how to make a sofa with the pallet

The pallet is a wooden platform used to transport heavy materials, but with a little creativity and imagination it can be transformed into an original and welcoming sofa. A few simple tools are enough to furnish both internal and external spaces with style and originality. Find out how!

If you love the do-it-yourself, this is just the right idea for you! Making a sofa indoor or outdoor with the pallet. With the arrival of summer, the desire to experience outdoor spaces also grows. Whether it’s the balcony or the terrace, or the patio or the garden, the pallet sofas are a winning idea to furnish these outdoor spaces.

If, on the other hand, you do not disdain the pallet also for the interior, you can create sofa models that are also suitable for domestic environments. Use the pallet, vi will allow not only of save remarkably about buying a sofa, but at the same time of to recycle this material is to contribute, even in your own small way, to environment protection.

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But how do you build a sofa out of pallets? What are the tools needed to make the sofa? We will answer these and other questions in the following article.

What is the pallet

Before we begin let’s first clarify that what is the pallet. Also known as a pallet, the pallet is a structure realized Wood, used as a basis for the transport and movement of heavy materials. The pallet or pallet can have several measures:

L’height of the pallet is approx 14 or 15 centimeters, while the weight oscillates from 18 to 25 kg. It is therefore a rather solid structure which lends itself very well to the creation of a sofa that will also be spacious and welcoming.

Necessary

That what is needed to make a sofa in pallets? Here is a series of materials and of work accessories that you will need to fine-tune your sofa.

• Pallets from 2 to 4 pieces, depending on the project you want to carry out. For example, if you want to make a sofa without armrests, you will need 2 pallets, one for the session ed one for the backrest. If you want instead also add the armrests you will need 3 or 4 pallets.
• A grinder or sander to clean up and smooth the surface of pallets, to avoid that may remain of annoying splinters.
• If instead of the grinder, you want to go for a cheaper solution, you will need the sandpaper for sanding the surface of the pallet.
• Impregnating agent for wood or one acrylic paint to protect the wood and possibly give it the preferred color.
• A paint brush the surface of the pallet.
• A screwdriver to insert the screws that will hold your pallets together.
• Nails or screws to fix the pallets together.
• 4 wheels. If you want your sofa to be able to move with ease you can add to the base of the wheels.
• Gods pillows which will serve to make your sofa more comfortable and welcoming of pallets.

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How to make the sofa

After recovering everything the necessary for the realization of your pallet sofa, the time has come get to work.

• First of all create a work station that will allow you to work safely and of move easily from side to side. If you have the opportunity to do this work in an open space it is definitely the best choice. Place a cloth on the ground so as not to dirty the surrounding surface and when you need to clean it will be easier.
• After placing your pallet on a work surface, you can proceed with grinding and polishing. Wear if possible also a mask will serve to protect you during processing. The pallets, in fact, are generally treated with chemical products to prevent them from deteriorating easily. For this reason, during the sanding operation you will remove residues of these products, by wearing the mask you will avoid breathing any dust that is harmful to health.
• When you have completed the sanding operation of all the pallets, you can proceed to paint the entire surface with varnish that you have chosen previously. For a better result you can apply a second coat of paint.
• Let it dry well all the surface.
• When the pallets are dry, you can fit them together. Join them together using nails or screws quite large. One pallet will serve as a backrest and one as a seat. If you want to add the armrests, you will need to use two smaller ones to be mounted at the two side ends.
• If you decide to insert the wheels, you will need to do this before mounting the backrest and armrests.
• At this point your pallet sofa is ready! There is nothing left to do but add pillows to make it more comfortable and more welcoming.

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Costs

How much does it cost to make a sofa out of pallets? When we are about to do new projects or buy new furniture, it is normal to wonder what costs will have to be incurred.

Without a doubt, making a sofa out of pallets is a cheaper solution than buying one already made. In fact, there are many furniture companies that offer pallet sofas for the outdoors. And also for the interior there are design solutions that are also quite expensive, given the type of material they are made of.

The cost of a new pallet is around 15/20 euros, while for used pallets the price drops to around 3/6 euros. To this you will have to add the cost of the wheels, the paint, the sandpaper and of course the cushions. But as you can easily realize, the overall cost is really affordable.

Making a sofa out of pallets for your garden will allow you to save, of have fun with DIY and of avoid waste, recycling the pallet.

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