Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

[chickengr]

I like the idea of storing ideas on here...lol. I have two chicken runs up that need coops built still and six runs that need roofs, a dog house for winter warmth and a dove cote on my building list...but first I have a nearly month long trip coming in a couple weeks.

I want to try shingles for the roof of the doghouse...and if that goes well, the roof of 2 coops.

I'm very excited about trying shingles! If it goes well then I have a greenhouse that needs roof repairs too that might get shingles. It had a clear roof but here in AZ I've found I need a shaded roof for the greenhouse and my tablecloth stretched overhead inside is getting old.

I like shingles too but I am afraid they might catch fire easily in my hot summers.

 

[gtaus]

I like shingles too but I am afraid they might catch fire easily in my hot summers.

Yeah, I don't think pallet shingles would pass fire code for the main house where I live. But they would be fine for outbuildings and sheds. Of course, I don't have the high heat in northern Minnesota that you have in Greece. Are you concerned that the high heat would start a fire, or that sparks from a fire would burn down the building with pallet shingles? I know when I lived in California, many of the houses used clay shingles for the roofs. Where I live in Minnesota, we typically use asphalt shingles. I would think any type of wood shingles, pallet or not, would have a high vulnerability to fire.

 

[ChicksnMore]

I like shingles too but I am afraid they might catch fire easily in my hot summers.

Thats food for thought. It's very hot and dry where I am too.

 

[chickengr]

Yeah, I don't think pallet shingles would pass fire code for the main house where I live. But they would be fine for outbuildings and sheds. Of course, I don't have the high heat in northern Minnesota that you have in Greece. Are you concerned that the high heat would start a fire, or that sparks from a fire would burn down the building with pallet shingles? I know when I lived in California, many of the houses used clay shingles for the roofs. Where I live in Minnesota, we typically use asphalt shingles. I would think any type of wood shingles, pallet or not, would have a high vulnerability to fire.

I like asphalt shingles but they are not suitable for hot climate. they can melt and sparks from a fire would burn down everything.

 

[gtaus]

I like shingles too but I am afraid they might catch fire easily in my hot summers.

I like asphalt shingles but they are not suitable for hot climate. they can melt and sparks from a fire would burn down everything.

OK. Maybe I'm missing the point. What do you use for roof covering in Greece that is good for your hot climate and is fire retardant?

And, if you built a shed or a chicken coop, are you required to use the same type of roofing?

I suspect that many of us here in the US will have our house covered with an appropriate fire code acceptable roof coating for where we live, but our sheds and chicken coops can be made out of anything. Most people I know look to save money on their outbuildings, and local fire codes usually don't apply to our sheds or chicken coops.

 

[ChicksnMore]

I like shingles too but I am afraid they might catch fire easily in my hot summers.

So I did a little reading and I guess shingle roofs are actually banned in some areas of the US because of the risk during a wildfire. On the good side, pallet wood is pressure treated which slightly reduces the risk. Probably not by much because roofing shingles are also pressure treated.

The wildfires here tend to be in the mountains though and our vegetation load that feeds wildfires is seriously low here. Far more visible dirt then plants in this area. We actually get a lot of vegetation in wild areas and we live next to a protected park area that's all wild though.

I might skip the greenhouse roof...but the dog house and coop roofs are small enough they should be ok....less wood on them then a single tree holds.

 

[chickengr]

OK. Maybe I'm missing the point. What do you use for roof covering in Greece that is good for your hot climate and is fire retardant?

And, if you built a shed or a chicken coop, are you required to use the same type of roofing?

I suspect that many of us here in the US will have our house covered with an appropriate fire code acceptable roof coating for where we live, but our sheds and chicken coops can be made out of anything. Most people I know look to save money on their outbuildings, and local fire codes usually don't apply to our sheds or chicken coops.

it is not about low, it is about safety. I use tin roof and probably will use tin/sandwich panels and hardware cloth for chicken coop. there are asphalt shingles for sale here but I googled and found out it should be used where temperatures are mostly below 40 celsius (if I remember well). anyway we have 40+ in summer.

my new place is surrounded by dry grass and some trees which are unattended.

 

[gtaus]

it is not about low, it is about safety. I use tin roof and probably will use tin/sandwich panels and hardware cloth for chicken coop. there are asphalt shingles for sale here but I googled and found out it should be used where temperatures are mostly below 40 celsius (if I remember well). anyway we have 40+ in summer.

my new place is surrounded by dry grass and some trees which are unattended.

Understand. Where I live, if we get 80F/26C for a few days in the summer, we call that a heat wave.

Having been born and raised in northern Minnesota, I handle cooler weather much better than hotter climates. I really suffered in the summers when I was stationed in southern Italy. And I know you in Greece are even further south. Sounds like a tin roof is what you need.

 

[Folara]

The pallet shed is officially done! It took 3 full days to build and hang the doors because nothing is square, but we got them to be functional. A small cinder block is used to keep the bottom of the doors flush with the frame to help prevent critters from squeezing inside. We were quick to start embellishing and one day I hope to build an old west false front with more pallets to finish the western feel. For now though, a long break from pallet work!

 

[gtaus]

The pallet shed is officially done! It took 3 full days to build and hang the doors because nothing is square, but we got them to be functional. A small cinder block is used to keep the bottom of the doors flush with the frame to help prevent critters from squeezing inside. We were quick to start embellishing and one day I hope to build an old west false front with more pallets to finish the western feel. For now though, a long break from pallet work!

That's a work of art, for sure! Love it.