Disposing of a pallet

I had a pallet hanging around in the garden for 2 years because I couldn't get rid of it. In the end it partly rotted and my son was able to break it apart and get it in the car to take to a friend who has a fire pit in the garden and could make use of it.

Maybe you could get someone else to saw it up? A relative? A handyman? Or hire a small skip if you have any other junk you could get rid of at the same time?

Put it on your local FaceBook page . Los of people want pallets for various DIY projects

In my area we have a Facebook page and Before the Tip site where items like your pallet could be advertised. You could leave it at the front of your property with a 'Free' sticker on it.
I was lumbered with a huge pallet when I ordered a bath panel. It was so light that I was able to carry it in one hand but the driver refused to take the pallet away away. I eventually used it as a base for a bug and wildlife area in my back garden.
I am on blood thinners too so I tend to give circular saws a wide berth!

Advertise it on a free site, they are in demand at allotment sites to build compost bins local to me.

We had one propped up against the wall, in the front garden for a few days. We intended to take it to the Council’s Recycling Centre, when the works in the back garden were finished.
A nice young guy and his toddler son, rang our doorbell to ask if they could have it. They were planning a garden project together!

Is it a blue painted pallet, or plain wood? I know you have to be careful with blue pallets because they are treated with chemicals, and you shouldn’t burn them or reuse them for garden projects etc. I had some garden mulch delivered on a blue pallet, and my friend took it to the tip for me on his pickup in the end because that seemed the only option.

It is plain wood, not painted. I will try FaceBook and FreeCycle thanks to those who suggested that. Thankfully the rain is deterring him from going outside and attempting to saw it up.

I'm sure putting it in public view with a "Free" sign on it will find it a home very quickly.

Yep- my son picks them up all the time for the fence on his allotment. There is no end to what you can do with a discarded pallet...

freegle/Freecycle it.

I might add that DH is on blood thinners and continues to use his chain saw to prune trees, and cut up pallets for firewood.

There is no real reason why anyone should cut themselves using a chain saw unless they are exceptionally careless or stupid.

If you can put it outside your front gate with a note on it saying it is free to take as Salti said, it might just disappear without any further effort needed.

Or put it on a local free site as others have said - pallets are very popular.

Do you have a neighbour with a fire or wood stove ?. My neighbour uses pallet wood almost exclusively on his fire. And it makes good kindling .

Thank you for the replies, I went to tell my DH that I was putting it on FreeCycle only to find him outside with his circular saw cutting it up. I will put the wood on FreeCycle as somebody may be able to make use of it, as far as I know none of our neighbours have a wood burner.

Jane43 just realised your DH was using a circular saw, not a chain saw. I now quite understand your concerns.

Funny how sometimes we read what we expect to read and not what a word actually says!

keepingquiet

Yep- my son picks them up all the time for the fence on his allotment. There is no end to what you can do with a discarded pallet...

My OH made a garden bar from pallets for our next door neighbour. It’s on wheels so can be moved around.

Mine went on Freecycle and went straight away (well, the next weekend).

They are in great demand around here; there are so many things you can use them for! I'm sure it would find a good home... I know it's a bit late for you though OP, as your husband has already started taking it apart!

Sorry. Just realised I missed the post where he was cutting it up!

Jaxjacky

Advertise it on a free site, they are in demand at allotment sites to build compost bins local to me.

I was thinking the same, people often want pallets.
Shouldn’t be hard to get rid of, it’s not as if it’s a body🤭
Where I live, anything left out front of a house vanishes in five minutes.

My stepfather used to make chopping blocks for the kitchen years ago. Safe-to-use wood and coatings etc. I still have one and it's beautiful!

There’s loads of uses for pallets. My OH has made potting benches out of them. Another neighbour makes garden furniture and raised beds. Freecycle should get a taker fairly quickly. If you’ve already chopped it up you can make woodpile for insects.

Any items round here disappear within hours of being put out at the front of the house.

We mounted our small shed on a pallet. It's tannelised so doesn't rot and keeps the shed dry.