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Last fall I had the need for
a new shed to store my garden tractor in.
Since I had a large number of
used wooden pallets on hand
I decided to put them to a good
use.
The following pictures show the end results.
The Pallet Shed
I have been told by the support team of my
hosting service that this problem
is a fault of MSIE and that we will have to
live with it.
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The floor consisted
of four 4 ft x 4 ft pallets.
The footings were used bricks. The old shed in the background is scheduled for demolition.
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Each wall used two pallets on the lower sections. |
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The front was made with one pallet cut into to sections making the door. |
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For the top front
I split two pallets and overlapped them
to the lower ones and did the same for the upper sides. |
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The roof was made
using four pallets.
I had to use four 2x4 stringers here. The only new lumber used in the shed. |
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I took several damaged
pallets apart and
used the boards to overlap the spacing in the pallets. |
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I used a part sheet of used plywood to make the floor solid. |
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A pallet was used for the ramp. |
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I was checking to
see if the tractor fit the shed
which of course it did. |
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It's just about finished. |
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Trim boards are
now installed.
They were parts of pallets and some used lumber I had laying around. |
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The door was also made using a pallet. |
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I gave it a coat
of paint and extended the ramp in the spring.
The ramp is hinged so that it can be folded out of the way. |
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I had to hinge this
section to save my head while
driving the tractor in and out. |
| I've heard comments that building with pallets is a bad idea because the wood used in them is not #1 grade and they will rot out quite quickly. Well this wood shed has gone through 5 Canadain winters and shows no signs of rot. It's as good today as it was when it was built. |
Lyn
Pierce of Leland North Caroline has started to build a Pallet Shed
He
got the idea from my Pallet Shed.
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floor pallets together |
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and has to tie the top pallets together. Then comes the roof. |
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The finished product. |
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coop using pallets and had the following to say about it. "I found your website about a
year ago – this time – and it was really just what I was looking for.
I was ordering baby chicks in the spring and planning to use my summer
to build their new coop – and seeing your projects sort of solidified the
possibility in my mind of making it out of pallets and recycled stuff.
I had no building experience – but your pictures – and a lot of books –
helped me to put the thing together. This summer I am planning on
expanding their arrangement.
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| Pete from Canton, MO USA sent in these
pictures showing how he tries to save the environment.
He had the following to say: "I love what you have done using pallets. I have been using them for quite sometime and am amazed at how much use they are. I have attached some pic's of some of my structures. My latest craze is using pallets and old large satellite dishes for roofs. Also have used old truck canopies for the same purpose. We freecycle a lot and get these items for free. I got the siding for a friend who was having new put on their house and I took the old stuff." |
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Tony Utterback from Arab Alabama has also built a shed
using pallets as the main building component
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| Ken Hoh of Walton, KY. has used pallets for some years
now as a building material.
He just finished the chicken coup shown below and is planning a foot bridges across the back of the ponds on his property. He says that both ponds are triangular and stream fed. So crossing the tail can be tricky. He is going to make a pillar of 4 foot pallets and use the 12 foot long x 4 foot wide pallets as a base for a foot bridge. They should make nice fishing platforms too. His total cost for this coup coup was $6 - H didn't have any door hinges. |
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| This shed was build by Tom Anthony, Kodiak Alaska.
He had the following to say about his shed. "I got to say that your idea for the pallet wood shed is great. Here in Kodiak it can be tough to keep your wood dry. I just completed our woodshed based on your idea, with a few modifications. My total cost was roughly $50 for some hardware, and 2X 4’s. Not bad considering the cost of lumber here. I did happen to score pretty good at the local landfill for lumber though. Anyway, I will attach a picture of the new addition, still needs a door. In the picture is my wife Thea and our bird dog Maggie." |
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