Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

[Hedgeland Farms]

Today's project is to somehow turn this mess into something that will hold 2 bales of hay and 4 bales of straw.
It's a part of another build that I decided I didn't want to use, and I don't wanna waste...the pallets are stuck on there (screws are stripped, minor 14 was helping with it) so imma go with it and see what I can
come up with.

Btw 14 is the age not the number of children I have bahahahaha

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Got the other side attached, braced the back. Gonna fill in the gaps on the inside, idk with what yet as I am outta random wood...that'll be a husband call...he either say patch it or just cover the whole thing. I am not sure how we will go abt a roof on this thing... goal is a 3 sided shelter with a good sized angled roof. There will be a drop down tarp for the front as an extra preventive measure...

 

[gtaus]

Just a shout out for help to anyone who maybe has built an A-Frame or Hoop House in the chicken run for their chickens in the winter. My chickens will not go outside in the run with snow on the ground. This year, I am thinking of making an A-Frame with pallet 2X4's and chicken wire. Then cover it with transparent plastic to let the sun in but keep the snow out. The idea is to provide some outside chicken run space under the A-Frame that the chickens can enjoy snow-free. I would build the A-Frame up against the pop door.

If anyone has built something like that, please let me know what worked for you, or, what did not work for you. Living in northern Minnesota, I am thinking a solid A-Frame would hold up to the snow load.

But, I don't know. Any ideas appreciated.

 

[Folara]

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This is looking AWESOME!!! and gives me hope bc a shed, and turkey housing are both on my list of stuff to make out of pallets. On both I want to double up the pallets like you did!!

Thank you!! Doubling up is definitely the way to go! I used pallets for my goats' shelter and its just one row of pallets with a slanted roof so I can walk halfway in, but I'm always hitting my head in the middle.

I think I read it's better to stack the pallets so the 2x4 supports are vertical (slats running horizontal) which makes sense structurally, but we did not want to try putting the roof up at 8ft tall. With the pallets positioned the other way (slats vertical) the total height is less than 7ft so it's much more manageable. I'm sure putting in some scrap 2x4s vertically in between the horizontal pallet 2x4s would provide more structural support, but I'm going to play the wait-and-see game on that!

Your hay shed is looking great too! I like the bracing you did on the outside, I need to do that on the inside seams to keep the walls from bowing out. I'll be covering the outside gaps and leaving the inside just as it is - I thought about adding plastic or tar paper (we bought a whole roll when renovating a bathroom) to make sure no water gets in but I'm afraid to create a haven for rodents to live in the walls. I'll probably wait and see how that goes as well, most likely I'll be out there in the middle of winter putting something up because I underestimated how agile water is!

No progress on the shed for a while, we're in a heat wave and the cool mornings/evenings have been claimed by other projects. I can't wait to get started on the doors!

 

[gtaus]

Gonna fill in the gaps on the inside, idk with what yet as I am outta random wood..

I have saved lots of my chicken feed bags, thinking they might be useful someday. A person could staple those feed bags on the inside walls to keep out the rain. Many of my feed bags are close to waterproof. The paper feed bags are not as good, but maybe good enough for a temporary fix until you find boards or something better.

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

I have saved lots of my chicken feed bags, thinking they might be useful someday. A person could staple those feed bags on the inside walls to keep out the rain. Many of my feed bags are close to waterproof. The paper feed bags are not as good, but maybe good enough for a temporary fix until you find boards or something better.

Such a solid idea!! Thank you!

 

[gtaus]

the pallets are stuck on there (screws are stripped, minor 14 was helping with it) so imma go with it and see what I can come up with.

It sounds like you are not going to do anything with those stripped out screws, and that is OK. Stripped out screws are a pain in the butt to take out. However, I have found a way that works pretty good for me. I bought myself an inexpensive Plug Cutter Set, 4 Piece which is currently $3.49 at Harbor Freight. What you do is pick out a plug cutter that fits over the head of the screw and then drill out the plug around the stripped out screw. Pretty easy to remove after that. I bought it mainly to remove headless nails that were embedded in the wood. But it works with stripped out screws, too.

Here is a pic...

Another option is Screw Extractor and Left-Hand Drill Bit Combo Set, 10 Piece which costs $9.99 currently at Harbor Freight. I use them sometimes for removing bolts with rounded off heads. The smaller extractor bits might work on a stripped out screw.

Just passing along this info in case you, or anyone else, really needs to remove a stripped out screw without doing too much damage to the wood.

As far as the minors stripping out the screw heads, I just say "If you're not turning, you're not learning." I have stripped out my share of screw heads along the way. It happens. With experience, you get better.

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Today we fenced in our Goat Garage (mostly) built the gate for it (not attached) and started a play house for minor 9 who requested one after the goat garage build.
This will look similar to the Goat Garage, minor changes to the door area. Also we plan to hopefully utilize it as a garden shed when she's outgrown it.

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

As far as the minors stripping out the screw heads, I just say "If you're not turning, you're not learning." I have stripped out my share of screw heads along the way. It happens. With experience, you get better.

Absolutely! We drilled a lot of screws today lol!

 

[Hedgeland Farms]

Thank you!! Doubling up is definitely the way to go! I used pallets for my goats' shelter and its just one row of pallets with a slanted roof so I can walk halfway in, but I'm always hitting my head in the middle.

I think I read it's better to stack the pallets so the 2x4 supports are vertical (slats running horizontal) which makes sense structurally, but we did not want to try putting the roof up at 8ft tall. With the pallets positioned the other way (slats vertical) the total height is less than 7ft so it's much more manageable. I'm sure putting in some scrap 2x4s vertically in between the horizontal pallet 2x4s would provide more structural support, but I'm going to play the wait-and-see game on that!

Your hay shed is looking great too! I like the bracing you did on the outside, I need to do that on the inside seams to keep the walls from bowing out. I'll be covering the outside gaps and leaving the inside just as it is - I thought about adding plastic or tar paper (we bought a whole roll when renovating a bathroom) to make sure no water gets in but I'm afraid to create a haven for rodents to live in the walls. I'll probably wait and see how that goes as well, most likely I'll be out there in the middle of winter putting something up because I underestimated how agile water is!

No progress on the shed for a while, we're in a heat wave and the cool mornings/evenings have been claimed by other projects. I can't wait to get started on the doors!

You sound like you do builds like me.

Try it , wait and see lol...
I've said previously, I see it in my head and try to make it a reality

I am planning on running my pallets same as you, horizontal. But I am gonna tie the bottom layer in with 2x4s prior to starting the top row, then tie the top in together with 2x4s I did this on the Goat Garage and it made it super super stable!! (Pic, kinda, below)

How did you connect the pallets to each other on the bottom and then on the top?? Is that what you're gonna brace??

I used these flat metal pieces to pull the pallets together pic below of the Hen Hut you can see them at the bottom left. I've used them on everything thus far aside from this hay storage thing-a-ma-jig lol

(Also those are the divas on top of the coop...they apparently were putting on a show for everyone else...look how in sync they were lol I believe that's Loretta, Dolly, and Reba up there bahaha)