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Has anyone laid pallets straight onto grass and...
Has anyone laid pallets straight onto grass and fitted decking to it?
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May 8, 2020
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Has anyone laid pallets straight onto grass and fitted decking to it? Or do u need a proper frame? Any photo if you have would be great
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May 8, 2020
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I'm using breeze blocks to raise them
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May 8, 2020
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alto
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malang
smart move. Need air to pass underneath and be able to stop moisture getting trapped.
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May 8, 2020
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malang
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alto
that was my thinking. Weed barrier, blocks then pallets.
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May 8, 2020
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tobi811
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malang
and no fixing to each thing just sit the pallets on the blocks then nail decking boards on?
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May 8, 2020
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malang
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tobi811
that's what I'm doing I can't see it moving with all the weight. You could always use some L Shape brackets and concrete screws if you rally want to but then where do you stop. Might as well concrete the blocks in place and so on lol
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May 8, 2020
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malang
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tobi811
it works nice with blocks as the deck board I have to use as a trim covers the pallet and blocks
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May 8, 2020
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tobi811
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malang
do u have any photos?
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May 8, 2020
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malang
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tobi811
not yet I will post them once its all finished
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May 8, 2020
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alto
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malang
yeah sound plan. Hell even some oil based paint on them like gloss. Stops the moisture getting into them. But make sure you get it in every exposed part of the wood
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May 8, 2020
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teasel20052
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Yes lasted 18 months and now pulling it up because it’s rotted
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May 8, 2020
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rainbow
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teasel20052
oh no! Gutting x
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May 8, 2020
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tobi811
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teasel20052
did you kill the grass underneath?
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May 8, 2020
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teasel20052
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Yeah, grass will die without sunlight. I’m now putting a patio in. It looked great while it was up but wish id just done it properly to start with x
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May 8, 2020
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You have to protect the wood also lay a weed membrane down if you can have it slightly raised off the floor
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May 8, 2020
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I'm using liner to kill the grass and some slabs under each corner to raise it up from the ground then pallets straight on top with boards after
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May 8, 2020
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Id put something like patio slabs under the corners to keep it off the ground. stop the wood rottinfg
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May 8, 2020
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As others have said the wood will rot if you lay it straight on the ground. Pallets arent fully treated like wood specifically for building outdoors and even that rots in time. Even on slabs, anything which gets wet will eventually rot
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May 8, 2020
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Use plastic pallets
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May 8, 2020
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You need membrane to stop the moisture from ground Rotting your wood
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May 8, 2020
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I did a weed membrane and shingle then laid my pallet frame on top of that. did mine summer 2016 and only just had to replace a couple of wood pieces on the deck. just need to repaint now.
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May 8, 2020
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Not worth using pallets love it will just rot to quick
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