How to build a deck: DIY pallet wood deck build for under $100 

Hey guys ive been reading all your comments. I should have been more clear in the video. Yes I am aware it's going to rot. I live in a rental and the deck was only meant to last a year before I rip it up. Also all of the wood except 4 boards came from free pallets. The only reason I'm commenting this is for the people who are loosing their minds about the rot.

Great job! Looks Great and I agree with Gary Warren's comments: "It lasts as long as it lasts when it's free who cares. Made lots of things out of pallets and they're still around 10years later." Thanks for taking the time to do the video and share it with us. I enjoyed watching it.

Everyone is talking about how fast it will rot. I literally had a pallet couch sitting on a concrete patio for 7 years. I replaced it with another pallet couch that I made last summer, and it was still standing at the time. The only reason I replaced it is because we had a wedding in my yard, and I made a stage out of pallets. Instead of tossing those new pallets, I decided to rebuild the couch and make it bigger.

The dogs are double and triple checking the work...man's best friend indeed. lol

There will always be jerks out there being jerks. I commend you for your Ingenuity and hard work. Good for you!!

it's beautiful! A labor of love and necessity. The people freaking out have never had to struggle for anything. Sometimes you do what you can with what you have. I love it and and going to do a similar pallet deck project very soon. Two thumbs up. Free is always better.

I'm about to do the same thing but on top of already laid 20mm gravel. Such a simple idea and if it rots in a year then fine! I'll just build another. Great job man.

Finished deck looks good, serves your intended purpose. Entertaining video, will never understand why people can't just watch I video and enjoy a little diversion. Too many want to criticize everything.

Why are yall hating on this man. I'm pretty sure y'all can't do half the job he's doing. Props to you brother! I would of just thrown the pallets down and left it like that lol you went all out

Wow! A fantastic short term lasting build for temporary decking. Well done 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾 thank you for sharing 👍🏾

My favorite part of any construction project is the family dogs wanting so badly to be part of the effort! When my dad and I poured our concrete driveway in 1976, my beagle wanted to "help" and ended up imprinting two of her paw marks into the concrete. My mom and I drove out to the old place last year and I looked for the paw prints. Still there.

I love how ur two doggos are cruising with u every step of this build. ♥️🐶🐶♥️

Great job….have made many temporary projects with pallets, it’s really fun & relaxing!!!! All the negative comments aren’t necessary if it’s not for you keep it moving 😊

Oh man, some people are awful. Thanks so much for sharing this, great inspiration for those of us who appreciate temporary DIY. 👍👍

Your Boxer makes a great supervisor, and your Shepherd makes a great inspector ❤

Nice work! Why are so many people leaving negative comments, what is it you expect for $100? He mentions it temporary and a rental, anyone else have any ideas to build a nice sturdy TEMPORARY deck for $100....would love to hear them....😂

I used 2 pallets and wood to build a deck for my she shed. 3 yrs later and it’s still in good condition. Great job!

I love it the supervision of the 🐕

Simple and cheap, but your pups stole the show. LOL 🐶🐕

I love how your dogs are there with you the whole time "supervising" 😄

This is exactly what I'm looking for... Don't want a major investment of time or money. Thank you!

I just say this a few days ago. Got my pallets from my grandson. Working on getting other material i need for the top. I'm a renter too and just need a temporary fix for my bare backyard. Thank you again. If it rots oh well trolls can sit somewhere else lol. Thanks.

First I'd like to say, the deck came out pretty cool. Also, beautiful dogs. Especially the boxer, I have 2 girls. The pallets could last if you get the ones with the stamp on them meaning they're heat and termite treated. I'm a truck driver and deliver freight to the Airport and all pallets need that incase of a fire or if they go into a different country. And like you mention on the description, it's a $100 deck. Can't expect it to last forever lol

I like the way you put the boards on the pallets. As for the comments about rot, people buy tires for vehicles but they wear out and rot.

This looks great! Simple, easy for a beginner and budget friendly. Haters gonna hate. I really like it!

Hi Lucky Bourbon, Ignore those people. I too live in a Rental, but, would like some Outdoor Space that is Cheap and Portable. Great idea for an Inexpensive Base. If someone is that worried about Rot, put a Sealer on it and Raise it with strategically placed Cinder Blocks. I Loved the Deck. Nice Job.

It lasts as long as it lasts, when its free whi cares. Made lots of things out of pallets and they're still around 10years later .

You had a need, made a functional version with recycled material and best off did it yourself for practically nothing. This is what DIY is all about. Thank you for posting this clip, this is exactly the type of projects that got me into woodworking years ago. I build custom pieces with all the saws, clamps, jigs, etc you'd expect in any woodworking shop catering to high end customers and have created things I could never afford... Having said that, I still enjoy doing diy stuff with beat to hell pallet wood just like this. It's not gonna age well at all compared to a $18k custom tree bench sure... But it's also not taking a master carpenter 200hrs in a fully loaded shop and a financing company to bring it to life. You killed it man. It really pisses me off to hear these negative ass Scrooge people in the comments attempting to diminish your work-> Fuck em. IDK whether or not it's an abundance of wealth or a lack of creativity and motivation these trolls have to not comprehend the practicality of building a cheap temporary item until time allows for other options, but I certainly do. Keep being handy and keep feeding your creative side... I'd like to see you build some cheap yard art in the same style just to keep em bitching. Hope you have a good one.

Its a great deck,thanks for the video, i also loved your dogs!!

Love this idea! For apartment living? Hell yeah dude! You can absolutely lift it up if they have a problem with it being there. Some owners are weird. This reminds me of a floating deck. It's awesome as hell

I'm impressed you sanded it by hand.👏

I love it, I also live in a rental. This would be a great way to have a little patio and not worry about the cost. Thank you for sharing, great video.

Nice job …Lol the dogs having fun too

I’ve been looking at ideas for a temporary wooden platform to use for an outdoor party, and wow is this perfect!

Wow. This is beautiful. My sister rents and now has some ideas of what to do in her backyard. Lots of free pallets on craigslist.

So many haters. F$&k em. Nice job 👍 who cares if it rots. They are pallets you can find them anywhere. This video is a great inspiration if your worried about rot use this as a base idea and then take the extra steps to make it more permanent. I’m tired of seeing all the hate on vids.

I appreciate this video. Thanks for showing YOUR steps in leveling and laying out the boards for cost effective project. Great job!

this looks great! i am going to do this with pallets i have, if i get 3 years out of it i will be happy, going to set mine on a gravel bed

The critics usually read books on how to do They become experts on every thing Good job for a temporary rental

Holy shit balls, you sanded that by hand dude! SUPER impressed! Please come cover my cracked cement patio with one just like it! I will sand and stain it!

Lol. Let them lose it! Great job, I knew you knew! Lmao. You can't please everyone. Thanks for sharing.

So, you could put a waterproof sheet between the grass and pallets, and have it under a gazbo/ awning, so still a rad idea. Someone disposed of a pallet by the garages where I live years ago…. and I dragged it into my garden the other day to make a window flower box out of it, and it’s still in great condition after being in all weathers for years.

I love it and like you I am also renting and don't want anything permanent, this is perfect!!

This is a great deck for people that need an inexpensive solution for a rental or that just don’t have the money for an expensive one. It’s not going to rot that quickly and people need to stop being so judgmental about it.

Your work is SPECTACULAR...!!!

Love this! I think it’s a great idea. I’m going to look for pallets.

Really appreciate you showing the steps for this deck I will be attempting this with a completion goal of 1 week.

awesome love your two furry helpers they ate cute 🐶 🐶 ❤️

Free wood , alil cool project 👍 ( pple always have somthing to say !! .. 1 year deck $100 !! 😊Tnx for sharing ✌️

Cutest helpers and doggie approved. Love it!

Perfect video! Love the dogs!!!

Creative way to build a deck fast and inexpensive. ❤

All the experts loosing their mind cause their prices start at 10k.

Awesome I need to do this for my wife this our last year renting and she begging me for a patio this summer this is the way to go for sure thanks a ton

Awesome idea! I had to watch it twice because i kept watching the dogs run around! 😂

I love this concept. Thank you for the idea!

Wow, great job 👏 thanks SO MUCH for sharing!

Well, I'm glad you found the time to do it. In my area (city), its so hard to find decent pallets. If you do find the free ones, people already grabbed them before I see the post. Lol.

I especially like the trip hazard boarder applied at the last minute

That is beautiful sir. Fantastic.

This will be great for our seasonal camp!

Great job man looks really nice

Awesome job and as for it being temporary a great idea!!! It is a wonderful thing to do something you want and will enjoy. There is nothing bad for doing something good for yourself... Enjoy enjoy enjoy!!?

Loved your helpers, or should I say supervisors ! Woof woof lol

Thanks for the tips. Your dogs are also cute and helpful.

I will be attempting this come spring this is perfect for renters fuck everyone else

Great Job. Thanks for sharing!!!

Beautiful 🤩 good job 👏

Great work!!!😊 The finished product looks amazing✨

Sweet temp deck man, looks great!

Wow super beautiful and so easy!!! Thank you

This is a nice idea for my outdoor karaoke stage and the building at the corner of my street throw out really good pallets every week for the public to grab

Good God man, get a sander. Lol. Neat little build. Will likely be doing this for the coming summer for my new grill.

Smart temporary way to have a patio thanks for sharing brother

Like how the dogs are making sure your doing it right

Great job! looks great. going to try the same thing you did but a bit smaller maybe 10x10 thank you!

Thank you for this video and for making simple .We appreciate your hard work .May God bless you 🙏

Its worth it to buy wood sealer or even boiled linseed oil as once a few coats of that then let bake in the sun the wood hardens and has pretty good moisture barrier. If ysing free pallets you save a ton and whats a lil blood sweat n tears for your own enjoyment. My biggest issue is finding a bunch of pallets that match. I dont have a wood planer either. So basically I disassemble the pallets treat each piece with preservative then assemble. You would be surprised how many seasons you can get out of it.

I do quite a bit of wood working projects with pallets and have actually have left them outside in the weather for long periods. Yes they rot down, but it can take a few years before that happens.

Looks amazing man👍🏼

U did an amazing job.

Looks Great man. Frfr

Very cool idea!

very sweet! Nice job

I like how the dogs were helping the entire time

If you get the pallets from a distribution company for free then I see no problem with a temporary deck. It's exactly that temporary.

Old scaffolding planks are superb too...

Great ..do it yourself project. Plenty of places to get pallets and I just might try it out. Keep it up. 💯

Man you are a true stud ! I wish I could move half that fast.

Brilliant! 👏👏👏

Great job ! !!!

Beautiful, thank you for sharing

I loved your 2 cute helpers.. they were supervising your work.. 🐾🐾🥰

I love this idea. Great Job!

yes, yes, yes, we know that wood pallets will not last forever. I had my RV parked at a campsite that allowed month to month lease. since i only planned on being there 6 months I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a structure that would last 10 years. so this video may not be for everyone. but if that's the case, just watch a different video

Very nice and very creative.

Brilliant ✨

I get you. No worries from a South Texas renter. Perfect !!!

Brilliant idea 💡

Great job and save lots of $$$