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For those of you looking into making your own garden planters or greenhouse staging then i recommend checking out you local roofing suppliers or other local businesses.
I have one near to where i live called T.J. Mathews and luckily for me, my friend works with them as a driver.
I've been friends of the family for a very long time and at his nephews birthday party i was talking about the use of old pallets as a means of making garden planters.
He told me that he could get loads of the things as they have that many coming in from the roofing supplies they sell that they can't get rid of them quick enough and end up burning a lot of them due to not having enough storage space.
He dropped a load of them off for me on the proceeding Friday morning and i, along with a friend broke them down yesterday.
The quality of the wood on a few them would set you back a pretty penny if you were to buy it from a reclamation yard or from a wood supplier so there is an instant saving to be had in that alone.
I've kept a couple of them in tact as i intend to use them as flooring for my greenhouse (acquired as a freebie from Freecycle) and they are really sturdy pieces of timber i can tell you.
Once broken down you get an immediate sense of just how much wood you have to use and what you can use it for.
I know that i can use a lot for staging and still have plenty for use as planters.
The little blocks that are used to create feet on the pallets can also be used as feet for the planters and i have got an ideal place for where i will put mine once built.
All i can say is, there are many uses for a good set of pallets and if you need some, check out the local businesses in your area.
You'll probably be doing them a favour by taking them off their hands and it also serves to not have them being burnt.
And for a small fee, maybe they will drop off a load of them for you if you don't have suitable transportation for them.
Its worth a go in my view and the worst that can happen is that you are told no.
I have one near to where i live called T.J. Mathews and luckily for me, my friend works with them as a driver.
I've been friends of the family for a very long time and at his nephews birthday party i was talking about the use of old pallets as a means of making garden planters.
He told me that he could get loads of the things as they have that many coming in from the roofing supplies they sell that they can't get rid of them quick enough and end up burning a lot of them due to not having enough storage space.
He dropped a load of them off for me on the proceeding Friday morning and i, along with a friend broke them down yesterday.
The quality of the wood on a few them would set you back a pretty penny if you were to buy it from a reclamation yard or from a wood supplier so there is an instant saving to be had in that alone.
I've kept a couple of them in tact as i intend to use them as flooring for my greenhouse (acquired as a freebie from Freecycle) and they are really sturdy pieces of timber i can tell you.
Once broken down you get an immediate sense of just how much wood you have to use and what you can use it for.
I know that i can use a lot for staging and still have plenty for use as planters.
The little blocks that are used to create feet on the pallets can also be used as feet for the planters and i have got an ideal place for where i will put mine once built.
All i can say is, there are many uses for a good set of pallets and if you need some, check out the local businesses in your area.
You'll probably be doing them a favour by taking them off their hands and it also serves to not have them being burnt.
And for a small fee, maybe they will drop off a load of them for you if you don't have suitable transportation for them.
Its worth a go in my view and the worst that can happen is that you are told no.
theyre rarer than hens teeth up here unless you want to pay silly money for them (& thats not including delivery)
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