Plastic Barrel Dock Plans

Frame the entire ramp with the 2x8 boards.

Plastic barrel dock plans.

The drums i sealed with silicon to make them air tight. Purchase or find four 30 gallon plastic drums for your diy floating deck project. Install the other barrel in the other end of the frame. For anyone out there looking to build a barrel raft or a dock for the cottage for that matter this post might be a good guide to help put your dream into motion.

Throw in the 33 pieces of 2x4 board for support every 3 feet. How do you build a barrel dock. You will need to run a few beads of silicon caulk to the barrel plugs to make sure to keep the water from filling them. Add the 2x4 boards down the middle as support for the barrel as well as the walkway area when you flip it over.

Add the eye hooks for the barrel rope it down and you are ready to flip it. First you ll add eye bolts to your frame to hold the ropes in place that will. How do i build a dock for my pond. Screw them together and level.

Tighten the plugs on your plastic barrels as far as they will go then add silicone caulking all around the plug to create a watertight seal. Build your deck frame. How do you build a dock with drums. Have a helper lift one end of the dock and roll the plastic barrel under the frame.

The barrel should fit snugly into the framed cavity. Some diyers like to add ballast water to the drums for stability before sealing them particularly when building a dock that will sit on a large and more wave prone body of water such as a lake. I built the raft in 3 x 8 x8 sections above. Next it s time to add the barrels.

Install the barrels under the floating dock. Attach the barrels to your frame.