2005-03-10
CONSTRUCTION | RECYCLING
Building a new wood shed | Don't know why I hadn't thought of this | John and Sharon live in Summerville, Nova Scotia | If you heat with wood [and they do] a place where you had better plan for next year's fuel source this time of year | This mean's having a place to store it, protected from winter's 
snow and ice build-up | They've found an ingenious and inexpensive way to do this, using the ubiquitous wood pallet and a bit of their own time |
They've also provided an easy to use, step-by-step guide on how to build pallet sheds | First they gather the pallets, modify them as shown in the picture sequence to the left, and build them in what configuration they wish |
When completed, it's an elegant solution to a variety of problems; they've saved space at the town dump [oops! That's Landfill Site, apologies to all the "post-consumer recycling technicians" out there] At any rate, Using wood pallets has many advantages, including that pallets are themselves made of dense hardwoods and hence slow to rot | The construction technique allows for plenty of air passage keeping the wood dry, but slowing down the rot process of the firewood being stored | Using a little extra effort, one can make a simple board and batten style structure that appeals to the more refined neighbors as well | ¶ 07:29
Building a new wood shed | Don't know why I hadn't thought of this | John and Sharon live in Summerville, Nova Scotia | If you heat with wood [and they do] a place where you had better plan for next year's fuel source this time of year | This mean's having a place to store it, protected from winter's snow and ice build-up | They've found an ingenious and inexpensive way to do this, using the ubiquitous wood pallet and a bit of their own time | They've also provided an easy to use, step-by-step guide on how to build pallet sheds | First they gather the pallets, modify them as shown in the picture sequence to the left, and build them in what configuration they wish |
When completed, it's an elegant solution to a variety of problems; they've saved space at the town dump [oops! That's Landfill Site, apologies to all the "post-consumer recycling technicians" out there] At any rate, Using wood pallets has many advantages, including that pallets are themselves made of dense hardwoods and hence slow to rot | The construction technique allows for plenty of air passage keeping the wood dry, but slowing down the rot process of the firewood being stored | Using a little extra effort, one can make a simple board and batten style structure that appeals to the more refined neighbors as well | ¶ 07:29
