About this season
People who know and work with Pete Nelson describe him as a tree whisperer. For his part, Nelson lets the trees do the talking. He's a world-renowned treehouse designer and builder, and this series documents the work he and his team of craftsmen—including his son Charlie—do to create incredible homes and businesses in nature's canopy. Pete uses a combination of science and art to realize clients' sky-high aspirations of magnificent multi-bedroom treehouses with elaborate kitchens and bathrooms, or simpler, peaceful one-room escapes. Other backyard escapes featured in the series include a spa retreat, a brewery, and a honeymoon suite. "We awaken that inner child who dreams of living among the trees," Pete says.
Episodes (10)
1. Treetop Candy Kitchen
Aired 26 December 2014 • 60 min
A 500 square-foot ski lodge treehouse with a stainless steel candy kitchen and wine bar, 11 feet in the air and among 14 camphor trees is the gift Santa Pete wants to give the candy and wine making Splinter family of Northern California.
2. The Coolest Treehouse Ever Built
Aired 9 January 2015 • 60 min
A couple who live in a one-room yurt in Portland, Maine, want a space for entertaining, so Pete builds them a tree house 19 feet high that features a rooftop crow's nest, a copper roof and a wall of windows that offers scenic New England views.
3. Meditating Maple
Aired 16 January 2015 • 60 min
A Seattle couple want a space for meditation, so Pete uses a pair of maples to build a tree house 20 feet high that features curved walls and views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, as well as three flights of animal-friendly stairs.
4. International: Brazil
Aired 23 January 2015 • 60 min
Pete and his team undertake a sticky challenge and reinvent the classic single-tree treehouse; constructing a magnificent and whimsical beehive-like structure soaring 30-feet high in a majestic Douglas fir.
5. Treehouse Masters International: Germany
Aired 30 January 2015 • 60 min
Join Pete on an adventure in Germany with two renowned treehouse builders - Christopher Richter, a former student, and Andreas Wenning, one of the world's most celebrated treehouse architects - as they tour Deutschland and every treehouse they can find!
6. Kentucky Climber's Cottage
Aired 6 February 2015 • 60 min
In Kentucky, Pete creates a treehouse with 17-foot-high ceilings and open-frame timber rafters, allowing a couple with a love of tree-climbing to harness up and dangle from both inside and out.
7. Lost in the Forest
Aired 13 February 2015 • 60 min
A fun and zany behind the scenes look at the show with some of Pete's favorite, never-before-seen moments.
8. Sky High Pirate Hideout
Aired 20 February 2015 • 60 min
Captain Pete and his band of scurvy scallywags prepare to hoist a 20-foot high build of treehouse treasure on the Pacific Coast, complete with a 50 ft rope bridge, heated floors and hidden compartments; it's a pirate's life for Pete, YO HO!
9. Triple Decker Record Setter
Aired 6 March 2015 • 60 min
Pete heads to Louisiana to build his biggest treehouse ever; a record-breaking, 1200 sq ft, tree village features 3 separate levels and a 70 ft bridge that connects to a platform set in a trio of nearby trees.
10. Ultimate Giveaway - Treehouse Special
Aired 17 April 2015 • 60 min
On this special episode Pete and the NTS crew build the “Ultimate Treehouse” for the lucky winner of the Ultimate Treehouse Giveaway.