>> reporter: under a canopy of poplars and oaks a pandemic revelation. build a tree house, break a cabin fever. how cool is this? >> it is amazing. >> reporter: deacon avren spent third grade learning in the leaves on his laptop. >> there's the woods outside the window. it's a lot more quiet so i can focus. >> reporter: it's your own little one room school house. >> yes. >> reporter: building tree houses, at first not in michael scaglione's wheelhouse but last year his business and his kids were both down. >> we just wanted to get the kids out of the house. came home one day with a truck full of lumber and took a piece of paper and drew what i wanted and started going to work. >> his first tree house was life changing. >> it was so beautiful and it was beyond, no offense, my expectations. >> i was, this isn't... >> ... going anywhere good ( laughter ) >> i posted on like a local mom's group and within the first 24 hours we had 60 requests for