I needed a space outside of my home to work on projects or just have a place to hang out. I decided on a 12’x16′ foot building because of building code restrictions in my area.
The main cost of the project was put towards the building foundation. I needed to use quality materials so it would last for quite some time.
This is made out of pressure-treated wood for the skids and floor framing and the shed floor is normal 3/4″ plywood. For the walls, I got a good supply of free pallets from a local paint company. I got them all from the same place so they would all be the same type and size.
The hardest part of building with pallets is trying to put them together so this really helps. The pallets are mostly nailed together and have 2×4 studs in between them to make the walls stronger. I had the studs from an old woodshed I tore down that was in this exact spot. On the outside of the pallets, I installed a free 1/2″ OSB board that I came from building crates. I then covered all that with roofing paper that I purchased from our local box store. This helped tie everything together so there wasn’t any movement in the walls and hopefully keep out any water.
The exterior sheathing is pallet wood and, took the longest to cut and install because the top and bottom edges have a 45-degree angle on them so water should not be able to get behind the wood. I then put a coat of exterior stain & sealant on the wood to protect it.
The roof is made from 16 foot 2×8’s that I picked up from a contractor that was building a new car wash in my town. I was driving by one day and saw these huge pallets and stopped by and he was nice enough to offer them to me for free. I only had to buy 2 extra ones for my roof. The roof sheathing is the same OSB from the wooden crates I had and I purchased roofing paper. Half of the roof shingles were given to me from a friend at work and I purchased the rest from the local box store trying to match them the best I could.
Check out my YouTube channel to see the complete build.
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I watched the youtube clip for this - excellent! (https://youtu.be/9PtezIlKKzs)
Can anyone tell me how best to chamfer the cladding at 45 degrees as he has done?
i solved it - built me a tablesaw set at 45 degrees, can quickly and efficiently slide the pieces through turning once, easy :)
you should have cut a pallet along the side of the center 2x4 that would give you a rectangle to start your second row that will stagger the joints which is the proper way to build and not have that 2x4 to screw the pallets to as the joints would be staggered
I'm planning a 24x24 pallet shop/shed. The plans are all in my head. I'm figuring on 9 -4x4's up right's with 6-4x4's at 10' off the slab. With the front at 12' and the rear at 10'. I reckon what I'm asking is, will the 4x4's be enough vertical support?
Stagger the joints
looks cool im going to add this to my bushcraft to do list thanks guys