Pete Nelson

About

Star of the Animal Planet television series Treehouse Masters. He founded the company Nelson Treehouse and Supply. He also co-founded TreeHouse Workshop and is the co-founder and host of the Global Treehouse Symposium. In 2017, his net worth was estimated at $3 million. 

Before Fame

He loved working with wood from a young age, having built small model boats with his grandfather. He designed his first major treehouse while attending high school in Massachusetts, though it was never built.

Trivia

He published a coffee table book on treehouses entitled Treehouses, the Art and Craft of Living out on a Limb and has had 6 other treehouse books published as well.

Family Life

He and his wife, Judy, co-founded Treehouse Point in Issaquah, Washington. Together they have three children named Emily, Charlie, and Henry.

Associated With

He hosts a television series based on his occupation much like Ron Shirley of Lizard Lick Towing.