Building a shed with pallets

david75

I'm about to attempt to build a shed/worksop using only pallets. I don't know anything about this type of construction and I'm a complete novice to building.
But if anyone can help me with my build questions, I'd be eternally grateful. I'm just worried about connecting the walls to the base. And what or how is the most secure way to do it. I'm doing this all on the cheap and with handsaws and a jigsaw. I've looked at tons of other pallet shed builds online and none of them really explain how to get this part done effectively and securely.

Any help or tips would be hugely appreciated!
Thanks in advance!!

wayoutwest

Don't be worrying about how to fix walls to the base -get a bag of 4"/100mm round head nails and skew-nail them down.Because you are going through the grain at an angle you'll find that the nails will bend here and there, especially due to the restricted access......this can be avoided buy using cheap cordless drill to make pilot holes first.

david75

Cool I'll do that thanks man.
Got 30 delivered just there. They're a bit small, 30x37, but have a cool lip on them that'll be handy for locking corners together. I'll have to get more off the guy bit it'll come together quickly hopefully:)

david75

After much digging and leveling and redigging and relevelling, I got my floor down. Wanted to go two more to the right but the back wall has a buttress in the way. Might come two more out. Guess the dirty part is over and the really hard parts about to start. Now just have to learn about fitting doors and windows and slopes on roofs.

hughowen

Love to do that as well, but the first thing that gets me from that picture is that you are risking the shed sinking where the blocks are. With all the rain that we get here it may only be a matter of time....?

david75

hughowen wrote: »

Love to do that as well, but the first thing that gets me from that picture is that you are risking the shed sinking where the blocks are. With all the rain that we get here it may only be a matter of time....?

Yeah I can't afford any concrete so I'm gonna throw down some gravel under the bricks and hope for the best.

gman2k

If you are going to 'risk it' without concrete under the blocks, at least dig down a minimum of 300mm and build up with blocks. If you build the blocks off the topsoil you are just taking the pi$$ and asking for it to collapse.

cichlid child

David never heard of this before can you keep uploading the pics.Very intresting

fergal.b

If you build a base like you would for a decking on posts concreted into the ground it should do the job, you can get bags of premixed concrete in B&Q for around €5 so it won't cost the earth.


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david75

Oh wow I'll look into that thanks.
Can't work on it til after Xmas but I'll be back with pics for sure thanks for the advice lads. I'll make it solid as possible.

trad

Amazing the stuff you can make out of pallets

http://pinterest.com/heathersfeather/pallets-finally-get-their-own-board/

david75

Yeah I've been doing some stuff of my own
boards.ie/thread/2056756031?page=1#post_81783980