Will Sutherland regards the construction of a treehouse on his four-acre property as a pipe dream. He was successful, and his Airbnb treehouse is now earning him enough money to allow him to leave his job. Will explained that before acquiring his home, he had always wanted to construct a treehouse, and when he initially looked around his four-acre property, he observed two trees over a rock ledge and felt it would be a nice site for a treehouse.
Will worked on the treehouse for six and a half months. “I carried up every piece of wood, floor, roof trusses, floor trusses, and the big quad beam.” A guy who was constructing a home also gave me a pile of cedar logs. “I have a sawmill at home, so I could mill all of the cedar for the siding,” he said. Will’s wife, Sabrina, replied, “I’m all for it as long as you build another bathroom for guests.”
Will has been hosting for years via their Airbnb skoolie, a converted school bus, where he enables his visitors to use his house’s facilities since the skoolie lacks a shower and toilet. Will incorporated a bathhouse with a shower and toilet for all of his visitors when he constructed the treehouse. “Sabrina helped me with some details like floor finishing and board trimming.”
“When she got home from her job as an arboretum specialist at the Virginia State Arboretum, she was by my side every day,” Will said. Will’s Airbnb treehouse is modest, but he created a lofted bedroom to accommodate more visitors. The lofted bedroom offers a bunk bed for children and a queen bed for adults. The treehouse contains a five-gallon water tank for brushing teeth and handwashing.
It also features a hotplate where visitors can heat water. It also comes with an electric heater and an air conditioner. The front of the treehouse is around 18 feet above ground, while the rear is approximately 14 feet. Guests may enter by the front stairway, and there is a rear emergency escape with a ladder.
Will said that his Airbnb treehouse brought him $30,000 in the first year. His treehouse gets thousands of views on Airbnb each month, and he’s booked months in advance, with rental costs ranging from $160 to $250 per night, depending on the season. “As soon as I see the guests leave, I’ll mow the grass.”
He thinks they reside in a miniature town there because Airbnb treehouse and skoolie guests are constantly around them. Will is satisfied when he sees visitors having a nice time in his Airbnb treehouse.