Building a Firewood Storage Shed from Pallets & Upcycled Wood

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4 жыл бұрын

I built a three-sided fire wood storage shelter (or "rick") out of old pallets and deck wood. If you like this video, check out my Backwoods Shelter Build • Building a Backwoods S...
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@jerrypruitt7432 4 жыл бұрын

the best video i have ever seen when it comes to building an also using pallets. i love pallets i built a small cabin from them. the thing about your videos is that you do not fast forward or do some building an then show it. you cant learn much from that kind of video. i hope you build more projects from pallets. keep up the good work. GOD BLESS

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking to myself "I should build a little cabin from pallets." It's cool to hear that you've done it! I'll have to start collecting some more, which will take a bit of time. Thanks for the nice comment and for watching the video!

@teedtad2534 7 ай бұрын

Good job! . Step by Step,. Well done. ✅✅✅✅

@niallkennedy23 2 жыл бұрын

great video dude. 10/10 you're obviously pretty handy. seems like you were just making that up as you went along and it still came out great. tip o' the hat.

@metaspencer 2 жыл бұрын

Big thanks! Funny coincidence but I'll be building another one (bigger) this coming week ... will definitely make it up as it goes :)

@michaelhorsford403 4 жыл бұрын

Nice way to reuse the debris ! Back many years ago when a wood stove was my only heat source .. I'd line up around 50 pieces in my driveway & go to town with my 20 lb maul !!! Didn't matter how much wood I had stacked that darn stove would make sure you were back at it next week lol ...

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

dang, a 20 pounder! that's some force coming down :) I hope ya get that land, buddy!

@michaelhorsford403 4 жыл бұрын

@@metaspencer dude now my transmission is acting up in my Silverado lol ahhhh life !!!

@markdyballuk 16 күн бұрын

great work, hope you got it filled with wood

@metaspencer 16 күн бұрын

Yes got it filled and refilled a few times! Great wood shed

@danmc7815 2 жыл бұрын

I like the build. Thanks for showing it. You should get an old tire. Split the wood while the tire holds it, so you need not chase the pieces.

@metaspencer 2 жыл бұрын

That tire trick is one I've seen but have yet to try. Thanks for the reminder!

@delsmithfishing2891 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice . People made fun of me for getting pallets until I started taken them a part and using the wood !!!

@metaspencer 3 жыл бұрын

They're just so incredibly useful! well done

@allencasey6981 4 жыл бұрын

Nice utilitarian design. I like how you focused on function and didn't sweat the details (like the wavy roof line). A ridge board at the peak of the roof might have been a good idea, though. Adds strength and rigidity to the roof at very little cost in materials and labor.

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, ridge board would have been a good call and nicely ties the rafters to each other (didn't have a nice straight and light piece of wood) ... next time! haha ... for this little structure it should be alright. :) Thanks for checking it out

@Pygar2 4 жыл бұрын

1:05 Keeping the dogs in focus... you knew I'd be coming, didn't you? Interesting build, happy dogs, 10/10!

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

I may have added a few extra dog shots on this one :)

@knittingthestash 4 жыл бұрын

summer dogs! Nice build! I love having dry firewood around!! Fire pit time!

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

That's right. Time to make a big old fire pit :)

@elmichoacanomx7641 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. I like

@metaspencer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! I'll be building another one soon

@Superduty_59 4 жыл бұрын

Spencer, I too like reusing so called scrap materials. It's not so much low cost for me but I like reusing materials that would get thrown away when it still has a use. Nice wood shed! Hopefully a bus video soon!

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

And sometimes the old stuff does an even better job! The bus is calling for sure

@Heatsauce70506 4 жыл бұрын

Good job. It reminds me of the forts I built as a kid, just found lumber and a dream.

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

I like the way you put that. Yeah, we'd build them too either up in a tree or back in an alley, then consider the simplest structure "the ultimate hang out!" :) good times

@SteampunkSteve 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love pallets. I used to get them from Kodak wood dump and built many things around the farm out of them. Nicely done

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. An abundant resource :)

@acreageliving 4 жыл бұрын

i do need those blocks! I am so glad you offered! :)

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

haha ... come on over! :)

@retiredyeti5555 2 жыл бұрын

Just built a woodshed last week with wood from a neighbors demolished fence, before they hauled it off to the landfill. Got 3 sections of fence paneling about 4 foot by 4 foot, which became the back and sides. Got 3 pallets of varying sizes, used the 4 ft by 4 ft one for the floor. Also scored pressure treated 2 x 6's and used those to tie the sides together. Used 3 pieces of the 2 bys for roof supports. Just looking for a piece of castoff plywood for the roof, and have leftover shingles in the garage to finish it off. Even had the deck screws left over from a deck build in 2000.

@metaspencer 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds excellent! With wood prices the way they are that's the only way to build things these days ... castoff lumber reborn! good stuff man

@retiredyeti5555 2 жыл бұрын

@@metaspencer - When I bought this house 10 years ago, I forgot about the plywood and old trim that I had stored on the garage attic. I am still ticked off at myself for forgetting to have my buddies help me get it down! It was mostly half sheets of 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch that I had found thrown out, and doorway trim from houses built aroung 1900 - 1920. - - - -Wonder if it is still there, and if the current owner would let me have it? NAAAAHHH!

@metaspencer 2 жыл бұрын

@@retiredyeti5555 Like leaving gold behind! ooomph! :) oh well, it happens

@BillLowenburg 3 жыл бұрын

Nice design - you were lucky to get all those strong planks from the deck tear-down. I'm hoping my neighbor tears his small barn apart the way he keeps saying he's going to, so I can relieve him of some of the parts, esp roofing like the kind you used. I recently found a local source for all the pallets I could ever use, so thanks for the idea and the inspiration. BTW, I think your videos are well-edited. You show enough of the build to convey the idea and don't overdo the fast motion the way so many videos do. Thanks for sharing your experience and projects!

@metaspencer 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a cool build you’re working on ... thanks for the kind view of the vids :)

@leesmall7693 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job as ever man , great use of some old pallets , cool

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@Twindadx2_ 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great job

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Big thanks! It was a fun one

@rogerknights857 Жыл бұрын

If it hasn’t been done yet, someone should write a book giving plans for pallet-based construction projects.

@metaspencer Жыл бұрын

great idea!

@jamesjohnson6239 3 жыл бұрын

I like the design ,very functional

@metaspencer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, I'm thinking of build a few more: modular, simple, and keep the wood nice and dry

@Clothis64 4 жыл бұрын

"Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed" as Lavoisier said (French chemist and philosopher of the 18th century) Here is a good example. Well done !

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Nice perspective. Thanks for that

@susanlester1 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea and it is attractive too!

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Nice to have that big old pile of wood converted into something good :)

@dpresley9799 Жыл бұрын

Gave me a great idea.

@metaspencer Жыл бұрын

Excellent! I’m sure it’ll turn out great

@bethmay191 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great.

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SpringRubber 3 жыл бұрын

That's super! I want to do the same roof line for my upcoming woodshed. Love that you re-used old wood (and concrete) and I'm going to do the same for some things. I expect that mine will be somewhere between this and a "gourmet" version, ha-ha, AND will probably take me 5X the time. (I was going to type 'twice as long' but everything I do takes longer than I expect!) Nice job.

@metaspencer 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, nothing wrong with gourmet. Mine is pretty full these days and I'm kicking myself for not building 3 or 4 more at the time. But the design is still one I like with headroom when pulling stuff out of there. :) Good luck with it!

@jerzeedivr 2 жыл бұрын

I like that its the size of a Cord of wood. For people who buy wood they can check by filling shed if they sold you a Cord!

@metaspencer 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Gotta measure by the cord :)

@carolinegray3150 4 жыл бұрын

Good shed 👨‍🔧

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

thanks

@braenickeen6006 4 жыл бұрын

going to do the same that looks nice and easy

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

You're gonna love it! Keep that wood dry and ready to burn!

@williamkeehn3637 4 жыл бұрын

It just has that look of an old buildings was sitting around for a very long time. a couple holes in the floor old tin It's amazing how fast the season changed?

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

That was the idea: a new building from old materials that looks aged already. :) I'm ready for spring!

@johnpossum556 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. I need something like that for my extra bikes. Most of them have baskets on and they take up too much room to fit well in my shed.

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

A fellah can never have too many sheds with big lean tos attached to them :)

@ragnarocking 4 жыл бұрын

dittoing the sentiment regarding the reuse/repurposing of pallets and other discarded materials. It's like xmas in July every time I see a stack of discarded pallets. I haven't built anything in years, though, the standing gardening beds I built about 5yrs ago have held up extremely well in rough Chicago winters.

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

If you can beat a Chicago winter you can do anything

@Ricks2Cents 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, I built a similar structure for my wood also built out of old pallets.

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! I'd love to see it. Nice to have that wood under cover

@Ricks2Cents 4 жыл бұрын

@@metaspencer I definitely have some spring cleaning to do. Cut down a few trees that didn't make it through this harsh winter. I'll have to make a video then stacking the wood etc... I'll tag you in the post when I do so. I found your video on FB we are both on the same Pallet Group. Feel free to check out my channel and Subscribe. Thanks!

@metaspencer 4 жыл бұрын

Oh excellent ... heading over to your channel now :)

@MiddleAgeManAdventures 9 ай бұрын

Thought I’d let you know that I replicated your design here in Hampshire, UK - it worked

@metaspencer 9 ай бұрын

That's so cool to hear! It's always a great feeling to have some firewood under cover :)

@MiddleAgeManAdventures 9 ай бұрын

@@metaspencer I’ll stick it on here when it’s loaded which could be a while as the old one has a wasps nest in it & they aren’t very happy about being moved!