Wooden pallets are widely and successfully used as an inexpensive, affordable material for the manufacture of various interior and exterior items. One of the best solutions that can be implemented using pallets is the construction of a gazebo. It is possible to make an original structure from this raw material in a rather short period of time, the main thing is to select a drawing and prepare the required additional “consumables”. Find out the step-by-step algorithm for building a gazebo from a pallet from the article.

Advantages and disadvantages of pavilions

Wooden pallets have long become a full-fledged widely used building material for summer residents and landscape designers. With their help, creative craftsmen make garden furniture, fences and hedges, flower beds and flower beds, small houses and gazebos.

Important! Do not use pallets marked IPPC for the manufacture of gazebos, as they are treated with harmful chemicals.

• Pallets assembled from wooden blocks have several advantages:
• Simple and easy to install. With some basic tools, even an inexperienced craftsman can quickly assemble the product from pallets.
• The shortest period of construction work. If you need to spend a sufficiently large amount of time on the construction of a full-fledged gazebo made of brick or wooden timber, then it will take no more than one or two days to collect an identical structure from pallets.
• Cheapness. In addition to the fact that such raw materials are easy to process and easy to assemble, it has a low cost, and the construction of the gazebo in this case will be much cheaper.
• Style and Beauty. Unusual and original products from pallets look stylish and aesthetically attractive. Moreover, the fashion for such structures today is at the peak of popularity, therefore, the gazebo from the pallets will be perceived as a creative design project, and not as an uncomplicated shed.
• Environmental friendliness. Products made from pallets will be environmentally friendly and safe for human health and the environment.

• Among the shortcomings of wooden products can be noted:
• poor resistance to harmful external factors, in particular, moisture, temperature jumps, sunlight. Under their influence, the wood begins to darken, crack, rot;
• the need for processing wood products with special compounds to extend their life.

Drawing and site selection

Before building a gazebo from pallets, professionals advise you to prepare a clear plan, according to which you must follow in the process of construction work:

• drawing development;
• choosing the right place for future construction;
• selection of building material and required tools;
• construction of a gazebo;
• arrangement and decoration of a country house.

Do not worry about a lack of knowledge, because you can create a project of a gazebo and its drawings using a simple graphic editor. When developing a drawing, the main thing is not to ideally depict the object, but to take into account its structural sections. In extreme cases, you can always search for finished drawings on the Internet and choose the most suitable in size, shape, design. Regardless of what type of design will be selected, the main thing is that it be as strong as possible, lightweight, quick to assemble and durable.

Did you know? For the first time pallets appeared in the USA at the beginning of the last century. They were used to facilitate the work of movers, which made it possible to significantly accelerate the process of delivery of goods and food products.

As for the place to install the gazebo, it is better to choose a flat, spacious area, which is previously recommended to be freed from vegetation, branches, stones and other plant debris. If the selected place is uneven, then it is imperative to level it, using ordinary soil or gravel. After preparing the site, you need to mark with steel or wooden pegs and a rope.

Tools and materials

At the initial stage of construction, care must be taken to prepare building materials for the manufacture of arbors and the required tools.

From the latter you will need:

• measuring instruments: tape measure, level, pencil;
• tools for working with wood: saw, hammer, ax, jigsaw, grinding machine;
• mounting tools: screwdriver, screws, drill, drill, nails, anchors, cap screws.

To simplify the manufacturing process of the structure, experts advise the use of power tools.

From the materials, in addition to the base of the gazebo - pallets, you need to prepare:

• foundation material: brick, blocks;
• wooden blocks, boards, slats;
• for mortar: cement, sand.

Step by step process of creating a gazebo

Building a gazebo according to previously prepared drawings is a simple matter, but requiring maximum attention, accuracy and responsibility. The manufacturing process includes several stages - from laying the foundation to the erection of walls and roofs.

Important! It must be remembered that the better the pallets are prepared, the longer the attractive appearance of the structure will remain and its service life will increase.

Preparing pallets

The first thing to do before starting construction work is to prepare pallets:

• inspect the material, if necessary, repair, clean, polish;
• according to the markup, divide the pallets or, conversely, connect them;
• treat wood with special impregnation, which is designed to protect against bacteria and rot;
• paint the material in the required color, top with waterproof varnish.

Foundation laying

Future construction can be installed directly on well-packed soil. However, experts advise creating a fundamental foundation.

For the gazebo, you can use two types of foundation:

1. Pile. The basis of this type involves the use of screw piles or asbestos-cement pipes. This option allows you to create a foundation in a fairly short period of time. First, supports are installed - piles, after which a strapping of steel sheets or timber is attached to them. On top of the trim line flooring.
2. Tape. When forming a strip foundation, the first step is to dig a trench and install a wooden formwork. The next stage of construction - pouring formwork with a solution of cement and sand.

Since the gazebo from the pallets is light enough, experts advise not to deepen the foundation too deep into the soil. In the case of the construction of the gazebo without a foundation, directly on the ground, after forming a pillow of sand, line a layer of waterproofing material that will protect the building from water from the soil.

Walls and floor

After creating a strong, reliable foundation, you can proceed to the construction of walls and the construction of the floor.

The laying of walls is carried out in several stages:

1. The formation of the frame. A frame is made from the bars, while the width between the racks is equal to the width of each pallet.
2. Fixture racks. After mounting the bars, they are fixed by means of steel corners and self-tapping screws. If the harness was made of metal leaves, then it is necessary to weld “ears” to it.
3. Top harness. On the tops of the installed racks, do a strapping from a bar of a similar section. Pallets may be installed in one layer or in several. Walls made in one layer will perfectly let in sunlight, but at the same time it’s bad to protect from rainy weather. If it is necessary to make a solid wall, then the pallets are mounted with a shift in relation to each other.
4. Fixture pallet. The pallets are fixed between each other with self-tapping screws or nails, to the racks - by means of anchors or cap screws.

Laying the flooring involves the following steps:

1. They form the binding pillars of the supporting posts with a beam 100 × 100 cm in size. In this case, the front bars, where the entrance is planned, are placed 15 cm higher than the rear ones, since the structure will be equipped with a single-pitch roof.
2. Logs are mounted from the same beam with an interval of 50-60 cm and fixed in the horizontal direction;
3. Planks about 25 mm thick are laid on the logs.

Instead of a conventional board, experts advise using a material from a wood-polymer composite, which has high strength and durability.

Roof mounting

One of the final stages of construction is the installation of the roof. To create a wear-resistant and durable roof, pallets in their original form are not suitable, therefore, experts advise to disassemble them on boards and form a crate from them.

Did you know? In the city of Alessun, Norway, in 2010, the locals built the largest tower of pallets to mark the coming of the summer season and to please the sun. Its height was 40 m. Then this building was burned together.

In the role of coating material, it is also allowed to use:

1. Polycarbonate. The material has excellent light transmission, resistance to temperature jumps.
2. Ondulin. This canvas is in great demand, as it is characterized by affordable price, ease of installation and excellent performance.
3. Roof tiles. The material is distinguished by excellent decorative properties, blends perfectly with wood, quickly stacks.

Finishing finish

The final stage of construction of the gazebo, that is, the internal and external decoration, is the most enjoyable. Here summer residents can include all their creativity and imagination. The easiest way to refine the appearance of the structure is through harmoniously selected shades of colors or a symbiosis of colors. You can hang a light curtain or curtain made of natural-type fabrics on the opening. The interior of the gazebo is recommended to be supplemented with furniture, for example, a neat little table, a soft sofa, several chairs. A small sideboard for dishes, a bookcase or a buffet will not be out of place in the interior.

Of course, comfort and coziness cannot be created without plants. In addition to pots with different colors, the gazebo can be decorated with hanging containers with curly vibrant cultures. If the described construction is planned to be used for a large amount of time, including evening, it is advisable to conduct electricity or install several decorative lighting fixtures.

Beautiful, comfortable, functional and practical gazebo will be a great addition to the cottage. To make such a structure is quite simple and quick, if you use wooden pallets as a building material. They are inexpensive, environmentally friendly and allow you to create gazebos of any design in different shapes, any style and design.