How to roof the tiny free house with pallet wood

[MrDaddio34]

i would think it would be much easier to use a nailgun....about a 3 or 4 hundred dollar investment if u don;t already have an air compressor...would cut the time and probably eat the cost of the screws too

[banq0o]

respect!

[deathmarch5]

could run them 4 inches appart the use wood shakes made of cedar would cost you 400 dollars for a 40 year roof.

[ingeniero3aleman]

very lever to use a cable driven and not a battery dependend electric drill. The rechargable batteries are the industries trick to keep us producing (toxic) waste ! A cable with line power is so much more usefull and never gives up. That is what I do also.

But actually considering the price of the screws and the time setting them an automatic stapler would be a wise investment!

[MrMagicseeds]

realy nice build i would of done the slats long ways down an overlaped themlike tiles on real roof id do it with the whole lengths but would look better with smaller bits more of a tile affect if you know wot i mean and id put more supports made of pallets holding roof up and on corners because it is a trailer

[judomoose1]

the idea is nice, but youve taken all the structural integrity from the roof by sawing slats to 16". you would be better off at leadt by using 32" pieces and stagger them. i hope you font get much of a roof load or high wind zone wherever you are. your rafter are gonna look like swiss cheese when you are done. but cool low budget idea. just needs a little common building knowledge.

[SpiritsisterEBR]

Did you ever finish it?

[s37d]

In my opinion, you compromised the structural integrity of the rafters by using pallet boards for roof sheathing. Due to the boards' narrow width, you had to use more screws to fasten them in comparison with larger sheathing found in a typical house, such as plywood 4x8's or 1x12's. Because you used what looks like one screw every few inches, the underlying rafters are going to want to split apart, the screws acting like wedges.

[andy2038]

@s37d thats silly.......maybe some truth to it but it was done this way a lot before 4x8 ply........

[magna59]

very nice, simple & cheap.

[plansman]

Nice video, lot of work.

[1967cbd]

you can also buy them at a pallet dist. they collect pallets and nail down loose boards etc. They will have different kinds of pallets. Heavier pallets should go for your subfloor and walls and light ones for the roof trusses.

[1eyejack40]

what a death trap, holy crap you need to study.

[sweetdreaming4u]

oh my gosh be carefull with that house 5:24 !!

[kytnmtn4whlin]

did he finish it, i fell asleep

[flashMXdesigner]

It's a bit scary that while the guys works on this the whole things is moving and shifting. Hope there isn't any strong wind in his area - "codes, we don't need no stinking codes"...

[nuprin9116]

keep up the great work!!

[amadeusleitner]

House? More like shack. We can do better than this 'merica...

[donyunger]

@amadeusleitner A shack can be a home. My guess is the more & bigger model is what has lead to this guy having to do what he has to do with damn little.

[abe2ham]

r u dun yet? u need a room mate? how big is my room going to be? 

[abe2ham]

what happens when it rains?

[gaoxinglangblog]

hi everybody. I'm an apprentice carpenter who is interested in talking about construction with people online. If you are interested, you are welcome to add me to skype. thomas46073 is my username. I have graduated from uni but dont enjoy the white collar life.! im a motivated person who wants to make the most of my oppertunitys in the construction industry.

[shoyur]

THIS SHACK IS A DREAM

[Spandex08]

Nice background

[ryancicocki]

I'm sorry you live in the Peoples Republic of California (PRC). I wish the best of luck to you but I think you should try to immigrate to Texas.

[mharrop396]

pallet wood free---pallet wood screws-$42,000...

[tzkelley]

Looks like something the Big Bad Wolf could dispatch in short order.

[ukrmarlboro]

nails will be faster

[samlucero]

have you finished the house yet?

[generalacc]

I think your house is swinging a little bit

[dannyinaus]

tubby, yes tubby can't be that hard up...

[vutEwa]

@dannyinaus what would your mother say if she saw you make fun of someone who's trying to show people how to do something good for themselves?

[dannyinaus]

@vutEwa all I was pointing out is that this guy said he was hard up for cash, and I am saying giving the fact that he looks like he sprinkles Big Macs on his sandwiches! And what would my mum say? Probably "Lighten up sweety, you need a sense of humour!" lol

[vutEwa]

@dannyinaus you're pathetic. one day you will discover what it's like to be picked on by someone else who says "lighten up you need s sense of humor". strangers have feelings you know.

[notoriouslizw]

Keep it up! Learn how to use a froe and make your own shingles out of logs that you might come across. Did you see that Croatia video about the last shingle maker? Could be inspiring. Unfortunately you may not have access to a free forest like in Croatia. But a froe can help you make a beautiful roof. Nice to see someone go out and do something!

[frenchy137]

men i hope its the camera that is moving like that!!!!!

i hope their is no wind where you live!! and u should put a helmet on!!! omfg your crazy... as a matter of fact ... i am a carpenter...

[halfmoon718]

GOOD JOB! It may be time consuming but you will get there and it will all be worth it in the end...I am surprised at how stable it appears to be.....you must have alot of patience..

[marurahulik4]

I like your weather :) So peacful and warm! We have snow above knees and cold. This video just gave me funny feeling :)

[festyxfi]

Good job! Fuck all these nay-sayers here my friend, keep doing your thing while they sit on their asses watching youtube until the cable is turned off. And yes, California is a goner--along with the rest of the country and it's broken system Good day sir.

[tinyhousefriend]

@festyxfi LMAO! Yeah I pretty much ignore them and enjoy the monetized traffic :-) 

[mothertory]

@tinyhousefriend How do you have monetized traffic? Great place, by the way! : )

[yelood95]

So your a fat guy with no money and no house.. You've really succeeded at life haven't you?

@Mytriptoaustralia maybe you should learn to spell because you are terrible at it. And maybe they closed your business because you spelt everything wrong and nobody could read it.

[Mytriptoaustralia]

At least, looks like you have some land where you can build your free house..

The company I was work with, closed up and I lost my job. I have no land and no money to pay the rent and I'd like an advice from the you tubers... What you advice me to do?

Go to sleep under the bridge?

Go to robe a bank or maybe in your house?

Or buy a gun and go to shot all that mother F...ker at the government?

[notoriouslizw]

@Mytriptoaustralia go get a froe or make one somehow and start splitting wood. Look up the vid about "the last shingle maker in Croatia" and then you'll be ready. A froe and a mallet is all you need, well, besides a chainsaw...

[MrMADMOFO]

Very cool !

[bigazmark]

is this for the dog?

[JEFFREYAK]

It can be done. But, It takes more than just 40 and 48 inch 1 byes to do it.

[1timby]

Doesn't seem too structurally sound. The reason behind plywood isn't just ease of install but add to rigidity. Maybe if you found some 4x4's or 6x6's to use like post and beam then you could fill in with recycled lumber from pallets. Just a though. I'm sure that it was time consuming and kept you out of trouble....LOL

[OmarSharif2496]

cant you just screw on a big wooden board

[smokarette]

You were true to your word, it was a fairly long and boring video, but I wish u good luck, hope it doen't fall over on you in the wind

[Altonmcc]

You lost me when I saw it wobble. 

[mikedavis5671]

5 minutes in and I'm ready to cut my wrist...great shot of a drill for 5 minutes.....

[mikedavis5671]

Got any friends to hold a camera so we can see what the hell your doing?

[TheClownCentral]

if this house is rockin dont come knocking

[TheClownCentral]

what a nice father, building a death house for your future wife and kids. Look honey i built us a house full of toxic chemicals, just breath it all in my love.

[noblescott]

what in the hell are those dodgy little buggers which keep flying around are they like mayflies or simethin

[cchanderson]

@noblescott Those are dragon flies and old boy needs a cordless drill...

[ScottieDM]

First, that thing looks scary wobbly! You're either going to have to cross brace the walls, or use some really good sheathing. Plywood, or at a minimum OSB, which will not be free.

Second, instead of cutting all your pallet boards to 16" long, make most of them 32" and stagger the joins--like building a brick wall. Having a joint on every rafter will be a *lot* weaker and will take a lot more screws, which costs money.

[MrTank369]

That thing doesn't look like it could withstand a five mile an hour gust of wind. Start over!

[w1ldyovvnz]

how many [pallets did it take to make this? if you don't remember its fine.

[PROFILESophiaYates]

we should place a mess of these on the Mall in DC. We do all own the Mall right? Where can we place these things without getting taxed?

[teampullmyfinger]

looks real flimsey

[MonyMG1959]

a man of my heart

[Colonoscope]

Very good video - but shouldn't you stagger the joints on the roof? How else would you tie the whole roof together? Thanks for posting!

[jakehall12]

where do i get the pallets from because i have a house with no roof

[tinyhousefriend]

@jakehall12 - On the roof I only used the pallet wood on top of 2x4 rafters. A small shed roof (or tiny house) can be possible with pallet wood but be very careful with things (like roof framing) over your head.

Pallets are often free. Ask first before loading them into your truck. Check auto dealers, auto body shops, motorcycle shops, carpet stores, roofing contractors, and heat and air shops.

[bigbruvofenglanduk]

@jakehall12 Construction material merchants have loads that they will give away. Just ask the boys working in the yard

[ShannCole888]

About how many pallets do you need,and where are some good places to get them,and are they really free ?

[w1ldyovvnz]

@ShannCole888 if you go online like kijiji or websites like that you should find ads about free palets

[BronyaCovooper]

@ShannCole888 craigslist in your area

[kingarthurup]

who woulda' thought Michael Moore was this clever?

[shadoe311]

Wobly because it is not tied together I would bet. Once it is tied together with sheething it should be fine. Not sure how I would like to screw every board in though... vs nail gun, I'll try the gun. haha

[TwistedHippie420]

that thing sure is wobbly!...

[tourismo206]

it looks verry flimsy and we for lateral forces. You should probably use sont of that wood you ahve and install them diagonaly on your walls, to give it tha strength against winds or other forces against your house.

I like your idea of using free reused materials!

thanks for the vid

Alex