[Lloyd]

I believe unseasoned pine is the biggest byproduct producer in terms of tars, but we religiously get the flue swept every summer to be on the safe side.

[kenny199]

I believe unseasoned pine is the biggest byproduct producer in terms of tars, but we religiously get the flue swept every summer to be on the safe side.

the soot used VERY sparingly is a very good slug repellant

[Madame Cholet]

I live near a small ironmongers shop they are greatful to get rid of thier pallets saves them time having a bonfire. i give the some biscujts or cake  to say thank you.

[hongu123]

Hi I work at a printers and we have surplus pallets constantly we have a couple of people who come and take them for fire wood. So go to your local printers and ask them. :blink:
Phill

[yorkiegal]

I happened to mention to a group of local teens that I'll be after some pallets in a few weeks time when I get my allotment. doorbell just went tonight and they've nicked four pallets off a skip and dragged them round to my flat. Very nice of them but not sure the rest of the tenants in my communal gardens will appreciate having them stacked against the wall. 

btw it cost me 4 cans of diet coke and 4 cigarettes. 

[gavinjconway]

I happened to mention to a group of local teens that I'll be after some pallets in a few weeks time when I get my allotment. doorbell just went tonight and they've nicked four pallets off a skip and dragged them round to my flat. Very nice of them but not sure the rest of the tenants in my communal gardens will appreciate having them stacked against the wall. 

btw it cost me 4 cans of diet coke and 4 cigarettes. 

Slave labour!! 

[plot48callington]

At the moment I have a building site next door to my house where they are building 8 new houses. I waited for the builders and asked for the gaffer to see if I could get any of the 30 plus pallets stacked up. He reckoned he had a £15 deposit on each one, I nearly fell over when he said that. What makes it worse is no work has been done for at least two months on the site now and all these palletts are sitting there winking at me. In the end my other half has started bringing home the odd Half size pallet from work, she works for a small crisp company, so problem solved over time anyway. But I still keep having to walk past those idle pallets every day.

[Sprinter60]

Hi evie2, we collect from our local printers merchant, and use them to make propagation benches measuring 12ft by 6ft.

[ulsterfairy]

We've never paid for pallets, in fact a local builders yard let me choose the ones I wanted and delivered them the next day for free (They did happen to have a delivery on the same street  ) The stafff did say they are charged to have them removed.

We have since found a company on one of the industrial estates who keep a particular size of pallet for us, each time they get them in and are very pleased for us to take it of their hands.  They have good solid wood as spacers.  They have been used for shed base and we are using them as the base of a small decked area by the shed as a play area for our toddler 

Good luck finding pallets

[Dantheman]

i get mine for free try putting an add on freecycle or your local friday-ad, your be surprised how many place will let you just take them.

[Flatcat]

We got a massive load of free pallets from Wickes a few years ago when we were starting up allotmenting. All they said was not to take the blue ones or ones stamped 'Wickes', but there were still a great selection to be had

[Madame Cholet]

Chuffed with myself just make 3 picket fence pannels from pallets cut of the top rail and back and made points with the jigsaw

[Milly]

I saw this on the internet and was considering trying it, not sure what they've used as a base but I have a tarpaulin and was considering 'tacking' that onto it. What do you think?

[Yorkie]

You'd need to put drainage holes in the tarpaulin but it could work.

I have concerns about some of the plants there - they look a little like brassicas, which will need wider spacing once grown a bit more.

Perhaps they're using it more as a seed bed?

[Milly]

Good point about drainage, thanks. I was thinking of using it for lettuce, spring onions and radishes.