Building a Floor with Pallet Wood -Tiny Pallet House in the woods

A time lapse of how we built the floor for our tiny pallet house build!
We are building a house out of pallets on our off grid mountain! We are not doing this to be trendy or cool, but to save money and build our home on a budget. It will start as a one room, 2 floor house that will look like a Pallet Tower and we will continue to add on more rooms later on.
It's not perfect, but it's a very sturdy floor made out of pallets!
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[@neonathomahill4460]

love seeing Miss Ivy...she is getting sooo big 😀. thanks for the shout out...name is pronounce Ne "anna" ... like a neon light....I was born in the 60's , think my folks were smokin when they named me. Lets keep building a home! can't wait for the next steps

[@PavlovsBob]

Kind of you to send the screws, Neona. He sure put em to good use. Now you're a part of the house forever. 😊

[@Fat2Fit5k]

I know they sure appreciate it. It’s because of you that this video turns out so well and they can get more of their house done before this KY winter hits. I worry about it this year. Times are getting tough and every little bit helps

[@SteepintheWoods]

No problem! We really appreciate the contribution. And I especially appreciate you telling me how to pronounce your name!

[@SteepintheWoods]

I think it's hit! Or at least some of it has, got down to 12° here last night and froze the brakes on our Jeep! Although that's probably got more to do with driving through 14 little ponds to get home vs just the cold alone..

[@dnason963]

Please keep sharing we are in the same boat building from pallets for emergency shelter cuz we didn’t have the means but has to move we used also screws and I’m learning a lot looking forward for the rest of how you’re building your beautiful house

[@stevenrobinson9610]

Your message of building with pallets out of necessity really struck a chord with me... I'll be watching and learning from your leadership....

[@apollosmoon8658]

These days everyone is screaming code this and code that when there are houses 200 plus years old that are built better than a new home. I love this because you are using what you have which is how it used to be done. Can't wait to see more of this!

[@SteepintheWoods]

I can relate with this, We've had our fair share of negative comments and even 'threats' by people we know in person based on how we live and how we built what we live in... I think codes are good for Grandma when she's hiring some unknown company. But otherwise I do not.

[@user-sj7oe7pe1r]

She's so cute great. Delivery and start to video

[@stellaunger8568]

I love watching the builds. In the early 1960s my husband and I built a cabin in the remote woods of Soldotna, Alaska.

[@mkxv]

What the heck, she’s so cute and articulate 😂👏💕

[@sherryholder6527]

So nice to see this process. Ivy is a getting to be a pro!

[@robertmcmahon1221]

Like your style, sir.

[@slaplapdog]

Ivy is already a genral contractor!

[@valgal72]

Looks good & sturdy for sure!👍 Ivy always makes me smile🤗❤️

[@GrandmawsWorkshop]

i am so astonished by your determination. It is breath taking. The video was very educational. I am wanting to build a pallet woodworking shed. going to use pallets that have plywood on top and bottom. Now I am worried about connecting them together will have to continue watching and decide of a good way to go. thanks again. Keep up the good work as if you need to be told.

[@Spiritaerosystemsealer]

She’s super cute and smart

[@Terry_1111]

Nice job on the floor and supports, Josh! I really enjoy your videos because I'm always learning from you. Happy Holidays to you and your sweet family!

[@SteepintheWoods]

I'm glad you got something out of it! I'm certainly not trying to teach anything, but it seems to be one of the better ways to explain why you're doing something that probably doesn't make sense at first

[@otakelblanchemanor0659]

Off to a solid start!!

[@jensgustafsson6342]

Nice floor and foundation

[@TheBeerbelly007]

good stuff Josh :)

[@PavlovsBob]

That's one sturdy platform. Nicely done!

[@geezerindawoods]

I like nothing fancy and use what you have. Well dun!

[@AISmartHomesFund]

Truss Plate...is very important thanks for sharing! building 2 tiny houses in colombia this was super helpful

[@SteepintheWoods]

No problem, Welcome to the journey!

[@nahfrparadise]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@georgiaryan5318]

Looks great!

[@curtiswebster6070]

Thanks!

[@SteepintheWoods]

A big thank you in return Curtis! I'll put this towards getting some more products on the website!

[@SuznWay]

Great Video

[@albetaylormade7400]

Nice thank you

[@user-vu4bw4uz5w]

Thanks again for showing me how to make a floor plain layout too put a shed on top of it ok

[@dkbrinlee]

My cousins house we built was almost completely screwed together. We had to take apart and redo a few things. I’m glad we used screws.

[@SteepintheWoods]

Absolutely! Screws are hands down the way to go, and I think if you're attaching pine to pine there is no issues in their use. Unfortunately I happen to be building a house out of oak..

[@Fat2Fit5k]

Glad to see it coming along so quickly. Can’t wait to see the next update. Seems like you will be getting walls up before you know it

[@SteepintheWoods]

I laminated the last of our roof trusses today! We have four days of sun coming up, might try to get the walls up then. But it will be tight.

[@Fat2Fit5k]

@@SteepintheWoods definitely keep moving though supposed to be a cold one tomorrow. I have a random question, with your spring do you need to let water drip to keep lines from freezing? I know even with our well water we have to, I wasn’t sure how the spring fed style worked

[@JoshDB-bv4ui]

I built a stage in my backyard out of pallets...now I'm about to make a dance floor out of pallets.

[@SteepintheWoods]

That's awesome! Celia is wanting to have a party once we get the pallet Tower finished and something like what you got would come in handy!

[@jeroentuijn6718]

Nice, the reasen some people do the floor different is becource they use extra stone underneat.

[@micahbishop8610]

Is love the plans. Especially if affordable in price. How will you line it? Cedar? And how did you waterproof?

[@underdog5534]

Something to think about Next time you make a floor those centre beams you threw in would be a lot better if you built them outside the pallets and use some wood glue and you'll have better access for putting them together then you can use a little less nails/screws and Lessen the risk of splitting the 2x4

[@debbienotdeborah]

Wow! Where did you get such nice pallets? I can use maybe one in 5 of the ones I find.

[@SteepintheWoods]

We found a tire shop in our area that gets them on a regular basis.

[@CChase-rb5fv]

I wouldn't mind building one lime this off grid somewheres

[@cheryld4484]

Where can I find your Amazon wishlist? Great video, thanks for sharing

[@SteepintheWoods]

Thanks! Our list is in all of our video descriptions. This is it: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22G319KHMP2NN?ref_=wl_share

[@DanielLehan]

I built 2 sheds out of pallets and reinforced with up to code bolts,Hurricaine straps, and concrete solid footers and piers for about $700 dollars. It makes sense to recycle wood as I saw literally hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of new construction materials thrown away off of construction sites in my 10 years in construction.It's a sad state of affairs when all of that material could have been used by someone who was less fortunate.

[@WindwalkerHomestead]

Just came across your channel and this video. The cost of building is going to be an issue with us as well. Without getting too specific, could you tell me maybe which county and state you are in? I know not far from us in Idaho, there are no codes as well

[@melodylyons4631]

what kind of drill do you use and how long does a charge last? im wanting to do this and im off grid. Wondering what it takes(watts) to charge the drill and what kind of screws you use?

[@Wolfmama0104]

I need to offer you a big shout-out and a bakers dozen thumbs-up for your solid, well thought-out information. I have been trying to suss out what you in one video put into a very clear and concise process of rational methodology. I have the same thought process using screws and then nailing off my sub assemblies. I don't have the finances or fancy cookbook recipe approaches to getting the job done. Having an able-bodied common sense person validating this somewhat complex process is a great help. Just a thought Wolfmama 0104

[@SteepintheWoods]

I'm glad you could relate! I had no idea I talked that much about screws at least not until Celia finished editing the video. Haha Another important aspect which I failed to mention is the reusability of screws you can always pull them out and use them somewhere else but nails are much harder.

[@crystalh1402]

I’m curious if you got inspiration from somewhere for the design or layout for the pallet house. I can’t imagine how much time you put in before you even touch a piece of lumber! Impressive!

[@SteepintheWoods]

I guess it would be the I-beam pallet house. It would at least be similar, even though the name I been is the building system we are purposely ignoring because it doesn't use the full strength of each pallet. And I'm impressed that you picked up on that! Yes I think more thought it went into this than any other building I've done.

[@maureenwoodhams9110]

Hey Josh I really like your focus on tie downs. I come from a windy place and it would be a tragedy to have your cabin fail with your lovely family in it. I’m wondering what you are going to do for insulation and flooring? Blessings.

[@SteepintheWoods]

Yes anchors are crucial with everything that I build! I find that they're both cheaper and more effective than doing concrete footers. Luckily here we don't have much wind. It was actually unsettling for Celia in the first bit to be surrounded by walls made of mountain but I like it! Privacy was one of the most important things I was looking for in a new property. But I'm still well known for playing it safe so we always use anchors.

[@pamelademuynck8740]

In our windy cities an pallet made shed has been built and an tornado came by and it is still standing beautifully

[@79travisdee]

Are you using only heat treated pallets? Some pallets are chemically treated and some are heat treated to get rid of bugs

[@SteepintheWoods]

We are using whatever pallets we can find lol According to the government.. even salt traded wood is fine for any and all uses except for food preparation tables.

[@joeclark9042]

Good video I like the little one she says a lot and make some sense but anyhow what state you in I never heard of that Appalachian area

[@SteepintheWoods]

Kentucky, although the Appalachian mountains stretch over most of the eastern US... We were originally born and raised in North Carolina, which is 3 hours away from where we live now. But it is exactly the same as here!

[@joeclark9042]

@@SteepintheWoods oh ok thank you

[@joycuster7952]

Are the 3 beams made out of pallets too???

[@SteepintheWoods]

You are correct, they are made out of pallet boards as well.

[@alliewolf3392]

❤😊❤😊❤😊

[@codymiller4642]

Can anyone get me some pallets by chance I live in missouri I wanna build me my own little home

[@gar077]

Ну ДиКаприо, и мозгоклюй. Можно было за пять минут рассказать, как мы себя любим... Н