How to make a hanging tool rack
Budget garden DIY special from NZ Gardener magazine
Giving your garden a glow up doesn't have to break the bank. Pallets are readily available for free. Jacob Leaf shares an idea for using one to create a hanging tool rack.
You will need
Materials:
- 1 pallet
- 8 x 70mm screws used to attach the two shelves
- 1 extra pallet top deck board (deck boards run across the top of the pallet) to use as a door
- 1 cupboard door knob
- 2 hinges
- 1 hose rack
- 4 cup hooks
- 3 large tool hangers
Primer and paint:
- Resene Quick Dry Waterborne Primer Undercoat
- Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel in Resene Parsley
Cost:
$40 excluding Resene products.
Instructions
Step one
Depending on what tools you want to hang, you can customise your pallet to suit. For my tool rack, I removed a top deck board to create a cavity for a long narrow cupboard on the left side of the middle stringer and a shelf on the right side of the middle stringer.
Step two
I trimmed down the deck board to make shelves.
Step three
I used a deck board from another pallet to make a cupboard door.
Step four
Paint, then attach hooks and hangers to hold your garden tools.
Here are some other projects using pallets: Hanging herb planter | Bird feeder | Whare Weta
Project by: Jacob Leaf