Pallet House to Save the World... or a garden shed.

Step 11: Other Thoughts....

Our idea was the frame.  We wanted something that was flexible, mobile and used found materials.

One teacher saw it and thought it would make a nice children's structure, with a door and windows cut to simulate a house while anyone could climb the sides as a ladder.  Great, but again make sure the treatment is appropriate and watch for splinters.

I like the idea of making a house of refrigerator doors.  Growing up on Sesame Street, I think the wall-of-doors that kept Big Bird's nest private from the street.  Connecting several doors into a wall would provide warm shelter for the homeless.

In the end, I took it home (two walls at a time, strapped to the roof of my '97 Impreza), reconfigured it a tad, and made a shed of it.  See the photos below.

From this basic structure we hope people create dream houses that use little new resources and fulfill a dream.

Comments

[Thermonuklear]

Very nice! You could use it to storing and drying firewood if you'd leave the walls unshielded. Sort of a natural drying while keeping the wood safe from rain...

[gbailey1]

Thanks for the walk through. Helped me with my own DIY shed.

[Broberg]

One idea for siding is to use old newspaper printing plates. They may cost a little bit but the recycling is worth it! With the plates being a bit larger than a flattened can, the build would go much faster. I have always looked at ways to build with pallets and this just gave me a couple ideas. Keep up the good work!

[CapnKlay]

My Father and I build a shop on our farm when I was a child. We used salvaged lumber and sheathed it with salvaged roles of tar paper and later newspaper printing plates. It has lasted for almost a half century.

[MoonieK]

Awesome you have inspired me to have a go myself!