We all know that the cost of remodeling any part of the home can be expensive. Most of us like remodeling to reflect our personality and maybe even try some of the new trends that are used today to update your home. But wouldn't it be great if you were able to get some of your homes improvement materials for free. Well look no further because if you have a truck or can find someone with a truck you can pick up as many of free pallets as you can load up. With these free pallets, you have many options to use these pallets with. Here are three home remodeling projects using free pallets that you can implement into your home. Decks/Front Porch Decks/Front Porch- If you're looking to add a new deck or porch to your home and you're on a strict budget than trying using pallets to deck out your deck or punch up your porch. There are many different ways to use the pallets by either taking them apart and using the boards as slats or you can take apart the top and bottom and rotate them in a different direction. Below is a sample picture of one of your options. You can get the step by step instruction of this picture on this website. http://www.goodshomedesign.com/diy-pallet-wood-front-porch/ Wood Floors Wood floors- Now we all know that flooring can be really expensive especially hardwood floors so here is a great option for you to consider. If you are determined enough you should be able to cover most of your floors with free pallets. My suggestion is to scout out as many places and make a stockpile of these pallets before you start laying down your flooring. Now I will tell you this, taking pallets apart can prove to be challenging. There are a few videos that show you the best way to take them apart without ruining them or injuring yourself. This project will be labor intensive but if you are doing this yourself and you have the time this can save you a lot of money. Here is a picture of how your floors would look. If you would like to get instruction on this project click here to visit site If you want to know how to take the pallets apart go to this website. http://www.99pallets.com/pallet-projects/interior-floor-wit-pallets- inspiring-ideas/ Wall Art/Pallet Wall Wall Art/Pallet Wall-I know that everyone has seen the wood on the walls and if you have seen shows where they go shopping for barn wood you will see that one piece can cost upwards to $1000 so can you imagine getting and entire wall cover in wood for the price of labor. You can distress that wood to your liking if that's the look that you're going for or you can just place it on your wall as is and stain it to the color of your choice. If you would like more instruction on how to attach these pallets to your wall without damaging your drywall click here! http://www.ana-white.com/2015/02/free_plans/pallet-wall-hgtv-saving-alaska There are so many other remodeling projects using free pallets these were just a few to help you with your home improvement project. Do your research get creative and get moving on improving your home and saving yourself a little bit of money!
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