DIY Garden Hose Holder

Learn how to make a hose storage planter out of pallet wood! This is unique because it has a planter box on top, and the hose stores in the bottom.

Course DIY Projects

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 8

Dry Time 2

Total Time 12

Servings holder

Cost $15

Equipment

Miter saw
Planer
Kreg Jig
Nail gun with 3/4" nails
Tin snips or wire cutters
Drill with drill bits including doorknob attachment and screw bits
Staple gun
Scissors

Ingredients

2 Pallets
16 feet 2 x 2s or two 8 foot pieces
16 1 5/8" Wood screws
Titebond III
Thompson's WaterSeal
Galvanized hinges
Small door latch
4 L-brackets brackets with screws
8 Right angle brackets with screws
1 roll Hardware cloth 2' x 5' roll
1 roll Landscaping fabric
32 1/2" Wood screws
30 2" Wood screws 24 to 30
Metal handle
Everbilt heavy-duty pads 1" - 4

Instructions

Gather your pallet wood. Using a planer, plane your pallet wood planks to a uniform thickness; approximately 1/2".
IMPORTANT NOTE: after you plane the wood, we highly recommend letting it sit in a dry environment for a few weeks to dry. The wood WILL shrink (we learned from experience)!
Use a miter saw to cut your planed pallet planks to 17” lengths. Lay them out - they will be varying widths, which is fine. The goal is to form four 17” x 20” panels with the planks. Do not attach anything yet.
Make cross pieces for the top and bottom. Use a miter saw to cut some of the remaining pallet wood into the top and bottom panel trim pieces (1.25”W x 20”L x .5”T). You’ll need eight pieces total.
Finish out the frame for each panel with additional side trim pieces. Use a miter saw to cut additional pallet wood your side panel trim pieces (1.25”W x 15.5”L x .5”T) - you’ll need eight pieces.
Assemble all four frames with the wood pieces. Do this by laying out one frame face down as shown on the upper left. Add wood glue around the exterior, then place the pallet wood pieces face down on top to secure. Complete one panel and then finish the other three.
Use a nail gun to reinforce the panels you just glued. Use 3/4" nails. Let the external panel pieces dry.
Start cutting the internal frame pieces using 2x2s and a miter saw. Cut four pieces 15" long, four pieces 17.5" long, and four pieces 15.5" long.
Grab two 15" pieces and two 17.5" pieces to start assembling the sides. Use a Kreg Jig to drill angled pilot holes on the inside back of the horizontal pieces for attaching screws.
Make two of these. THEN use the four 15.5" pieces to attach the two frames, repeating the Kreg Jig instructions. This is the "skeleton" for the panels and the planter box on the top.
On the front side of the planter, there is a piece behind the door. For now, use the miter saw to cut a piece of planed pallet wood to 4”Wx18.25”Lx.5”T.
Cut the top frame that will go around the planter box area. Use a miter saw to cut four pieces of planed pallet wood: two pieces 24”L x 2.5”W x .5” thick and two pieces 22”L x 2.5”W x .5” thick. Cut a 45º angle at each end.
Before assembly, stain all your components. Follow the instructions on your stain container for best application. Let dry.
Start assembling the caddy. Decide which side is the front. On the other three sides, glue the panels on and then screw in with 2" wood screws. Let the wood glue dry.
On the front, glue in the panel. Add a little nail gun action to the sides to secure. Let dry.
Attach the hinges to the last panel. Attach these hinges to the hose holder.
Attach the female part of the door latch to the top of the door opening in the center. Attach the male part of the door latch to the corresponding spot on the inside of the front door. Attempt opening and closing before securing down completely.`
Attach a handle to the front of the door.
Secure the remaining pieces of wood together with your four L-brackets (packets come with screws).
Attach eight right angle brackets (two on each side) to the panels of your hose caddy as shown above on the left (brackets come with screws).
Flip the entire holder over and center it on the frame held together by L-brackets. Screw the right angle brackets into that top frame.
Cut two pieces of ¼” mesh hardware cloth into 18.25” x 20” sheets. Cut 2” out of all of the corners of one piece - this will be the inside bottom. The uncut piece will be the inside top.
Take the piece of hardware cloth with the corners cut and place it in the inside bottom. Use ½” wood screws to attach it. Do the same with the uncut piece on the inside top.
Use a doorknob hole jig to drill out a hole in the center of the lower back panel; this is where the hose will come through.
On the bottom of the feet, use heavy duty plastic foot pads if it is going to sit on a driveway or other paved surface. It will also keep the feet from sitting directly in water.
Take landscaping cloth, cut it, and staple it on top of the top piece of hardware cloth. Use two layers and be sure to cover the sides as well. The top is ready for planting.