The furniture with wooden pallets that we all know is becoming an art, too called pallets or pallets (also called in some areas of South America stowage ).
Constructions with pallets of wood are reaching their peak in the design, with fresh ideas for its use that also are transforming spaces and transferring their regular recycling at the borders of the most modern architecture , the most spectacular or simply as a socializing element.
So let's try to shell out everything we should know about types of pallets, designs and projects that really make up an exquisite trend and that thanks to this wooden frame used for the movement of load our imaginations can soar.
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Although in the industrial sector we can find a great variety of pallet types , more for one type of materials (plastic pallet, fiberglass, wood, metal, cardboard and conglomerates) or measurements exact according to the needs of the employer. The classification according to its characteristics:
From a professional perspective, virtually every country has a regulation that regulates (In the case of Europe, there is a specific one for the whole territory in relation to these types of wooden decking ) establish specific characteristics for the types of pallets that we can find.
The common one that we will normally find is the Pallet European or europallet that has dimensions specific and resistance according to legislation:
We can also find more information on measurements and standards from HERE.
Commonly referred to as « pallets Americans ” which is the one normally used in the industry and merchandise sector, with some dimensions of 1200 x 1000 in millimeters and are the which we will normally find in many garbage cans.
From the Spanish Association of Commerce and Industry of the Madera (AEIM) you can consult all the regulations on the wood that can affect us.
To have proof of the ideas with pallets that can arise from the forms and common types that we can find are identified in the following image:
The truth is that we have an abundant range of which we can use them completely or disassemble them and with the slats and slats to start designing pallet furniture with the ways that we deem appropriate.
In the market there is a great variety of range in the price of pallets and more, if they are second-hand hand or new , and even if we buy them online they are more cheap. The purchase – sale of this type of flooring is very lucrative, and we can find them painted, with heat treatments...etc. But… How much does a pallet cost? European? …
And I already told you that there are many places where you can get at cheap prices and especially in those that are dedicated to the purchase and sale of second-hand construction material hand. That's a good place to start looking!
Even from Amazon they already sell them prepared from here. Just like the previous image, although we will not have as much fun in building a sofa or a table (Remember that if you buy them online, look at the measurements)
What damage can they do? If they are second-hand pallets hand , look for possible breaks, especially a table broken. So that we have an idea of whether it can be of use to us:
Because of its wood and low economic cost, have traditionally been used by many users for the elaboration and as basic structure of wood for furniture recycling suede crafts, decoration, interior design with the pertinent question of how to make a piece of furniture of pallets ; chairs, months, sofas both indoors and outdoors…etc.
You can design any piece of furniture with a bit of DIY and Patience (Headboards, sofas, tables, chairs, chill out, ect). It is time to understand how to recycle pallets of wood and, an example of furniture made with pallets and with detailed instructions…
We want to leave several assembly infographics; a bank, table, etc with furniture with pallets. Detailed plans, which also give exact information on the number of elements that we need and how to disassemble them.
The wood mounting instructions in PDF of these pallet furniture reciclados are from the portal basurillas.org and are in independent format and respectively in PDF.
If you want to see the instructions for a sofa and a bed, You can look at the following image of the sofa and the examples following craft beds:
By the way, on Amazon they sell the cushions for pallets compared to others stores, you can find them from HERE.
Now, it's time to see the world of videos that are more practical to understand what we can do with these structures wooden . Although we actually have a huge range, there are few videos that really teach us DIY and step-by-step crafts, which is what we really interested.
Searching, we found a channel of interest where We will learn to make planters, tables, shelves, candle holders, a shoe rack, a magazine rack, a fruit box… etc. And always from a practical perspective and easy to understand. An example is the following tutorial…
The video is about how to make a coffee table with pallets from the Re-Recrea channel. Very good! And with step-by-step instructions and explained to the detail.
It also offers us information about tools to use, how to disassemble, how to paint, how to sand or the essential treatments for wood. So we no longer have problems of c how make furniture with recycled pallets.
Examples of pallet furniture you can find many on the vast web of the Internet, in addition to explanations, how to make them and photos necessary to be able to launch in search of the original piece of furniture step by step (Al end of the article we indicate two specific communities), but in this article we are more interested in exploring what is behind it.
It is not only producing a design, but it can also be a weapon of coexistence and teaching. A example is this workshop to create stools in a process design that was made at the Noarderias festival.
The how to recycle pallets depends more on the imagination of the individual who of his own skill with his hands, it can be better or worse, with more or less precise finishes, but imagination plays an important role to be creative and original in a design that surprises us and surprise.
Although currently the original meaning of uses to recycle pallets is being lost, There are still initiatives that show a benefit tangible for society.
We have to go to Johannesburg to see a social project, of recycling creative wood that contributes to the community in a sustainable way. Mobile banks formed by different uses of pallets of wood salvaged by creative artist r1.
The socializing functionality , though seems strange to attribute this term to the pallet , really due to its low cost and adaptation to a space or environment, it is possible to literally create a city, and we see this in Ghentville City. A city built with 4,250 next to Ghent (Belgium) that every year forms a festival wonderful where the protagonist is the pallet .
Who years ago would have thought that you could build a house with pallets or mount a facade. The "house manifest" is an example of a structure modular , sustainable and eco-efficient, designed by James & Mau Arquitetura, as a concept project for the construction company, Infiniski.
A completely ecological house that gathers the best of the recycling in combination with bioclimatic techniques where the façade is made entirely with different sizes of platforms. (We can also visit wooden constructions where we also added more than 50 wooden manuals) but at the same time we are going to designs with pallets of quality.
Remember that we have an extensive article on soils laminates for homes Very good and well detailed!
Following the same line, I-beamdesign wants to go a little further democratizing housing with this type of material and turning them into a modulating element that will come factory and you can build your home with all the parts. The module-house would look like the following image…
Remember that we have a long article that talks about the prefabricated houses and their advantages as well as all their important features.
For commercial interior design in the aspect of furniture with pallets is also an option if they treat each other well and with quality ideas. One of the examples that I admire this original coffee shop!
Or make the furniture an office totally with furniture with pallets from the architecture studio Most architecture. The combinations of this office reflect the imagination and the power that this type of wood can achieve suitably combined with furniture wood .
Since the Internet offers us the possibility of learning and find step-by-step instructions on how to perform a furniture or any decoration object with pallets .
We have searched for specific communities that are dedicated to this art and, of course, they are excellent to find ideas. Two communities stand out from the others, they are in English, but easy to understand and very visual where you will find many furniture ideas for start any project that we propose:
So, there is no excuse for going into the world of recycling .
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