Now attach 4×8 sheets of plywood or another sturdy sheet material to the pallet subfloor. You might also want to take the extra step to sheet both sides of the pallet floor structure and insulate it. This will give you a very strong and sealed base for your house. The thicker the plywood in the floor the better, especially the surface you walk on.
You’ll notice that the plywood overhangs the pallets a little. Just cut off the extra plywood. Be sure to save these small pieces though, you’ll most likely find a use for every piece of extra wood. I’ve been using screws to connect all the wood in the tiny free house simply because I think it’s stronger and the house is mounted on a trailer.
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last year the plywood floor in my metal storage rotted through, i found waterproof plywood 4×8 3/4 sheets at lowes that were cheaper than regular plywood. they have worked good so far. just a heads up on the flooring.
Hi, this site is very informative thank you for taking the time to put it up.
I was hoping to build a large cabin and frame the walls with pallets to save on timber costs.
The question i have regarding laying pallet floors is,How long is a pallet floor expected to last since the wood used is untreated pine
(in New Zealand anyway)
I love this website.
Depending on how long you intend to use this structure I would suggest using some kind of wood preservative on the pallets under the plywood floor. You’re not going to have access once it’s built.
Use WBP plywood if you can (water and boil proof (Marine ply)) or as Bruce found out, it will quickly delaminate.