Back on site early the next morning the crew enjoys the beautiful view, then gets to work adding the corner Slide Deck to the Big Deck. Barbara is standing up the hill, amongst the trees, to take this photo:
Castle Play Structure: Everything is built and the site is ready! Barbara does a quick layout inside the newly graded space to verify that the play structure, with appropriate Use Zone, will still fit…
The Barbara Butler crew of Play Professionals packed up the truck this morning and drove to site. Hot, hot day for carting heavy pieces up a hill and digging post holes- pics tomorrow!
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Good Morning! Barbara likes to start her day with a cup of coffee from Atlas, favorite cafe in the San Francisco Mission district.Followed by a hug with husband Jeff while discussing business…Married over 18 years, they still love to work, live & play together. Barbara’s nephew, Tym, gave her a…
The entire Play Set will be packed up Monday morning and transported to site for installation. The end of this past week was all about the details: Aubrey adds professional Rock Climbing Holds to the Princess Tower walls: Marco hangs doors and shutters & glues the long screws into the…
After a week on site installing the Long Island treehouse, this is Barbara’s 1st day back at the shop.
1st order of business is to walk her dog, Daisy, who is really happy to have Barbara back! Daisy (a rescue from the Ridgeback society) is half Rhodesian Ridgeback and half unknown – maybe German Shepard.
Good news. Rudi came in this morning and announced that he passed the interview. He has been “recommended for approval”. Now he is just waiting to receive notification of the final decision and then he will be sworn in at the ceremony to become a US citizen.
Congratulations Rudi!
Barbara received the following email comments from our Long Island Treehouse client: A huge hit (Grand slam) my daughter Screamed and my son looked up in awe. Couldn’t get them out last night until dark then they got a little spooked and shut it down for the evening. At first…
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Remember Castle Play Structure? While Barbara and crew were in Southampton last week installing the Long Island Treehouse, the guys were back at the shop in South San Francisco building this large, intricate Castle Play Structure.
To the great dads that have actively enjoyed their Barbara Butler tree house and/or play structure with their kids over the past 25 years!
FINAL DAY on site!Marco & Will spend the morning adding the play accessories:pulley bucket, rock holds, drop leaf table & 2 drop benches, top secret wall safe, chalkboard, shelf & pegs set, and lots & lots of Long Island road signs! Then break for yoga exercises on the lawn! Meanwhile,…
FINAL DAY on site!Marco & Will spend the morning adding the play accessories:pulley bucket, rock holds, drop leaf table & 2 drop benches, top secret wall safe, chalkboard, shelf & pegs set, and lots & lots of Long Island road signs! Then break for yoga exercises on the lawn! Meanwhile,…
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The guys start out the day digging post holes. adding knee braces… breaking for watermelon (Jeff was hoping to keep it for himself) Laying the deck boards and lifting the walls into place! At dusk, head back in Will’s “Fit” to the very cute little house rented for the week…
The crew continues to work on the Castle Play Structure:Building the frame for the 2nd Towerand carving the trims Lunch on the dock!Ember, another sister & artist/master staining, has come down from Sebastopol to help stain for a couple of days! This is a huge structure and we need everyone’s…
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INSTALLATION: Day 1 The first day on site for a treehouse installation is all about positioning the girder box followed by the deck frame up in the tree. Placing of the girder box dictates the fit of the treehouse and how well the rest of the installation will go! The…
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Monday, June 14th Colors are finalized! Here is Barbara’s Artist Sketch with the final color palette. The only change requested is to make the pink more of a “Princess Pink” if at all possible. Rudi starts off by staining the interior walls of the Clubhouse (Frog) followed by the Clubhouse…
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Friday, June 12: Started the day with the Clubhouse framed, sided and the railing post anchored in the deck. Marco, who has been cutting/shaping the elegant, curved knee braces, is pleased with his handiwork! Once the deck is up in the air, the knee braces will attach underneath (between the…
Thursday, 6/10: Started the day with Aubrey (newest team member) out on the dock grinding the redwood smooth on all sides. We grind the wood smooth so kids won’t get splinters and round the corners so no sharp edges. Every builder starts in the grinding position, learning how to get…
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New Castle Play Structure design: Barbara’s latest design started with traipsing through the woods to find the perfect spot for the play structure. Her goal is to find a spot close enough to the house to keep an eye on young kids (from the kitchen window or a porch) but…
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In February, Barbara started the design process for this Long Island treehouse: Her first step was to visit the site, meet with her client, brainstorm ideas and help select the tree. Then take lots of photos. Back at the shop, Barbara “painted” the treehouse design directly onto the digital image.…
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