Some more pallet wood garden project nonsense!

[Barchettaman]

So, for the cost of a few screws and paying the wife for splinter removal afterwards, even I can knock something like this up:









Kitchy as hell, but we like it. I just need a novelty garden gnome for it now.

It´s all pallet wood apart from the front wheel, which is an old Ikea cutting board made into two discs and glued/screwed together.

[Barchettaman]

Some more conventional planters that I did the other week:







Make ´em yourself and you can have them the exact size you want.

We lined them with some laminate floor membrane sheet I had left over, seemed OK.

[camshafted]

That's brilliant - top marks!

I have been teaching myself to make a few bits out of reclaimed wood. I am an amateur with limited tools.

Out of interest, what do you use to cut wood up? I use a B&D corded jigsaw and a mitre saw.

Edited by camshafted on Wednesday 24th May 08:44

[Barchettaman]

I use a cheap jigsaw, or a bog-standard panel saw for the bigger stuff.

Rough, cheap and easy!

[Hugo a Gogo]

my local DIY store is now selling brand-new unused euro pallets at 16 euro each, or white painted ones for 22

just the thing for your budget upcycled patio furniture

[LeoZwalf]

But why would you buy a NEW pallet? Surely the point is to use those which are no longer in good enough nick to be a pallet, but the wood is still OK for this kind of thing.

[Hugo a Gogo]

well exactly

[Barchettaman]

The euro pallets are bloody hard to break down, the flimsier the better as far as getting your boards ready is concerned.

I can´t see why anyone would need to buy the bloody things, they´re everywhere.

The last lot I got (for the Weber table) were already split into boards - I just had to de-nail them. Now that was a very nice result indeed!

[Barchettaman]

This is how they look, painted and planted.





The wood was a bit too rough to just treat, and it ties in nicely with the anthracite/white colour scheme of the house.

[brianb]

Too true

In fact i have around 10 spare I need rid of in Middlesbrough if anyone wants them

[ade73]

I could be interested in them, only have the use of a Yaris as a sensible car so is there room to strip them down if I came to collect?

[austinsmirk]

brianb said:

Too true

In fact i have around 10 spare I need rid of in Middlesbrough if anyone wants them

pallet fact. 10 euro pallets fit in the back of a mondeo hatchback. (seats down obviously)

I collect them to burn. Alas M is to far away from me.

[brianb]

Yeah there is plenty of room to strip down 1st to email me confirmation your coming, could do with them gone asap really, house is a full on building site at the min

As a side note there is quite a bit of fencing you can take if it's to burn?!

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Cheers

[g3org3y]

Very nice OP, especially the wheelbarrow plant pot.

[Speed 3]

One I did for my wife's Pre-School:



Very satisfying recycling old pallets, even if they are a pain in the arse to break down !

[hornetrider]

Oooh. Nice work op, kitsch as hell that barrow!

I've been doing a bit of carpentry diy lately too.

Some steps to ascend our retaining wall:


Log store.

Before:


After:

[Barchettaman]

Some fine work on display, but it all needs to be a bit kitchy-er.

I've seen a photo of a wooden 'watering can' planter made out of pallet offcuts, I might have to make that the next project.

[Barchettaman]

I wanted to make a dividing wall between ours and the neighbour’s bins, so knocked this up. 2 fenceposts and the rest is pallet boards, sanded and painted:





I did a couple of mini raised beds in the garden, these are pallet wood stakes bound together & driven in:

[Barchettaman]

Mrs B wants a vertical garden so I’ve knocked up some wooden frames for plastic tubs. These frames are 100% recycled, I straightened & reused the pallet nails for the joints:




I’ve just got to move some planters around before I can mount the boxes.

All quick, easy and cheap!

[sunnygym]

Loving these! Currently making a wheelie bin storage. Will post a picture later.

Finding the old crates has been easy as so many people age doing work to their houses. Picked up about 8 within 5 mins of driving about.

Hardest part is taken the buggers apart. Been using a crow bar and hammer ! Any tips on a easier solution welcome.

Hopefully all worth it for end result

Edited by sunnygym on Thursday 24th May 11:29