Sugar Shack/Goat barn/Storage Shed- All made out of pallets!

[theschwarz1]

Hey folks. I had been needing a replacement for my falling apart garden shed. So I looked on the interenet for DIY barns. I also have a need to have barn space for our goats.
I found some decent examples of outbuildings being built with pallets...yup thats right, pallets! I have to admit, some examples were pretty crappy. But some were really well done. So I was on a mission to build a decent one.
My footprint was 16X20. I leveled land and poured gravel inside of treated forms. Then layed a row of recycled block around the perimeter. Then I started building. I know you all say to build bigger than you plan, but I was limited on space, time and money. I used recycled material as much as I could. So far I have about $800 in it. See the attached pics:
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[theschwarz1]

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[theschwarz1]

Trying to add more photos, but I guess I hit my quota for the day?

[mapleman3]

How strong are the walls?

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[theschwarz1]

Very! I added vertical 2X4's on the inside just to help keep any "hinging" between the top and bottom rows of pallets from happening. And the OSB sheathing also helps.

So far the only two things I wish I had done was to have a bottome plate between the block and the pallets, and also to center the pallets on the block, and not on the outside edge of the block. I am going to drive rebar down through the ground in the block and fill each hole in the block with cement.

[theschwarz1]

Here is another...slowly able to add more photos
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[mapleman3]

That's pretty impressive for only 800 bucks into it


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[Don(MI)]

Looks great!

The only thing I would be worried about here in MI, is the frost heaving the foundation.

If you keep a fresh coat of paint on the OSB every 5-7 years, should last a long time.

[Starting Small]

Did you have to get a permit for the building and if so did the inspector give you any problems?

[spud]

Nice sugar house you got there. Can you use a forklift to move it.

Spud