Charlie Cameron from Treehouse Life was on The Carpentry Show to share his experience as a treehouse builder and where his career has taken him. "I've recently got back from Monaco. Early in the year, we built four rope bridges in Hawaii in eight days. Last year, we travelled to Qatar, India, Portugal, the US, and Seychelles - this job has taken me all over the world," he shares. Talking about the job in Hawaii, Charlie says: "We flew to Kauai (one of the islands) where we built eight rope bridges for a golf resort and implemented our new rope bridge system. "We built it all out of ekki (a timber that grows in the rainforests of West Africa), which is ideal for tropical conditions but very hard to work with," he explains. As a treehouse builder, Charlie and his team have worked on projects for celebrities including Elton John and Harry Kane's parents. Most of the clients he works with are private individuals. However, they also work on commercial projects such as golf clubs and resorts all over the world. With more than 50% of their jobs coming from outside the country, Charlie and his team are busy all year. He shares that they build treehouses at their workshop in Guildford, England and then ship them out to the destinations where they are installed and fitted. Treehouse Life was set up by Paul Cameron (Charlie's father) and the company works with four full-time carpenters in the UK and several tradesmen in other countries. Further, in the show, Charlie talked about the challenges the team faces when working abroad. "The terrain is the main issue. For rope bridges, we need to hook them to the ground. Our projects take us into fields, rainforests, jungles and deserts." You can listen to the whole show here.
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