Building A Cooler Box

Start with the legs.

Building a cooler box.

Instead of paying big money for a small commercial walk in cooler you can save thousands with this diy cooler option. You can decrease the cost of this build by using pine 2 4 s instead of cedar to save about 36. Flip your cooler upside down and work from the bottom up. For more info.

Then a series of 1 4 strips were glued and nailed on top. Trace an outline of the actual cooler and take a jigsaw and cut a hole so that it will be able to raise and lower the actual cooler. He ll show you all of the steps needed to build your own cedar ice chest. Nail 2 2 x 4 s together as pictured below to create each leg.

How to build a wood deck cooler to build. Use a cooler you already have or pick one up at a garage sale or on craigslist to save about 29. Learn how to build a diy patio cooler cedar ice chest with diypete. The lid of the cooler box is nothing more than a 1 4 box.

You can build your own walk in cooler for produce storage at just a fraction of the cost of commercial coolers. Get the dimensions of the frame and build the base or frame for your diy cooler box and move on to adding the pallet boards on top. Please note you will need to adjust the measurements a bit to fit your exact cooler. Remove the handles latches hinges wheels if your cooler has any and the covering of the cooler.

We re basically undressing it so we may give it a new rustic armor. Once the cooler fits nice and tight you can now work on the base. Two 1 4 strips in front and in back with a smaller filler piece in the middle. In this project you will build your own cooler and explore how insulation can help.

Have you used an insulated lunch box or bag to pack lunch for school or a cooler to pack food for a picnic. Draw a mark and make the cut. First a frame is made tightly around the lid while it is in the closed position on the cooler. We used 8 2 x 4 s.

Ditch the wheels to save an additional 18. Create the legs for the diy cooler box. Measure the slats to make the legs for the cooler.