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New shelf in the kitchen to free up a cupboard. Made from a double layer of 18mm birch ply.
Love that. Looks really nice.
Apart from my dad, no idea. Although I got a big pallet when I had some doors delivered, which I wanted to use with a sheet of mdf on top to make a work bench but the mrs didnt want me keeping scrap wood or making a work bench due to dust in garage when doing any wood workJust secured some free pallets but they’re at work and not sure I’ll be back in for quite some time!
where do people secure reclaimed wood?
Take a ride around (Or a run, just exercising Guv'nor!) some local industrial estates, companies have stuff delivered in on pallets all the time, some they may re-use, some they may just want rid of, but Ask first! just a polite "Hi, I'm trying to keep myself busy while currently off work, I noticed you have some pallets outside, do you re-use them, or could I possibly beg a couple from you for recycling purposes?"Just secured some free pallets but they’re at work and not sure I’ll be back in for quite some time!
where do people secure reclaimed wood?
You have a keen eye Sir, if these are your baby steps into the world ofI'd never really done any DIY before getting my own place 5 and a bit years ago, it's been a bit of a steep learning curve.
First job was to add an Led strip underneath the bannister (with the cable fished into the stud wall for a seamless look) to allow drunken me to navigate the stairs.
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Then I needed somewhere to throw my keys. Modified Ikea Lack shelves to perfectly fit the space. Since turned into a Lego Space shrine.
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Next was the garden. Ripped down this fence
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And built this one to just hide the oil tank and bins.
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Since then, I've fitted artificial grass and most recently removed the trees.
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Used a couple of decking boards for the border as B&Q didn't have any of the proper ones.
Every home needs some sort of bar. 2 Ikea Besta units screwed together with a solid wood worktop glued on.
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Home "office" space. Two Ikea Besta units with a worktop plonked on top (starting to notice a bit of a pattern here). Shelf made from a simple furniture board and a couple of L brackets.
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That brings us onto the living room.
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Too many bits in here to list them all but includes a 100+kg subwoofer and a baffle wall setup with pelmet/bass trap all the way round the room. I'm particularly proud of the skinny tables I made for each side of the sofa.
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The wood is offcuts from the bar worktop, legs are cut down curtain poles. They're a bit unstable on a carpeted floor tbh due to the height/width ratio, but are perfect for holding the essentials
All great ideas! I’ve just remembered a shipping company round the corner that has a big pile of pallets they offer out for free. I’ll take a look next time I’m passing.Take a ride around (Or a run, just exercising Guv'nor!) some local industrial estates, companies have stuff delivered in on pallets all the time, some they may re-use, some they may just want rid of, but Ask first! just a polite "Hi, I'm trying to keep myself busy while currently off work, I noticed you have some pallets outside, do you re-use them, or could I possibly beg a couple from you for recycling purposes?"
Odds on are a blunt No, but nothing asked nothing gained, right?
Next option: Local builds/extensions etc etc, if it's a small building co. they'll have to organise a skip to get rid of the usual crud that accumulates as the build goes on, and as they get stuff delivered, bricks, blocks, whatever, they'll also have an ever increasing amount of pallets to get rid of, guess where they go? correct, the skip, and they take up far more room in volume than the actual material it's comprised of, so any builder will bite your hand off at you willing to get rid of it for them for free! Again, Ask first! Final point on this one, pallets laden with heavy duty stuff like bricks are usually much newer, and also considerably better quality than the everyday kind that are used for transporting light-weight stuff.
There's also Nextdoor, just a couple of weeks ago, a neighbour on my local group asked if anyone had any pallets going free, within an hour someone got back to them saying the Co. he works for had loads they needed rid of, he even posted pics bless him, all good quality decent wood, and the best bit is, he asked if the neighbour would be home when he finished work, so he could drop off the pallets!
Be careful also, you don't want any pallets that have been painted/sprayed red/blue/green whatever, these are food grade, or chemicals, or whatever nasty you can imagine. These grades of pallets (from memory) are always re-used. Thats a definite No-no!
Wow, it looks so smooth and nice! Good work!Nothing special here, but just tidied up my new mini-mancave in our loft conversion. Wanted my PS4, PSVR and other bits all nicely stowed away and cables hidden. Just needs a lick of paint.
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Thanks @IronGiant might be worth a try, pain would be to just get it on edge without getting on the large flat surfaces. Masking tape and newspaper?Try this first? 400ml Frosted Glass: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools