building with pallets

[Soundguy]

i know a guy that built a nice treehouse with them.

here's a sugestion.

use screws with washer heads or seperate washers, and predrill the hole full shank.. .. I have seen them planks split easilly from nails or screws.

soundguy

 

[nue2farm]

I made several rabbit hutches from pallets. I took them apart and used the lumber. Have fun and stay safe....

 

[DAY]

They make a terrific compost pile- air gets in thru the openings. And, no matter how hard the wood, they eventually compost themselves. . .

 

[Combustix]

They make a terrific compost pile- air gets in thru the openings. And, no matter how hard the wood, they eventually compost themselves. . .

Yea we got several compost bins made this way works great. have also used for deer stands, using 2x6 for base between trees then attaching the pallets.

 

[forgeblast]

My plan was 6x6 for the posts to keep it up off the ground, use 2x6 for the floor and the pallets for the walls. That way I can then make it look like a castle. I will probably make two of them and connect them with a 2x6 bridge.
Barbara Butler-Carolina Castle-Extraordinary Play Structures for Kids forts#1093142191
shows something along the lines I am thinking off.
I do like the compost idea too, Ill keep some for that.
Thanks for the idea about the screws and washers.

 

[DAY]

For compost bins, connect the pallets with fence wire- no drilling, screwing, hammering, and easy to take apart, when/if you want to turn the pile.

 

[Reg]

Yep, a child could get to experience wood slivers just the way we did in our childhoods,
FAR better than all the plastic toys that "solved" those problems - albeit with other costs.

About the only useful thing I've seen pallets re-cycled as is compost bins.
Say 4 on the bottom if you want drainage and air underneath, then maybe another 8 around the sides with the front two removable for loader access.
That uses 12 per bin and 3 or 4 bins in rotation would get rid of 36 or 48 of 'em, fewer if you share the dividers.

For hiding in a tree while you wait for animals to stroll by so you can kill them ?
Dunno, that might depend on your weight and whether you think you should take equal chances with your intended prey.

 

[DAY]

Anybody have tips on taking them apart? Screwshank nails and wire staples tend to split the wood before they succumb to cat's paws and crowbars!

 

[Soundguy]

good luck there.

I usually leave em intact as the wood is so hard it splits. when re-tasking them, i predrill holes and use appropriate nails or screws.

for re-using the planks, I'd popped the heads off the nais and lifte dthe planks off then ripped the shank out of the cross members.. etc.

soundguy

 

[forgeblast]

For the treestand it would be deer archery season use only, I would make the windows rectangular the tall way instead of rectangular wide way to get a better shooting area.
The area overlooks my crep planting so I would also be helping my trees avoid the brouse.


day this site shows taking it apart to make a fence. Building a fence from recycled wooden pallets has someother ideas too.