/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2001851
1st world: fuel for heating.
3rd world: built a shitty house.

>>2001851
Do what that guy in Kentucky did with the house made from doors, but with pallets.

Keeping firewood off the ground to allow for better drying
Getting splinters from said pallets
Collecting a shit load of pallets but never getting around to doing anything with them
Trying to do something with the pallets and realize the challenge of taking them apart and then consider the cost of new material vs time spent
The possibilities are endless fren

i made a small house in garden for my kid from those, but most of the time whenever i get some i just cut them and burn in fireplace

>>2001851
Coffee table , eood toys and pretty much anything else. If you carefully take the nails out then you can run the boards through a bench top planer to smooth them out. I made a wood train set out of some pallets and gave it to my aunt over several years ago. Depending on the pallets you can find some pine, oak ash or some other good wood.

a tip
if u plan to take em apart by removing nails just make em wet

>>2001886
Wouldn't the moisture cause the wood to expand giving the nails a tighter grip? Genuinely asking as I've never thought of or tried this.

>>2001888
the friction on a dry nail and wood make really hard to take it apart and u can destroy timber, so even if the wood expands a little bit it wont make big difference

>>2001890
Fuckin smart if it works. Going to try this when the opportunity arises.

>>2001856
>>2001851
Fucking sell them to a recycler.

I guarantee those businesses leave them outside so whatever truck that makes the next delivery can pick them up, they’re not trash. They’re not disposable, that’s why every Haitian with an old Taco has a bed full of them going to the pallet recycling place.

>>2001941
>trip fagging and being stupid at the same time

>>2001856
You switched the places bro

>>2001851
I use a few to keep my firewood off the ground. But they also make a really great bonfire if you stack them high and burn them.

>>2001851
>Firewood
>Compost bin
I plan to make a larger compost bin in the spring with them

>>2001856
1st world: build a "reclaimed wood" house. Charge a shit load for it
3rd world: heat

>>2001872
Yeh

>>2001851
Build an elaborate underground bunker.

>>2002025
>>2001966
Found the poor 3rd world posters.

Hows a kitchen sound OP?

>>2001851
I'm gonna tell you a secret about uset pallets. If they were in shipping for more than a month and few reuses, there is more than 90% probability someone somewhere at some time pissed on one. Now, doesn't that make all the "reclaimed wood" videos that much better?

>>2001851
picrel. you don't seriously rely on the stores to eat... do you?

>>2002259
I'm gonna tell you a secret about pee. It's inside of you at this very moment. As is poop.

>>2002264
why not just plant it into the ground lmfao

>>2002267
it's particularly good for growing root vegetables (eg. carrots & potatoes). you place more dirt on top every time the stalk pushes through to force more nutrients to go to the root (the part you want to eat) instead. need the walls to prevent the dirt from washing away in rain.

>>2001962
You know how those pallets say stuff like “PROPERTY OF CHEP”? Same with milk crates and stuff. Some smaller stores will toss one or two pallets in the trash, but most of those behind big box stores are waiting to be picked up and reused and you can get charged with theft for taking them.

>>2002269
Huh, that's coutnerintuitive for me. Always thought that'd cause problems for the plant since it can't get sunlight and will devote more resources to finding it. Oh well, I am just uneducated in this regard. Thanks.

>>2002266
Yes, my own, i would very much prefer to avoid contact with anyone else's.

>>2002269
No it's not, it's just more comfy and prettier, in fact you get increased nutrient wash out from the soild bed with every rain unless you put a barrier in and risk drowning the plants during bigger rain.

>>2002316
That's probably because your brain is still working. BTW, the modern wheat is short as all fuck just to avoid growing unnecessary stalk and put more energy in making grain. Just because the part you are interested in is on the opposite end of the plant does not mean doing the reverse will do it any good.

>>2002220
Wtf kind of super premium showroom quality pallets are these? Is this from some pinterest conference?

>>2002504
My local big German hardware store sells ‘Furniture pallets’ which are basically brand new, unimpregnated/unfumigated Industrial pallets. I guess if you’d sand them they’d look a bit like this. €15 each or so


But looking at those blocks these are just custom made just for that kitchen.

>>2002300
Those wooden, unpainted ones like in OPs pick are one time use, they are destroyed and fair game. The large, painted, heavy duty pallets are re-used.

>>2002300
only if you steal them. the assumption is that you got it from a closed down store.

the milk crate I own says something like "property of Dave's grocery," it was apart of an old Chester's, that was bought out by a Ingles, that is now a Korger. so the question becomes who the fuck is Dave?

as long as you get permission the stock boys might throw you a couple of the old crates they don't want in circulation anymore.

the best place to get the stuff is are whole sellers like lowes, home depo, and wallmart OR construction sites. if you go to a construction site you may need both the General contractor and owners permission. typically GCs are paying to have trash hauled off and if you scrap the wood it would just cost him less and give him more space for trash.

Sell them to one of those places that pay felons minimum wage to refurbish them. You could probably buy a nice orange bucket with a full trailer load of them.

>>2001851
That's one use for a cordless circular saw right there. Scrap lumber theft.

>>2003194
Why would the wood thief need to cut up the pallet at the crime scene? It's very loud.

>>2003229
Probably because he/she is already dumb enough to steal pallets (adding a she as wahmen seem to be far more obsessed with that shit than men)

>>2003232
If I were the security guard and saw a strong woman sawing up the pallet stack with a portable circular saw, then I'd like to walk in the other direction. But if it's on camera, then I'd be forced to taze.

>>2003194
You can steal what's in the trash bin.

>>2001856
>Not building a house out of doors

>>2003242
At our shop we keep the dumpster locked to keep out faggot bums like you. Not because we want the trash, but because we got tired of the homeless fights and drama every week.

We do a big bonfire at the beach on St. John's day at night. Holdover from pagan Midsummer celebrations.

>>2001851
https://rumble.com/vbggvb-episode-5-seafoam.html

Pallet wood is like the shittiest wood
Normies watch Instagram videos about Pallet DYI projects and beat off to them

>>2002883
Most of the unpainted ones are reused as well. Generally they’re one-time use if they’re goofy shaped ones for sending one oversized object.

If you see a uniform stack of pallets behind a store, even bare wood, it’s likely the shipper is going to pick those up. If you see a single one tossed in the trash, or goofy rectangle shaped ones made of thin pieces like 1x2’s, that’s probably trash.

If you're using them for firewood, look into getting a pallet buster. It will make your life a little easier.

There is literally nothing wrong with using pallet wood for flooring. Remove all nails, use a planer to create even thickness and then seal after installation.

You can flip them. Learn about the different types of pallets and call around different businesses in your area to see if they are looking for pallet delivery.

Truck required obviously.

Hustle culture guys on youtube do this

>>2003623
Nice, I can actually do this with my cdl

>>2002220
if I walked into a kitchen and saw that I would turn a 360 and walk away

>>2003667
180

>>2003670
360

>>2003667
HAHAHAHA but then you towards it :DDDDDDDDDD

>>2003687
π rad

>>2003565
Those are illegal in my shit hole because used for breaking into homes and sheds.

I made some shitty garage shelves with a couple 2x4s and some pallets cut in half.

I also made a place to store my hay so the chickens quit scattering it all over the place

>>2003565
>>2003565
If you're using them for firewood, look into getting this

>>2002504
Work for a pallet company and they once were commissioned to make these. Premium A+ grade wood; everyone had to wear gloves so they didn't stain, machine run as slow as possible to make them accurate and all nail guns had to be oil free. You got 2 pallets in a kit to make a sofa. We only did it once because who the fuck wants to buy pallets to put in their nice home.

>>2001851
>What can you do with a lot of pallets?
you can move freight with them
what the fuck else do you think pallets are for

don't pick up other people's garbage and try to "upcycle" or whatever. it's trash.

>>2003964
That looks trashy af
>>2003965
This is ok

>>2004159

>>2001873
Post little house?

>>2001856
Can confirm you got them the other way around
t. 3rd worlder

>>2001851
>>2001856

1st world hobby room, 3rd world sleeping place style

>>2001851
>>2004757
pics related

just for fun

closely related

>>2001851
You can make an animal pen with then.

>>2003881
I fucking hate politicians. Do you think that law stopped a single burglary?

Coming from somebody who grew up in a place with high tolls but shitty roads, high taxes but shitty schools, and strict gun laws but tons of murders. All of these rules do nothing but impede law abiding citizens.

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break them apart and use them for bbq
better yet, make a bed of them
there's a reason nobody uses them for anything else
t. work in warehouse

>>2002264
so you never by food from a store because of your city slicker garden lol okay bud

>>2001941
not all pallets are recyclable retard

>>2004876
you only need 1 acre of property to grow enough food to live on. if you are smart you can get away with a 1/4 acre and have a green house rood top.

>>2001872
I use pallets for firewood and keeping maple and alder firewood off the ground.

>>2004849
Brazil?

>>2001851
I like to use pallets for when I grow plants inside of pots. gives them better drainage not being directly on top of soil and better aeration. they can be set directly on top of the ground or on top of cinderblocks and used as a table.

I made an arcade stick out of one of these

>>2005226
No, if you're smart you can live on 1 acre in a prime temperate.

>>2001856
Don't burn pallets. They are almost always treated with chemicals to slow rot. Unless you want to breathe that shit?

>>2006882
Pennsylvania

My friends and I made a bench out of pallets. It was pretty easy as well just needed a saw and nails/hammer. We finished it in a few hours on heroin and weed.

>>2004158
Hipsters

>>2004158
>who the fuck wants to buy pallets to put in their nice home.
No one. They steal them from pallet return piles.

>>2004767
what's that top right?

>>2010190
Looks like a set of bed slats from ikea

>>2003670
>>2003880
somebody's new

>>2010026
>They steal them
This used to happen a lot at our warehouse parking lot. You can't chain them up either because thieves cut the wood. So now we have to keep them on the floor and it sucks.

>>2001851
Spray them green and start a competitor to CHEP and LOSCAM

Break them down into smaller strips and make knick knacks to sell to hippies as "made from reclaimed lumber"

It depends how much time you want to spend with your pallets

>>2007541
aww hes has the retardeds

>>2001851
Challenge these guys
https://youtu.be/ADYkVrR3Ups

>>2011636
I made a good looking bench from disassembled pallets. Nails removed, planks planed. Holes filled with filler and sanded to make it even. ABSOLUTELY NOT WORTH MY TIME, I HATE MYSELF

>>2003881
>banning a lever
Amazing

Not sure this is the best place, but anyway... Would it be safe to compost these fuckers? I mean not only using pallets to buid the walls of a compost bin, but using pallet sawdust as a brown material in my vermicompost bin.Of course I'm concerned about the chemically treated ones. Would the compost process be powerful enough to kill off all the toxic compounds, if there is any?

>>2013340
anything longer than 1 meter

Thanks for inspiring me bros. About to try to make a shelf out of pallets. Wish me luck

>>2001851
Well shit, If you're in "Northern Canada", it seems you can build a whole house out of the damn things.

>>>2010773

>>2004877
and those are most certainly not trash and will be missed retard.

Some pallets are nice hardwood, sometimes they are mahogany. I manage a tile warehouse and I cut/glue the mahogany ones together to make things on my lathe. I contemplate gluing them all together to make a GIANT cube.

I leave all the extras outside for whoever wants to take them. Usually ladies from the Starbucks next door or an older Guatemalan gentleman.

>>2014000
Check around a tile place, they often have big ash crates that make a nice bin....and nobody wants to deal with them. Doesn't make any sense to bother with saw dust.

>>2007541
False. They are either untreated disposable softwood (fast growth pine varieties), or reusable untreated hardwood or semi hardwood (oak, poplar, etc.). Don't burn the plastic ones unless you're already retarded, which seems to be the case anyways.

Today I used some leftover fence to make a raised garden bed. The fence was about 20 years old so it looks rustic as fuck.

>>2014393
You're wrong. In the USA at least, wooden pallets are commonly treated with methyl bromide (stamp MB) in addition to other routes.
Some countries or jurisdictions even legally require the use of fumigant vs heat treatment in order to be allowed to import goods on these pallets.
http://johncopallets.com/fumigated-pallets.html

The question of how much MB remains in the wood later, or what kind of hazard it really poses for future users is another question...(MB is a gaseous fumigant that, while quite toxic and carcinogenic, is very volatile and tends to evaporate and biodegrade readily)