What's your pallet projects

[Jimmy]

I am a firm believer in recycled pallet wood.

There are many uses for this wood, mine are as follows..

1) Raised bed borders
2) Smaller bases for a grow bag
3) A small deck to stand pots on
4) Seed trays
5) Growing troughs

In the back of my mind I have and idea for a chicken coop but not persued that yet

What has anyone else used them for ??

Jimmy

[Bren In Pots]

Jimmy we've used pallets for the base and sides of a log store.

[nickdub]

I built a shed last year almost entirely out of second-hand materials apart from a few new screws. About 70% of it was wood from pallets used to make the sides, doors and some supports in the roof. About 10' square and 9' high at the front with a single pitch roof covered in zinc sheets. It should easily last 50 years, I reckon :-)

This year's main project has been rebuilding an old dry stone wall, using cement in some parts to strengthen it. Not much use of pallets there, apart from a few short pieces for shuttering at one stage. These are now back drying out in the wood shed to be used as firewood later, which is where I use most of the pallet wood.

[nick the grief]

the sort of barn come shed on my old allotment is built entirly from pallet wood so everything is in multiples of 3 ft or so its a work of art but its also going rotten in a couple of places now. and the front is covered with steel sheeting with two metal framed windows in its incredible.

I need a new gate for the archway down to the veg patch at home and this one will probably end up being pallet wood.

[Nicos]

Not garden related but OH made this for me a few years ago

The idea was that everything on there could be composted. As you can see they sold out quickly!

[Nicos]

In the garden we have a triple bay compost heap but not really been adventurous otherwise.

Nice thread Jimmy!

[Jimmy]

Very good.
I think allotments are the ultimate in recycling centres.
Jimmy