make sure all pieces are facing the right way. You now have your Tree house Base/Stand!
Step 6:
Follow the diagram to cut out the door and window in the front wall.
Step 7:
Go ahead and glue & nail the front and side walls of the tree house together. Do not attach to tree house floor yet.
Step 8:
Attach the front and back wall supports, at the bottom of the walls, with glue and nails.
Step 9:
Align the back of the tree house with the back of the floor. Glue & nail it into the floor through the front and back wall supports you just added in Step 8.
Step 10:
Follow diagram below and add front and side rail supports to the tree house floor by gluing & nailing into place. Do this on both sides of the tree house.
Step 11:
Follow the diagram and add the Rail Posts and Top of Rails. You will want to glue & nail them all into place. Make sure to follow the spacing listed in the diagram. Add the Rails and Top of Rails to the other side.
Step 12:
Simply add the top & bottom door trim, then add the side door trim. Glue into place. You can use nails, but glue will hold up just fine.
Step 13:
Attach the left and right sides of the roof to the roof braces. The brace that is by the door needs to be set back 3/4”. Also, the back brace needs to be set in 1/4”. This way when you put the roof on the tree house, it will sit flush and not fall off. Now glue & nail the roof and braces together. **Optional** I did not glue or nail my roof to the tree house so I could remove the roof to make it easier to decorate inside of it and for play.
Come back soon to see us give it some finishing touches! Leave a comment if you want to add this to your collection ! (If of course you don’t have it already)
12 Comments so far. Feel free to join this conversation.
How much did all the wood cost? I want to know because I can’t build this but my Papa can.
can you add shelves to the inside
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Too cute!!!!
Thanks I really wish I had the things to make this cause I am a big fan of your YouTube channel and website
thank you!
Awesome!! Do you think that instead of wood you could use cardboard to make something similar?
(Like just the top house part)
Yes! I think foam board would work well and you can still use the same measurements.
That’s so cool! I love it!!!
I absolutely love this and so would my 4 year old daughter! Would you be able to list an approximated costs and what tools are used? Thanks so much and love your website!
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March 2, 2016 at 2:15 pm –
I want to try this. Thank you!