How to build a dog house with recycled pallets

A simple pallet project showing you how to build this great looking wooden dog house using recycled pallets. This dog kennel pallet project can be built to suit dogs of any size. If you need guidance on how to take apart a pallet then please watch our guide at:
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[@pinkmagnolia3151]

I’m a 23 year old girl and have never done any handy work and I want to build a kennel for my new pup and this is so beginner friendly ❤️❤️❤️ Thanque so much

[@bigpete4227]

I built one very similar to this one using this video as a guide. I put a felt roof on it as I had some spare and used coach bolts screwed to blocks underneath as feet to keep it off the wet floor. I also painted the outside with some old fence paint and used second hand screws and nails throughout. I put it up for £30 on social media and sold it for £25. It cost me zero to build other than heating and lighting in my workshop.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Sounds good

[@ashleytunget8457]

This video helped me so much! I made a cat house with my brother, and you're directions made it so easy! Thank you!

[@ClemmensNorth]

Thanks for the video. I followed your instructions and made the kennel slightly larger for my collie. Turned out a good strong kennel. Thanks again.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Glad we could help

[@MrandMrsDIY]

We'd love to see photos of it.

[@jojojo6708]

Excellent easy to follow instructions. The only thing I would say and it's probably mentioned below and all the comments is This dog house is NOT FOR COLD weather. Proper insulation is a must.

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Great tip! Thanks

[@theonlyianwood]

excellent video, Craig explains things really well.

[@42lookc]

That's a great design. Simple, straightforward, and very, very rugged construction.

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Thank you very much! You going to give it a go?

[@peelindrag4968]

I watched this video and made my puppy one. Changed a few things, like over lapping the walls so you couldn't see the ends of the boards, trimmed the doorway, added carpet to the floor. Etc etc. Turned out pretty damn good if I do say so myself, thank you for the idea, much appreciated.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Great to hear it turned out well

[@QlueDuPlessis]

My laziness paid off. Following this video will be quicker than designing my own. Thanks!

[@killllllllllllllerrr]

Finally a proper dog house. Not one of those modern design bull. Recicled wood and simple af. Good vid

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Cheers

[@joycenesselhauf1220]

This is so great! I needed a couple of dog houses for my Call ducks. They're so expensive already built and I couldn't afford to buy the lumber. I can get pallets at the local feed store for free. Problem solved! Thank you so much!

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Glad to help

[@Alexandr_Silver]

SOME NOTES: The floor is too low to the ground, if its snowing it can mess up the insides. Also it will be cold, because the floor has holes. Cut a plywood piece for internal walls, floor and roof pieces it will help avoid drafts. Also put a rug inside and insulate all the connections with sealant to avoid wind going inside. Before you allow the dog to enter, weather proof the wood with a linseed oil or any other protective solution only from outside. When it dries dog can come inside. After that it will be concidered done, but I'd say it depends on geography of the place. Anyways, maybe someone will need this info.

[@megan893]

Thank you so much for the additional info. I'm in southern California and my dog has to go outside. I'm building him a house but am worried he might get cold outside during the coming months.

[@Alexandr_Silver]

@@megan893 You're most welcome!

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Some good tips there thanks, lets share

[@fredsilva773]

Thanks man, it's very cool. I'm from Brazil and even without understanding English gave me a good idea how to make a house for my dog, especially the roof, I put a board next to the other, I think it would not be so good. The way you did it got a lot better gave me a pretty good idea how to do it. Sorry my english, blame google translator for the errors kkkkkkkkkkkk

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Glad to help you

[@georgefourie778]

Really excellent,enjoyed watching you work.So calm and humble...Thank you.

[@Pereira9655]

Parabéns pela clareza da instrução. Foi muito útil. Grato. Saudações.

[@odilasantos6277]

Pena que eu não tenho os equipamentos. Esquadria, serra tico tico, esses grampos...

[@andielliott2306]

Craig, an "A" roof allows the heat to escape from the dog's body. You need a flat roof or maybe one with a slight slant...and the floor needs to be up off the ground and no air flow underneath.

[@Amen.22]

Depends on where you live. I live where it's 75%f to 95%f year round.

[@mrkerrgrade8]

I was thinking the same thing but I suppose it all depends on where you live. It would be a bit cold and windy in that for my dog where I live but you could insulate it and make a bit of a base for it if it was going out into the elements. Great wee base though all made from reclaimed wood! Nice one.

[@deborahellis7885]

Just what I was looking for. Going to start working on mine tomorrow after work. But, going to insulate it ... we're expecting more snow here!

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

yes plenty of insulation

[@Amen.22]

I haven't seen snow since 1999, when I moved to a tropical island. Before that I lived in Alaska for 25 years.

[@ironhorse19]

Great video very informative it's nice to see you recycling wood

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Thanks! :)

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Cheers

[@judichristopher4604]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen!!! I have remolded 25 houses... so I know what he is talking about... I decided to mute this video...(just because I was too lazy to turn the volume up from the previous video). I was delightfully surprised that your instruction was sooo good, that I could follow you without sound.. "Bravo" ... "Thank YOU" sooo much for such a Great Tutorial..

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Thank you Judi. We're so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Glad we helped Judi

[@DanOnescuDVOne]

I built a dog house following the steps in this video. very helpful! I would post pictures if I could do this here on youtube

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Hi Daniel, Thanks for your comment! We'd love to see your project, you can share it with us on Twitter @SilverlineTools. Thanks, Silverline Team.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

@@pincushion5044 It's built the same as the walls

[@SCRAPWOODTOCRAFTWOOD]

Awesome video gonna modify this as we have a cat that likes to sleep in our garden and with the colder months coming I'm going to make a cat house out off pallet wood

[@jaymylotto8134]

BIGBOY'S DIY you can buy insulated cat-housesfor $200. Type in "insulated cat house", you'll find it.

[@garvielloken3929]

That would be good!

[@jurandirdossantosbarbosa8834]

AA

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Good luck

[@tinamckeage6665]

This is awesome.I cant wait to start it tomorrow.Thank you

[@ISTOmaker]

nice build! i guess the silverline tools help a lot.

[@patagualianmostly7437]

What? Was he using Silverline tools?

[@adix505manutd]

simple and easy..well done mate.

[@arammarif1413]

Thanks guys, this is very useful!

[@marcstov]

thank you for taking the time to do this video

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Your very welcome

[@thilesh]

Hey, You make it so simple to construct. It came out great and I can't wait to start on mine👍🏻👍🏻

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Good luck!

[@gypsysoul9437]

Use Heat Treated pallets and Not pressure treated as pressure treated is toxic. Great instructional video!

[@Thompson-from-Finland]

Every pallet might be toxic!!

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Good advise thanks

[@judecassidy1823]

Very well explained. Great teacher as well as a carpenter.

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Thanks!

[@MelissaDDuncan]

very good instructions. thank you .... it is something I was thinking of doing.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Go for it

[@robertovaladaresn]

I really enjoyed your tutorial congratulations. I live in de Palmas - TO Brazil

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

glad you diid

[@heatherguascoine6073]

This a really good tutorial, I love the ratchet style clamp! Just want to say not all pallets have chemical on them. Glad to see it’s in cm etc not inches. Me personally for this climate I would put in some insulation. Great job! 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Yes insulation is good for smaller dogs or if there are our all night in it

[@ropea1427]

I want to see a dog house made into a pallet

[@phillippettit2138]

HaHa Exactly

[@panedole]

This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "how to build a luxury dog house" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Ganyan Canicholas Formula - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my friend got great success with it.

[@kmwrites7456]

this is very nice but I would have had the front section overlapping the end pieces of the side to avoid seeing the end grain, or put a trim on it.

[@stevehill6994]

Those were my exact thoughts......Then I thought he would put a trim board on the corners. Nice to know KM Writes was thinking it too. Thank You Sir.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Ether-way would work well

[@cherylmatthews4066]

Woop! Woop! Great.....im off to look for a palket lol x

[@cloudstrifeification]

Check with businesses because they throw these things out by the thousands every year.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Good luck

[@fatmagerboga7792]

Thank you very much for explaining it in details 👍👍 great job !!

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Your very welcome, were glad to help

[@mohapimohajane2311]

For the ❤ of wood work

[@timn2866]

Excellent well explained video, I’m going to make one. Cheers Craig. 👍🏻

[@jorgemontoya6936]

You make good videos well explained step by step with details, the items and equipment needed. Very good

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Glad you liked it

[@zn2236]

Hey,I made it thanks to ur video,,it costed me about 15€..thank you bro👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@judecassidy9338]

Brilliantly explained for beginer, great teacher.

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@beamazing3460]

This video was amazing my dog love her new house

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Glad she does

[@MrandMrsDIY]

We'd love to see a photo

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

wow this is really cool! and you make it look so easy!

[@leniyemsvictorero2360]

Thank you!

[@viviancisneros83]

Thank you I'm going to try and make this quick question how did you make the bottom?

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

The same as the sides

[@summerskyfilms6340]

I just love this

[@yifanyang9326]

Very familiar Dutch accent. I like it.

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Thanks

[@secret946]

Great for my 8week old pittie 👍🏼

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Enjoy!

[@deeramos9416]

Thankyou this is best odea for our chatlie

[@user-cq4xd3lk7k]

Good job

[@pado4715]

8:20 "The VERY center of this piece is ABOUT here" So its half really precise, half really approximate !

[@nanooks65]

thank you for your video , can i ask . i want to paint the pallet wood processional finish , can you recommend if i need to put something on the wood before applying paint . Also what type of paint would you recommend

[@raquelmendes8763]

Top DMS peguei essa idéia 😉👏👏👏👏👏

[@odilasantos6277]

Good job. Amazing

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Thank you so much 😀

[@The_Joker_]

A chopShaw. A handShaw. A jigshaw.

[@user-vq6ku7oc9j]

Great video! Provide lots of helpful ideas for me to build the home for my boy.

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Awesome! Thank you! 🐶

[@kennelizigadogspets1704]

That was great. Good job 👍

[@johnboy4067]

Great video , would be good to say how many pallets you needed to use on it

[@Bubble170]

Hey this reminds me uncannily of art attack

[@charlespineda8089]

el techo mete tablas pequeñas en vez de meter una tabla grande para que no le filtre agua

[@shafiek7284]

Good job well done!!!!

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Thanks mate

[@petervanstaden1965]

Excellent way thank you very much

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

No problem, you planning to tackle this project?

[@petervanstaden1965]

@@SilverlineToolsTV already did thank you

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Amazing! how did it go? any pics?

[@lanceroycroft6269]

You do great work easy video to watch

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Thanks

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Thank you

[@leffertshamblin7246]

this is really helpful

[@marniemoyle1315]

And suddenly there was floor! am sure this is the tricky bit?!

[@jdjdjdjd3100]

Bella

[@sametcnar8447]

Easy.Perfect. 😀

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Thanks

[@albertodavila9617]

Hello sir! Big fun of your work👍 my question is this? I want to build a small fence for my dog. But i want to used pallets for this project, it needs to be at least 5ft high. Any good ideas? Thank you

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

We have just loaded a fence panel video up

[@ucletv6946]

so beautiful i love it

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Thank you! 😊

[@SW-gl9jy]

How did he start the cutting curve for the door with the jigsaw?

[@caglarguven7160]

Nice work thank you

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Thank you

[@bagzmore6055]

Nice one.

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@johnmcghee7136]

yip I agree

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Me to

[@mr.mickles]

Pallet wood with no nail holes...

[@cannonfodder6654]

I have loads of reclaimed pallet wood with no nail holes

[@ironhorse19]

Which impact driver are you using

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

just the 10Volt

[@javyandrade9567]

that was awesome.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Thanks

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Thank you

[@martinbliss5604]

Love Craig!

[@jonbossz7190]

With these Battons

[@antonioevaldo8490]

Muito TOP, do BRASIL AVANTE PALMEIRAS,

[@deborahmartin6075]

Did you build the floor first?

[@tamaratamrot2681]

You can use Wood Prix's plans instructions to build it in the cheapest way.

[@Jkcreswell]

Or you can just use this tutorial to build it for FREE.

[@tamaratamrot2681]

@@Jkcreswell Of course you can! 🔨⚒️🔨⚒️🔨⚒️🔨⚒️

[@axlent123]

dog kennel is the UK term for it,am I right,mate?

[@bigpete4227]

bobsuruncle both.

[@MikeLeslie]

Would it have been better to have the front and back overlap the sides rather than the other way around so no end grain is exposed to the elements?

[@judichristopher4604]

After watching this for the second time... I totally agree with you... I thought he was going to put little 1x2 trim on the front to hide the ENDS...

[@jonathan2416]

yes it would've.

[@williamk9881]

Mike Leslie You can build yours however you like.

[@bartgoins1782]

Mike, I agree with you 100%.

[@dogcreekproject6872]

I think it would have looked better also. It was bugging me for the rest of the video.

[@maestrodarnell8143]

Did I miss something??? I don't recall seeing the FLOOR being built.

[@guia118]

I really didn't see anything about floor

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Its just the same as the sides

[@orianokliba6627]

@@MrDIYCraigPhillips how and at which point do you connect it with the rest of the house.

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

@@orianokliba6627 The connecting of the base section will be just the same as I did the side,

[@YesiPleb]

One thing I've not seen mentioned anywhere so far is be mindful of where you get the pallets from. If there have been any chemical spills and your dog takes to chewing it, could be in store for an unwanted bill from the vet.

[@fabiojabah1582]

Olá tudo bem, sou brasileiro e acompanho todos os seus vídeos, parabéns pelo belíssimo trabalho.

[@kingofsimulation1148]

What kind of glue do you use

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

Any water proof glue is fine

[@matthiasvella4092]

do you know how many pallets it would take for me to build this dog house

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

around 6

[@starywilk9942]

Nie rozumię nic po angielsku ,ale facet wytłumaczył mi wszystko !

[@Cheeseboardv]

Was he not in Brookside?

[@chm825]

There is not a dog on the planet who would not prefer to lie next to you in a warm house, preferably on the bed, breathing in your face:) But the carpentry work is very educational and excellent.

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Your right!

[@robbentley4205]

How did you fix the walls to the flooring thinking of making this my self

[@rascalrascal1245]

Beautiful job but the opening should be a bit sideways ( not in the middle ) so the wind is not blowing directly at the dog and the dog can hide behind the wall - unless you position the dog house sideways.

[@MrandMrsDIY]

Great idea, thank you

[@babyking8268]

Where you get that wood from

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

I think it was Silverline's own brand

[@alickdunbar]

How do you put a wood floor in it let me know mate

[@rajeewa1618]

Great Job and Simple work, Nice suit for you, Match for your Tool color.your pencil also Blue, Change Silverline Tools as Blueline Tools.

[@TheBillyo13]

If I follow your instructions will my floor of the dog kennel magically appear like yours did? Lol I enjoy your vids :)

[@jonathanlindsay1146]

He tells you how.

[@jonathanlindsay1146]

14 minutes and 49 seconds into the video

[@mh6158]

14:48

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

I hope so, or the dog will be cold!

[@maivo9730]

How many pallets Sony think I need to make this

[@MrDIYCraigPhillips]

6 pallets

[@MrandMrsDIY]

5 to 6 pallets

[@dan2_726]

So I have a jigsaw but there’re about 5 pieces missing, does this matter?

[@SteveBlues87]

Am I old if I remember this guy from Big Brother?

[@SilverlineToolsTV]

Not at all