WOW, you did well Grdengirl, to get the nails out of the blocks.
Tried the brick method today, it's slightly easier, the flag stone I was using broke though . Looking forward to seeing the pics of your finished project.
This is a fab thread. We have pallets - I usually just cut them up with a chain saw and stick them on the log burner, but this is much more creative. Loving the bench and the greenhouse staging!!!
Thanks for the picture now I understand what you mean. How did you put the back on the bench? Super long screws?
Thanks Zoomer44
Pallet no.2 now done. Actually this one was much tougher to do and the wood split in a few places, hard to get the nails out as they were rusted in. Needed a lot more effort.
Busy Bee 2 - welcome to the forum. Lots of ideas here.
Not that super long at all. Six 4x 70 spax screws is all that holds on the back
The extra material needed:
2 pieces of 3x2 wood 20 inches long cut at a shallow angle to give a slope of 9 to 10 inches. The tops are rounded with a band saw but could just as well be cut at a slope to allow water to run off.
3 Pallet boards same length as seat. 2 screws in each board.
I also fixed a length of timber to fill the gap between the seat and the top of the back of the seat.
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Obelixx -that looks great like the idea of the roof garden on top
Here is how it started
Here is the tools I have used crowbar, hammer, sledge hammer, ear protectors and gloves
This is part way through - the planks took of the back
Here is how it looks now, nice tower of blocks and lots of planks of wood
Allotmenteers would be lost without there compost corners made from pallets and all usually freemans
WOW, you did well Grdengirl, to get the nails out of the blocks.
Tried the brick method today, it's slightly easier, the flag stone I was using broke though
. Looking forward to seeing the pics of your finished project
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Here is a bench i made from a 9 board pallet.
This is the de-Luxe model with an added back rest.
This is a fab thread. We have pallets - I usually just cut them up with a chain saw and stick them on the log burner, but this is much more creative. Loving the bench and the greenhouse staging!!!
The bench without a back comes down the garden when I'm planting and doubles up as a seat and a work bench.
Thanks for the picture now I understand what you mean. How did you put the back on the bench? Super long screws?
Thanks Zoomer44
Pallet no.2 now done. Actually this one was much tougher to do and the wood split in a few places, hard to get the nails out as they were rusted in. Needed a lot more effort.
Busy Bee 2 - welcome to the forum. Lots of ideas here.
Not that super long at all. Six 4x 70 spax screws is all that holds on the back
The extra material needed:
2 pieces of 3x2 wood 20 inches long cut at a shallow angle to give a slope of 9 to 10 inches. The tops are rounded with a band saw but could just as well be cut at a slope to allow water to run off.
3 Pallet boards same length as seat. 2 screws in each board.
I also fixed a length of timber to fill the gap between the seat and the top of the back of the seat.
Simples!
Sorry Gardengirl that should say 3 pallet boards and 4 screws in each as per photo
Also you may need to screw some of the other boards as pallet boards can be loose.
My compost bin made completely from pallets.
And a raised bed for strawberries.