Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

[fuzzi]

That's what the inside of my chicken coop looks like. But I think the shed in that picture is a little bigger than what I have.



How big is that shed? Looks like you could use if for lots of different stuff.

FWIW, over the years, I have decided that if I ever build another chicken coop, it will be a shed conversion type of setup. That way, if I ever stop having chickens, I still could have a nice garden shed for storage.

My brother-in-law had a shed that he had to move. I tried to talk him into moving it in all one piece. But he would have had to rent a flatbed trailer for a day to move it. So, he took the shed apart and moved everything in the back of his pickup. Unfortunately, the shed never got put back together correctly. Basically, he lost all the value of that shed.



I bet he could fit a lot of chickens into that shed. Or goats. Looks like it is in good condition.

It's 8' x 12' and just needs stain. It's a Graceland, so a quality shed. Our big shed is also a Graceland.

I'm going to have it set up where the little white fence sections are stuck in the yard, about 4' in from our chainlink fence in the back.

 

[gtaus]

It's 8' x 12' and just needs stain. It's a Graceland, so a quality shed. Our big shed is also a Graceland.

That Graceland is a very nice looking shed. I don't think I have ever bought a shed with a name on it. I put together a few metal sheds and built some wooden sheds over the years. But nothing that fancy.
I would like to try to build a nice shed and greenhouse out of pallets. I keep looking at different pictures and plans. But it's not the highest priority.

I did buy a pneumatic framing nailer on sale from Harbor Freight late this winter. My idea was that - being a one-man operation - I could hold the pallets up while I shot nails in with the nail gun. I saw a (much younger than me) guy on YouTube build a shed with pallets that way. Looks like something I might be able do myself. Anyway, I got the tool if/when I need it.

 

[fuzzi]

That Graceland is a very nice looking shed. I don't think I have ever bought a shed with a name on it. I put together a few metal sheds and built some wooden sheds over the years. But nothing that fancy.
I would like to try to build a nice shed and greenhouse out of pallets. I keep looking at different pictures and plans. But it's not the highest priority. ...

Before we got the big Graceland I'd never heard of the brand before. Our previous shed was inherited when we bought a mobile home. It was wood and paneling, might have been a Lowe's brand. It was in sad shape and we knocked it down with sledgehammers. THAT was an all day project, whew.

Day of demolition/delivery:

We cut the floor in half, made two pallets out of it. One of the halves is the ramp to the big Graceland, see my previous post.

 

[gtaus]

Our previous shed was inherited when we bought a mobile home. It was wood and paneling, might have been a Lowe's brand. It was in sad shape and we knocked it down with sledgehammers. THAT was an all day project, whew.

Demolition can be a labor-intensive job. And really slow going if you try to save and/or reclaim any old wood. I imagine even taking it down with a sledgehammer was a lot of work.

I have done a lot more building stuff than demolition work. But the demolition work I did do I tried to save as much wood as I could. I think that takes about 3-4X longer than building the structure.

But my depression era grandpa only taught me one way to take down a structure. That was to save as much reuseable wood as possible. Of course, you would never pay anybody today to take all that time on a demolition due to the high labor costs.

Looks like your new Graceland shed is a big upgrade from your previous shed. Loved the picture of your backyard. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[fuzzi]

Demolition can be a labor-intensive job. And really slow going if you try to save and/or reclaim any old wood. I imagine even taking it down with a sledgehammer was a lot of work.

I have done a lot more building stuff than demolition work. But the demolition work I did do I tried to save as much wood as I could. I think that takes about 3-4X longer than building the structure.

But my depression era grandpa only taught me one way to take down a structure. That was to save as much reuseable wood as possible. Of course, you would never pay anybody today to take all that time on a demolition due to the high labor costs.

Looks like your new Graceland shed is a big upgrade from your previous shed. Loved the picture of your backyard. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

We kept all the 2x4s and the floor. We were having the house siding replaced that same week, and the company supervisor offered to take the shed's disintegrating roof shingles to the dump along with the old siding. We accepted his suggestion.

 

[Knobby]

Trying to keep myself busy by moving over 100+ pallets to their staging area near my coops. I have various projects in mind, but need more pallets..hehe.

 

[gtaus]

Trying to keep myself busy by moving over 100+ pallets to their staging area near my coops. I have various projects in mind, but need more pallets..hehe.

What kind of projects do you have in mind?

At this time, I think I have more potential pallet projects on my list than energy to build them. Seems like there is never enough pallets and, yet, still more pallets in the backyard than I can work with at this time.

Dear Wife says I cannot get anymore pallets until I work down my stock pile. I have about 100 pallets ready to use...

I have been working down those pallets this past winter by building about eight new raised beds. I don't pick up many "normal" pallets anymore due to my stash at home, but if I find some exceptionally interesting pallet, I will toss it into the back of the old Ford Explorer on the way home.

For example, I look for pallets that are put together with those Torx T25 screws or other reusable hardware, or maybe like a pallet I recently found that was made up of entirely good 2X4's. If I find a pallet with a good solid 3/4 inch plywood top, I will take that too.

 

[fuzzi]

The shed was delivered yesterday. I was impressed with their ability to navigate my backyard, backing up a flatbed holding an 8' shed through a 9' gap!

 

[gtaus]

The shed was delivered yesterday.

That's looking mighty fine. Congratulations. Very nice.

 

[fuzzi]

That's looking mighty fine. Congratulations. Very nice.

Thanks. I'm going to try a little sandpaper on the red paint marks before I stain it.

Anyone ever make simple steps (2 high) from pavers? I want to use some of the 4" tall ones but when I searched for instructions everything I found was complicated, involved pouring concrete etc. I just wanted a design/draft so I know how to lay them out for maximum stability.