Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

[gtaus]

Those 4x12 sections are probably 40 inches long. I was thinking they'd make a couple of great ramps to drive my truck's front tires onto when I change the oil.

There are a bunch of section of 1/2 and 3/4 inch pex pipe there too. I didn't get them, but will next time I go. Would be good for something in the future.

There's also a lot of large cutoffs of James Hardie fiber cement siding panels there too. Pricey stuff, goes for $50 for a 4'x8' sheet. Probably should stock up on that too. LOL

Nice thing is all this stuff is about 1/8 of a mile from my house. And it won't be put in a dumpster for another week or so.

I know I would be definitely loading up on as much of that stuff as I could.

As for the pex pipe, lots of people use small pipes like that as a fill tube for DIY EarthBoxes and 5-gallon bucket planters for filling up the bottom reservoir. I prefer a large diameter pipe that I can put a garden hose into, but with the smaller pipes you can cut off the top of a 2 liter bottle and put it on the pipe as a funnel. That works, too.

I bet those 4X12 beams would be a lot stronger than the plastic ramps we have in the stores. Good use for a solid piece of wood.

 

[chickengr]

Glad it helped! If you need more photos, I'd be happy to get them for you.

we love photos here. please post them.

 

[chickengr]

I'd be interested in knowing how you put in that sink drain. That's a great idea. But I suspect some people (me, anyway) might be hesitant to cut a hole in a kiddie pool unless they knew how to install the drain correctly and make the pool watertight.

Also, it is hard to see how you supported the kiddie pool on the bottom. Did you use extra framing? I'm thinking someone building a deck like yours on flat, level ground might make good use out of a pallet underneath the pool to support it up off the ground for draining, plus that top pallet deck around the rim of the pool.

my pools already have holes.

 

[chickengr]

Yeah, no use to waste that duck water. I would think it's got great potential for the compost or fertilizing your fruit trees. I know that chicken poo takes some time to cool off before I can apply it to my garden beds, but is duck poo safe to use right away? Or when diluted in pool water, is it safe to use immediately?

FYI, I live on a lake and when I had ducks and geese they just swam in the lake whenever they wanted. So, no collecting of any kiddie pool water for me. I did compost the duck and goose bedding, but that was all.

chicken poop diluted in water is safe to use immediately. I have always done that.

 

[gtaus]

my pools already have holes.

Would you classify them as self-cleaning or auto-draining? I mean, you might as well put a positive spin on the situation at that point!

 

[gtaus]

chicken poop diluted in water is safe to use immediately. I have always done that.

I use the deep bedding system in my coop. And I use paper shreds as the coop litter. That's why everything gets tossed out into the chicken run for composting.

I know some people use poop boards under the roost. That would probably be a good project for pallet wood. Anyways, if you scraped up just the chicken poo, and diluted that in water, I suppose it would be OK. Is there any magic ratio of poo to water that makes it safe to use fresh chicken poo on your gardens?

 

[chickengr]

I use the deep bedding system in my coop. And I use paper shreds as the coop litter. That's why everything gets tossed out into the chicken run for composting.

I know some people use poop boards under the roost. That would probably be a good project for pallet wood. Anyways, if you scraped up just the chicken poo, and diluted that in water, I suppose it would be OK. Is there any magic ratio of poo to water that makes it safe to use fresh chicken poo on your gardens?

poop board was too smelly for my city girl's nose so I have dirt in my coops. if I have time I might get pine needles and put them over dirt. not sure if I'll be able to collect it later for the garden use.

I put chicken poop on the bottom of the bucket and pour water and mix it with any wood stick I find around.

 

[StinkyAcres]

yes please! photos and measurements help out tremendously. I'll have to measure the diameter of each kiddie pool and build accordingly.

we love photos here. please post them.

Sorry, I've been busy. I'll try to get them this weekend!

 

[Smokerbill]

Round 2 of the new-home-scrap-pile scavenging project. Pretty good haul. I got quite a bit of that cement fiberboard. It would make great siding for exterior nest boxes on my chickens' home.

Lots of OSB, dimensional lumber, too. 1.5" black drain pipe, and even an old fiberglass handle round point shovel. I grabbed some 2x4s and 2x6s that had nails in them, but I can pull those and have some great wood to work with.

 

[gtaus]

Round 2 of the new-home-scrap-pile scavenging project. Pretty good haul. I got quite a bit of that cement fiberboard. It would make great siding for exterior nest boxes on my chickens' home.

Lots of OSB, dimensional lumber, too. 1.5" black drain pipe, and even an old fiberglass handle round point shovel. I grabbed some 2x4s and 2x6s that had nails in them, but I can pull those and have some great wood to work with.

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Looks like a really nice haul!

Do you have a storage stand or something like that for the OSB? That's on my to-do-list. I just need more room in the garage for all the stuff I want to build.

Too many ideas, not enough space.

That black pipe would work great as fill tubes for EarthBoxes or 5-gallon planters. But I'm sure it will come in handy for lots of projects.

And you picked up a working shovel? That's sweet. You can never have too many shovels.