The objective was to create a garden shed using a maximum of upcycled materials to be used as a workshop/bike shed/General Storage.
Preparation took about eight months for collecting all the materials in the garden and turning the place into a general building yard!
Description of this project:
- The platform is made up of multiple different pallets fitted together and packed underneath to provide a level even surface for the main construction.
- The walls are made of 1 full + 2/3 of a Rockwool pallet (240×120) reinforced at the joints which are the load bearing points – I found a hotel being refurbished and managed to get 20 in one go.
- Roof joists are made from construction timbers – a local building site donated 6 huge 22x7x400.
- Cross support is a construction scaffolding beam found in a skip.
- OSB sheets of different thicknesses and size donated by a local company who manufacture cabins.
- EPDM roof membrane donated by a factory that installs Firestone roofing and had an offcut of 6m X 6m so no joint!
- Sides are solid pine tongue and groove – recovered from a shop which was being refitted and was going to be thrown away.
- The construction technique is all with screws – purchased!
Read: How I Made My Shed From 140 Pallets
Amy inside pictures when finished, i want to build a woodworking shop outside my basement shop hard for me to go down and up stair plus only 11 1/2 ft wide about 30 ft long. Will never afford a garage my dream but pellet building once floor is done do u put 2 pellets between to post then keep building like that etc? Can they be easily insulated and run wire for plugs plates, heaters etc? Any info or plans you can give be great hoping my shop if l can get enough free material and helpers because i have… Read more »
very impressive!
Patrick Doyle
Preparation took about eight months for collecting all the materials in the garden and turning the place into a general building yard!