TISS™ Strut Kits

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Welcome to the future of treehouse construction: an integrated fastening system engineered to maximize the load-bearing capacity of your foundation trees.

Our exclusive TISS™ Strut Kits are compatible with most other treehouse manufacturer’s product lines. These kits can be used to fortify fasteners in a new build, and to extend the useful life of older treehouses built in trees that have exceeded the capacity of other manufacturer’s hardware.

All TISS™ Strut Kits are “upwardly compatible” and can be incorporated in two scenarios:

New Builds:

Incorporate TISS™ Struts to increase load bearing capacity by installing with your primary fasteners.

Generally, you would not need to use struts or cables on anything smaller than a 6x12 TAB for a new build.

If you need more capacity, it is cheaper and simpler to just upgrade the connection (Lag Bolt to CORE TAB, CORE TAB to 3x9, then 3x9 to a 6x12), vs. adding a Strut or Suspension Cable. The support end of a TISS™ Kit uses up a couple of inches of Perch real estate, so it is better to use it on a 12" perch, to start with. We have installed struts on 3x9 TABs, but only very specific/unique applications.

If you require guidance on whether or not to add a TISS™ Kit to your build, please contact us.

Existing Builds:

Where perch real estate is lost due to tree growth, you can easily accommodate any new requirement, by adding our patented TAB extension components over the original fasteners, along with a Strut Kit for reinforced support.

Some common problems that the our Treehouse Integrated Support System™ solves include:

Tree growth over TAB perches, resulting in reduced beam clearance and tree health issues;
Tree growth that consumes suspension anchor points, rendering them un-inspectable and potentially unsafe;
TAB support below the perch, to provide options regardless of tree shape and size, or architectural features.