NikitaMaree
Nikita Maree
  • "DIY" Building
    • Mason Jar Lights
    • Dog House
    • Wire Spinner
    • Sheep Shelter
    • Livestock Feeder
    • Bridge
    • Bar
    • BBQ
    • Upcycled Chair
    • Easel
    • Homeschooling Area
    • Lift Up School Table
    • Colored Floor
    • Planter Box
    • Table Top
    • Tall Vertical Drawers
    • Television Cabinet
    • Thread Tap
    • Tool Shelf
    • Wood Stain Homemade
    • Work Bench
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      • Hextech Crystal Ring
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      • Ammo Dump
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      • Jack O'lantern
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      • CosClay Colour Mixes
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  • "DIY" Sewing
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How to build a Bridge

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Starting with the beams.

I used the pallet stringers to make these.

I used a total of 12 stringers.

6 each side.
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Pre-drill your holes, larger than
the shank of the screws.

Drill 4 holes in each stringer.

Keeping in mind, that only half of them
need to be drilled.
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Give the holes a chamfer.

Overlap your stringers roughly in half.

And leave a mark.


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Wood glue on one half.

Place your drilled stringer back on top.
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Attach them together with batten screws.

The stringers may vary in width,
so keep the top side as flat as possible.
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Continue to overlap and attach,
until you reach your overall length.

Time to pick the location.

I chose to put the bridge right beside
this large water plant.
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Owen dug the post holes.

If you don't have an Owen of your own,
you could dig the holes yourself.

I dug the creek out.
Because we haven't had rain in a while and
the water level was getting low.
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Space your posts according to the
length of your palings.

Allowing for a little overhang.

Time to attach those beams.
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Pre-drill and chamfer 2 holes
on either end.

I used extra long decking screws
to attach these.
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Attach one of the screws.

Go to the other side with a spirit level and
attach your beam once level.

Time to attach the palings.
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I used cheap chipboard screws.

And staggered the palings to give the bridge
a bit more character.

Pre-drilled a line of holes down the
center of all the palings.
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Attach a line of palings on the underside.

Between the 2 beams.
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The center support really takes up
any of that flex in the thinner palings.

And makes the entire thing secure.

Time for the jump test.
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Works great.

One of our favorite places to hang out
of an afternoon.
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If you like building with pallets.

Or other cheaper materials.

Than you might like to check out
some of my videos.
YouTube
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