DIY Pallet A/C Cover
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Today, I’m sharing with you a fun little DIY Pallet AC Cover project that literally took us 45 minutes to complete while the little guy was napping. Also, we literally spent NO MONEY on this, which is always a win in my book. After the last few crazy weekends we’ve had, we needed something simple!
The week I was due to have our baby we got A/C installed at our house. Yes, it was a rushed added project before the little one came. Yes, it was expensive. Yes, it was worth every penny. I can’t imagine how dreadful this summer would have been with a newborn and no A/C. Ever since it was installed we’ve been talking about how we need to cover the A/C unit. The star of our little blog, Gannon the Dog, loves to go potty on anything and everything in our backyard, so we’ve been a little worried that he was going to “mark” it, hence the need to add an A/C cover. Also, you can see the A/C unit from the street and we wanted to cover it up to add a little “curb appeal”.
Our goal for the cover was to keep it simple and frugal. 45 minutes and free? Mission accomplished. All you need for this Pallet AC Cover project is some basic tools (like a circular saw and a drill), a handful of outdoor wood screws (which we already had on hand from building our fence) and three pallets. If you’re having troubles finding pallets, check out your local Craigslist, Facebook groups or try asking grocery stores if they have any you can take.
Step One: Cut Front Pallet Down To Size
Our A/C unit is about 2 feet wide, so we cut our pallet down to 3 feet to allow for about six inches on each side. For the front pallet, you want to be sure that you cut both ends of the pallet off and you’re only left with the horizontal boards and the vertical supports.
You’ll need to pry some of the back boards off of the vertical supports. To do this we used our handy Pallet Buster (there's a link to this product if you visit the blog using the link below), which is a lifesaver if you are doing a lot of work with pallets. Pallets are surprisingly really hard to dismantle and this thing has helped us save a ton of time over the years. We’ve taken a part TONS of pallets with our Pallet Buster for furniture projects around the house (like our DIY Reclaimed Wood Bed) and reclaimed wood signs that I sell on Etsy.
Hop on over to the blog post (link below) to finish reading the tutorial for this DIY Pallet A/C cover.
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I would paint it a nice color!
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Good idea Jo! I think we'll probably paint it the same color as our exterior when we redo that this summer!
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Hi there! The full tutorial can be found here: http://www.thejohnsonsplusdog.com/2016/09/16/diy-pallet-ac-cover/
For the front, we cut the end off the pallet and just used one side. For the side pieces, just one end is cut off the pallet. It's much easier to visualize if you go to the blog post and see the photos :)
Yes, if you needed to get to the AC for something, you'd just pull it out. The cover is not attached to the floor or the house at all.
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Ok so ive been trying to find steps on how to do it. DId you remove all the boards from the back on the front pallet? On the side pallets did you cute those at all? It looks like you removed all the boards from the back sides of the all the pallets. I was also wondering if you need to get to ur ac or replace it would you just pull the whole fencing away from it? Sorry im a girl and im going to try to do this all on my own (fingers crossed).