Build a garden lounge from pallets
Pallets are the ideal building material if you don't want to spend a lot of money on new garden furniture. Assembly is very simple and doesn't require much preparation.
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However, you should sand down the pallets before assembling them, otherwise splinters will quickly be drawn in in the rough wood.
Where can you get Euro pallets and assembly instructions?
Instructions for building a garden lounge from Euro pallets (€ 16.99 at Amazon *) can be found on the Internet. Often times, you don't even have to pay any money for it.
If you already have a lot of experience in building garden furniture, you can also prepare the building instructions yourself.
You can get used pallets from commercial enterprises for little money. In classified ads in the newspaper, pallets are often offered for collection.
Materials required for a garden lounge made from pallets
- Pallets
- drill
- Cordless screwdriver
- Grinder
- sufficiently long screws
Depending on the size and height of the lounge, you will need up to ten pallets.
Screw the garden lounge together from Euro pallets
Two pallets are screwed onto each other for the lying areas. If the lounge is to be higher, use three pallets. The screwed parts are put together and also screwed. Another unit is attached at the front for the kink.
Then the back parts are attached to the prepared seat. If the pallets are too big for this, simply cut them to the desired length with the saw.
Make upholstery
So that you can lie or sit comfortably in the lounge, make cushions from at least six centimeters thick foam. It is covered with a cover made of awning fabric.
Tips
Even if a garden lounge made of Euro pallets can withstand wind and weather, you should protect it from cold, snow and rain in winter. Since the lounge is very heavy, it cannot be brought into the house. Therefore buy special covers for garden furniture.
