Garden furniture, FENCES / Upcycled benches

[stevenmarsden]

Hello,

It may be a bit early in the year for this, but is anyone in the market for some new garden furniture?

I make benches, tables and planters using unwanted wooden pallets and am hoping to start selling them.

Everything would be made to a high standard in my brothers workshop using professional machinery and quality fastenings. The wood will be sanded to remove splinters and create a smooth texture.

I am happy to offer a free delivery service to customers living in SE London.

The photo below is my terrace last summer with the some benches and planter I made.

If you have any enquiries please contact me via [email protected]

Thanks for looking

Steve

 

[Sean Of Dulwich]

looks great good luck

[sue k]

hi Steven

these look brilliant; and there is scope to do so much, i've also seen people making shelving units, bar height tables from pallets...think it 's a great plan, so will keep your details! Do you have a good source of pallets by the way? Where i work in Deptford, we have a fair few going, so PM me and i can give you details!

[stevenmarsden]

Thanks for all your kind comments

I got most of my pallets from the archways in Bermondsey. Lots of small businesses round there seem to get stock delivered on them and then just leave them out by the bins. The best ones for building with have 2 or 3 thick struts running through them - these struts work well for making frames and legs. They're a bit rarer than the standard pallet so if you see any like that then let me know!

Thanks

Steve

[Pugwash]

I know you cannot be specific but can you give a price range for benches?

[stevenmarsden]

I'd probably charge ?50 for a small 1 person stool (pictured in the middle with the yellow cushion) and go up to ?120 for the longest one.

I've been asked if I can add backs to the benches to which the answer is yes. This option would add an extra ?20/40 depending on the size.

[gk]

Hi Steven,

These look great. Have you made simple flower beds/planters? And generally what would you charge?

[stevenmarsden]

Hello everyone,

I've had quite a few enquiries about the cost of my pallet furniture so I plan to build some examples this weekend in order to create a price list with photos and measurements.

As well as the pallet furniture I am once again offering my services in other areas, specifically fences, flowerbeds, planters and other wood based construction.

My day rate is ?150 - for small jobs and repairs it's ?25 per hour - (plus materials)

If you'd like made-to-measure flowerbeds etc made from reclaimed pallets then obviously materials are free but I will still need to charge for the time it takes for me to gather them.

Here is my flyer! (all the photos are things i've built either myself or with my brother)

click image to enlarge

[stevenmarsden]

Here is a fence that I repaired on Saturday :)