After 15 days of construction, Mr. Le Ngoc Tu built a small house on a longan tree, 22 m2 wide, 2.8 m from the ground.
From a young age, Le Ngoc Tu (born 1983, Hanoi) always wanted to live in a tree house. Many times he planned to start working, but because of the busy work, he has not had the opportunity to do so.
In 2020, due to the influence of the Covid-19 translation, having plenty of time to rest at home, he discussed with his wife the idea of building a dream house. Without any further hesitation, Mr. Tu sought to buy a land in the suburbs of Hanoi. On this land, the old owner left a perennial longan tree. 
The tree house is 22 square meters wide, 2.8 meters from the ground. Initially, he only intended to build a small house on a tree to be a play place for his children. In early December 2020, Mr. Tu officially started construction of the house. At that time, he asked some friends who are architects to design. However, at the end of the year, everyone was busy so he had to do the construction by himself and only asked them for advice. “First, I brainstormed and sketched the house on paper. I have been consulted by a few friends about the layout, construction plans, and additional bearing columns. Because I do not know the location of the distance between the branches, how do I work, fix it, “said the male host. Zing . According to Mr. Tu, the house is built mainly from pine and steel. Initially, he intended to hang the house on the tree. However, this idea is not feasible because the longan is located in the corner of the land, one side is adjacent to a neighbor’s house, the other side is next to the big road. In addition, the trunk is skewed so it cannot be deployed according to the plan above. After that, Mr. Tu built the steel column and welded the steel system above. In order to prevent the house from absorbing rainwater and preventing insects, he made 3 floors – the middle is steel, the top and bottom are wooden. In the roof, male homeowners use corrugated iron, foam, tarpaulin, palm leaves and cork trees for cladding. Regarding the auxiliary works, after calculating the usage, Mr. Tu designed the wooden bathtub. In particular, during the construction process, he did not cut any branches. 
The pictures inside the house are built on longan trees. “Many architects advised me to leave the tree trunk out into the hallway so as not to have to deal with the problem of rainwater entering the house. However, I still decided to put the trunk inside so that it truly means the tree house ”, he shared. To make this possible, Mr. Tu used a high-strength canvas wrapped from the roof to the tree trunk. Besides, he kept the space between the house and the tree trunk separated by young rubber and silicone glue. This helps to reduce the noise in the house when the tree is shaken by high winds or storms. When completed, the house has an area of 22 m2, 2.8 meters from the ground. Initially, Mr. Tu planned to spend about 100 million VND to build houses on trees. Due to a lot of repair work and disassembly, the house finishing costs are pushed up. However, he still feels very happy and satisfied with the results. “I have no intention of using this house for business. This will be the place for the whole family to have fun, enjoy the life and fresh air on the weekends ”.
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