How to Make a Firewood Shed From Pallets

In order to expand their buying power, many consumers are becoming more creative about do it yourself projects.  The ability to use leftover or otherwise free materials can dramatically decrease the cost of these projects.  Wood pallets can be a great source of free lumber which can then be used to construct firewood sheds, among other things.

Constructing a shed to store firewood doesn’t have to be an expensive undertaking.  Wood pallets can often be obtained cheaply, even for free with some creative searching.  Once you have your raw materials, follow some simple steps to construct your shed.

1. Ensure that the ground where the shed will be is level.  Uneven ground will make the overall structure less sturdy and will affect water flow when it rains.  The foundation of any structure is most important, so make sure this is correct before beginning.


2. Construct the floor of your shed.  Use a piece of plywood, and lay it over the pallets.  The floor can be secured to the pallets by using some screws every foot or so.


3. Begin to create the walls of your shed.  In order to accomplish this, take two pallets and stand them on their sides to form a right angle.  The pallets can be secured to the others with screws in a similar fashion to how the shed floor was created.


4. Repeat the process until the first tier of pallets is complete.  Leave the fourth side open, so the result will be three constructed walls.


5. Disassemble a pallet.  The boards will be used as cleats to add additional height to your shed walls.  Since you will want the walls of your shed to be more than one pallet high, a second tier of pallets will be necessary. 


6. Use one of the boards from the deconstructed pallet to screw into the wall on each side vertically.  The boards should extend above the top edge of first tier of your wall.  The goal is to create a surface for you to screw down your second tier of pallets, so use as many boards as necessary to accomplish this.


7. Begin to construct the second tier of your shed’s wall.  Screw the second tier pallets to the cleats created from the disassembled pallets.  


8. Begin construction of the shed roof.  In order to accomplish this, lay some 2x4 pieces of lumber across the top edge of your shed walls.  This will create the basic frame for your shed roof.  The lumber should be screwed into the pallets in order to secure them.


9. Use remaining pallets to lay horizontally on the 2x4s.  Once complete, lay plywood over the pallets, and then complete the roof by laying tar paper over the plywood.  Once the tar paper is laid down, secure it with roofing nails.


10. Stock your firewood shed with firewood, and begin enjoying it!