Floating Deck Pallets

Building an easy pallet deck.

Floating deck pallets.

If you need a deck but have no means to spend money on it and basically no skills to build one you came to the right place. How to build a floating deck. Here is a great tutorial on how to build a diy floating deck from home depot. Pallets we bought ours at a local pallet manufacturer they are 48 inches x 48 inches 2 way barrel pallets note.

There are different kinds of pallets. Once everything s together you have a deck that will float gently on a lake. The second pallet is set at a 90 degree angle to the first making a checkerboard pattern. Concrete half blocks 8 inches x 8 inches x 6 inches.

From apartment therapy learn how to build a freestanding deck from repurposed pallet wood. Attach the pallets at the corners by predrilling two pilot holes through the side of the stringer that is facing you at a 60 degree angle and into the side of the stringer on the adjoining pallet. First i used eight pallets for the base of this pallet deck and arranged them around a brick fire pit and walkway we already put in a while back. It s closer to a pontoon raft making it a floating deck if we re being generous.

All you need is 55 gallon plastic barrels pallets and a few other basics to get started. Wood pallet deck supplies. Technically this project isn t a deck. Get your measurements and pallets.

From instructables this simple diy floating deck tutorial is one of my favorites because it s so basic i think even beginning diy ers could do it. Some have better quality wood than others. The stringers are the boards between the top and bottom deck boards. It only used around 25 pallets and i only had to spend about 40 bucks for supplies.

Here s a terrific idea for a gorgeous looking pallet patio deck on the cheap.