A tree net is a hand-woven rope floor you can walk on, sit in and lie back in, hung between trees, posts, a deck or the framing of your house. We weave it on site and build the finished space around it: the deck you step off, the lighting under it, the planting and the remodel it hangs inside.
Woven by hand on site, to the exact shape of your trees, deck or room
Every tree assessed by an ISA Certified Arborist before it carries anything
Anchor loads reviewed by a structural engineer, then load tested at handover
Trees wrapped with straps and wooden blocks that protect the bark and leave room to grow
The deck, lighting, landscaping and finish work around the net under one agreement
1-year workmanship warranty, written agreement, payments tied to milestones
We measure the space and an ISA Certified Arborist assesses every tree we would anchor to.
A structural engineer reviews the anchor loads. Permits and HOA approval are checked before the design is final.
The perimeter line goes up first, anchored to framing, posts, or trees wrapped with straps and wooden blocks.
The floor net is woven across the perimeter one bay at a time, then the vertical walls where you want enclosure.
Every line is tensioned and the net is load tested to the engineer's numbers, documented stage by stage.
You get the handover pack: components, use rules and the inspection schedule. The first care visit is booked before we leave.
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Build & Decor Construction designs and weaves custom tree nets and net lofts in Los Angeles under CSLB license 1113888. Each net is woven by hand on site between trees, engineered posts, a deck or indoor framing. An ISA Certified Arborist assesses every tree anchor, a structural engineer reviews the anchor loads, and every net is load tested and handed over with a written inspection schedule.
A net on its own is a component. We build the space it belongs to, from the footing of a post to the light that lands on the rope at night.
A woven floor strung between healthy trees or engineered posts, high enough to look up into the branches and low enough to climb into with a short ladder. The deck, lighting and planting around it are part of the design.
House framing on one side, a tree on the other. A net loft or a bridge that carries you from the deck into the canopy, with vertical net walls wherever you want the space enclosed.
A reading loft or playroom net in the dead vertical space over a stairwell, a living room or a garage conversion. Indoor work is anchored into framing a structural engineer has checked.
The spot guests photograph and book for. A net over the yard or inside a loft, designed around the rental's sightlines, entry and house rules.
Inspection, re-tensioning, repair and resurfacing on a written schedule. Every net we weave goes on it, because rope that lives outdoors in Los Angeles sun needs to be checked.
The method, step by step, the way our crew weaves it on site.
ISA Certified Arborist
Assesses every tree before it carries anything, and rules out any tree that is not right.
Structural engineer
Reviews the anchor loads and sets the numbers the load test is run to.
Our crew
Weaves and tensions the net, and builds the deck, lighting and finish around it.
You
Approve the design, then use the net. The care program keeps it checked.
Step 1
The arborist picks which trees can carry an anchor and which cannot. Where a tree is not right, the anchor moves to a post on its own footing or to framing the engineer has checked. Every anchor point is decided before any rope is cut.
Step 2
At each tree, a wide flat strap wraps the trunk over a ring of wooden blocks. The blocks hold the strap off the bark so it can breathe and grow, and the strap spreads the load around the trunk instead of biting into one spot. Nothing is bolted through the tree.
Step 3
A heavy rope runs anchor to anchor and is pulled tight to form the frame of the net. Its shape sets the whole floor, so it is tensioned, checked and re-tensioned before the weaving starts.
Step 4
The floor is woven by hand from the perimeter inward, one bay at a time, each crossing tied so the mesh keeps its shape when someone walks across it. Mesh size is chosen for how the net is used: tighter where children play, more open where it is a lounge.
Step 5
Vertical net walls go up wherever the design calls for enclosure: along a drop, around a loft opening, or the full perimeter. They are woven into the same perimeter, so floor and wall act as one net.
Step 6
New rope settles after its first use. The net is tensioned at handover and again at the first care visit, then on the written schedule after that.
Step 7
Indoors the perimeter ties to framing a structural engineer has reviewed, often with steel brackets set into the joists or walls. The net spans a stairwell, a double-height room or the open space over a living area, and the drywall and finish around it are part of the same job.
These builders outside California show what a finished net looks like indoors and between trees, and how the perimeter and the weave go in. Each video belongs to its creator and plays from their channel. Our own pilot net joins them the week it is built.
A builder's own home with a net loft over the living space. The indoor version of what we build.
Credit: Living Big In A Tiny House, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Not a Build & Decor build.
A net loft that turns dead height into the best seat in the house.
Credit: Tiny House Listings, a house by Build Tiny, New Zealand. Not a Build & Decor build.
A net between trees from the first anchor to a finished platform.
Credit: Paulis Barzdins, Latvia. Not a Build & Decor build.
The perimeter line, the step that sets the shape of the whole floor.
Credit: Paulis Barzdins, Latvia. Not a Build & Decor build.
Weaving the floor bay by bay so the mesh holds its shape underfoot.
Credit: Paulis Barzdins, Latvia. Not a Build & Decor build.
A suspended net fitted to a frame, the way an indoor loft ties to framing.
Credit: LoftNets, Bordeaux, France. Not a Build & Decor build.
The honest comparison, weak points included.
| Topic | Tree net | Deck | Hammock | Treehouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you get | A woven floor in the air you can walk on, sit in and lie back in, with open space below it | A solid floor near the ground, built for furniture and dining | One or two people lying in one spot | A closed room in the tree with walls and a roof |
| Footprint on the yard | Light: anchors and posts touch the ground, the space under the net stays open | Covers the ground it sits on | Two anchor points | A platform, framing and often posts under it |
| Load on the tree | Spread across several anchors with straps and wooden blocks, checked by an arborist and an engineer | None, unless it is built around a trunk | Two points, usually unreviewed | Heavy and fixed: framing and roof weight on the tree |
| Upkeep | Scheduled inspection, re-tensioning and resurfacing on the care program | Cleaning and sealing | Replace it when it wears | Roof, siding and framing upkeep like a small building |
| Where it is weaker | Not a dining floor, and rope outdoors needs the care program to stay right | No canopy feel, no view up into the branches | Fits few people and no real design | Most weight on the tree and the most permit questions |
These are the five questions people ask the moment they see a tree net. Here is how we answer them on every job.
Only an arborist can say, so an ISA Certified Arborist looks at every tree before we design around it: species, health, decay, and the trunk and limbs we would anchor to. A tree that fails that look is not used. We move the anchor to an engineered post or to the house instead.
Yes, on every net. A structural engineer reviews the anchor loads for the design, and on indoor and house-attached work the engineer's review is required before we start. The engineer's numbers set the load test we run at handover.
Trees are wrapped with wide straps and wooden blocks, never bolted or wrapped tight with bare cable. The blocks protect the bark and the straps leave room for the trunk to grow. The care program checks every attachment and lets it out as the tree widens.
It depends on the city and on the design. A net anchored to the house or built over a deck can be treated as a structure. Trees matter too: the City of Los Angeles protects most native oaks, Western Sycamore, Southern California Black Walnut and California Bay, and other cities keep their own lists. We check the building rules and the tree rules for your address before a design is final, and we pull any permit the city requires.
Most HOAs want to review anything new in the yard. We prepare the drawings and the description your architectural committee asks for, and we wait for their written approval before the design is final.
Rope, straps and hardware that live outdoors change with sun, weather and use. Every net we weave goes on a written inspection schedule: we check tension, wear and every tree attachment, re-tension what has relaxed, repair what is worn, and resurface the net when the rope is due. The first visit is booked at handover.
What you hold at handover
Tree net projects start at $15,000. Each one is priced per design at the free on-site visit: span, height, walls, how the site is reached, and the deck, lighting or remodel around it. The care program is written into the same agreement. The price includes the arborist assessment, the engineer's review, the load test and the first care visit.
Payments are tied to milestones: materials and mobilization, the woven floor, and handover after the load test. You never pay for the whole job up front. How payment works.
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