A small space for the only man in the house to do manstuff – maybe constructive stuff but probably mostly destruction.
Prestigious Pallet Practices
After incessant pestering of Matthew to get his firm to drop some wooden pallets off (thanks Mr B!), I’ve managed to do a few easy and yet rather satisfying projects with them.
The first project was to construct a den for the kids and although extremely shoddy workmanship was involved, nothing but appreciation was voiced by the little folk.
Stepping up a notch was the improvement of the compost heap. Two compost heaps are apparently better than one according to both written and verbal opinion as it allows you to have one active bin with the other slowly festering away. So with this in mind I used a couple of intact pallets to do the business. As you’ll note from the photo I had to remortgage the house as the materials were so expensive (apoligies for poor quality photo but this in it’s own right captures the workmanship involved here…).
Compost Bin
Following the award winning success of the compost bin I moved into the less well understood arena of wood store construction . We’ve a wood burning stove that devours wood quicker than Scott Mills sucks the life force from humanity and therefore we need a fair amount of storage space for wood to see us through the harsh arctic winters. We currently store chopped wood in an old, and I hasten to add decommissioned out-house, and also a lean-to fashioned from old bits of corrugated sheeting. It was the latter of which that needed improvement as I’m sure we we getting funny looks from paasers by.
So after developing a detailed project control plan and completing a robust cost benefit analysis through detailed consultation with a wide ranging array of stakeholders work commenced. Basically I ripped apart more pallets, nailed them and an old door to some posts and an existing shed, and then attached the old bits of corrugated sheeting. Interestingly (if your that way inclined), it turns out that you can just drive nails straight through the sheeting into timbers using nothing more than a hammer. The resultant product is featured below and note the pallet at the front is not actually part of the construction. I just like taking pictures of pallets. Sorry.
The Finished Wood Store
