1 1/2" Tube - 9.9" Length
PVC - Schedule 40
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Make your own Beach Cart with a few PVC Pipes, it’s light and budget friendly!
Are you planning your next vacation and realizing you didn't get that beach cart? Don't worry, this PVC DIY project provides a step-by-step guide that will show you how to build your Beach Cart. It takes some time to measure and cut all the PVC tubes, but you'll love the results!. This beach cart has a tee slip open so you can place your umbrella.
This beach cart is 25" wide and 18" high and 32" long, but you can adjust this beach cart with big wheels according to your needs by editing the free 3D design. We also recommend giving it a perfect finish by sanding each PVC tube and then using a primer and finally a quick dry paint with your favorite color.
Ideal for: beach, woods, home, grocery.
Let's start with this new PVC project! Follow the steps on how to make a beach cart out of PVC pipes.
Instructions
A note before starting -
Please understand - the below diagrams are genuinely and carefully designed to help you navigate the build process. However, we don’t include specific recommendations for which tools, hardware, or products to use. These truly are “DIY” designs.
As such – a significant portion of the build-process will be up to you, the builder. So please know, there is no “right” or “wrong” way to assemble any of our designs! If you need to depart from the instructions, or rearrange things along the way, feel free to.
The only thing we ask: please be safe and use glasses and gloves while building. And of course, there’s no shame in asking an expert for help or seeking guidance from your local professionals at any time.
And please: enjoy the process!
The first step is to clean all your PVC pipes, then measure each piece according to your part list and then carefully cut them.
Once you have all the parts ready make sure to sand them in case they are dirty, and if they aren't, we still recommend doing this since it helps the paint to avoid getting easily scratched. This is a very easy project for DIYers, and we will start from the top to the bottom.
For this section you'll need two PVC 3-Way Outlets, four 4-way outlets, five female tee slips, and fifteen 1 1/2" PVC tubes. Make sure to look at the plans and parts list to measure and cut each pipe correctly.
Grab your 1 1/2 " 4-Way outlet and affix a 1 1/2 " PVC Pipe 9.4" long. Add a 1 1/2 " tee female slip and then another PVC pipe 9.4" long, this pipe will be connected to a 4-way outlet. Now you'll place a 6" length pipe followed by a tee slip followed by a 6.5" PVC pipe and then another Tee slip. You'll then place another tee female slip and then a 7.75" PVC pipe and then again a 4-way outlet. The following pipe is just 3.4" long and is connected to another 3-Way outlet.
If you have reached a corner, then you must place a 9.4" PVC pipe and then a Tee Slip, followed by another 9.4" PVC Pipe. This pipe will connect to a third way-outlet located in the next corner.
As on the front side, there is a 3.4" long pipe attached to the side that is a 4-Way Outlet.
Then you'll place a 8.12" long PVC pipe, then a Tee Female slip, then a 6.63" PVC pipe, then a Tee Slip, then again a 5.9" long pipe and finally we'll connect it to the 4-Way outlet we started with.
Please look at the 3D design for reference, on the front side of the cart, where the handle will be placed, please add a 5.91” PVC pipe followed by a 1 ½” Cap slip. This will be the legs that’ll give support to your beach cart when you arrive to your spot.
Now let's move on to the wheels. This is going to be very easy. We had 4-Ways affixed to the corners of the cart. These will support the wheels. So first you'd add a 3/4 " x 1 1/2 " bushing Male Slip, then a 3/4 " x 1" long black steel nipple, then the 10" Wheel with 3/4 " Tee Black Steel Connection. Repeat these steps on the other side of the cart.
You can add a bigger wheel, but you will need to add an extension to the 4-Way so it won't collide with the structure.
You can glue all the parts together with PVC Cement, but we suggest you first build everything together to make sure all of the pieces connect appropriately. The cement dries very fast and is difficult to remove.
As previously mentioned, we'll grab a 4-way outlet, affix on one side a 20.8" PVC Pipe and in the superior hole of the 4-way add a 9.9" PV Pipe. Back to the PVC attached to the side, this will connect to another 4-way outlet. In the top hole you'll also add a 9.9" long PVC Pipe. We'll come back to this section later.
Now add a 29.89" PVC Pipe and then a 3-Way and then an 8.9" PVC Pipe, followed by a 1 1/2 " cross slip, then a 9.4" long pipe, followed by a 3-Way outlet and finally a 29.9 " long PVC Pipe. With this we finished the superior frame.
Back to the handle we started, just add a 1 ½” 90º Elbow slip on each tube and connect these elbows with a 19.7” long pipe.
Almost done!!
This is a very easy step. Connect the superior frame with the base by adding in both 4-way and 3-way, two 13.3" long PVC pipes and two 14.3" long PVC pipes. Please refer to the 3D design for details or the image above. In case you don't want a handle you can push the cart around. if you prefer to pull, then follow our next and last step.
Now that we have left the handle, this will be built on the Tee Slip located in the middle of the cart. Add a 29.5" long PVC Pipe. You can make it longer according to your height and how comfortable it feels.
Then just place a tee slip on each side of a 5.9" long PVC Pipe and finally a 1 1/2 " Cap slip.
We recommend not gluing the tee slip added to the cart so you can move the handle.
With this final step, you're done!
You can sand the tubes and paint them with quick drying paint. You can also add a thin piece of lumber or a PVC panel to the base.
We hope you enjoyed this PVC project.
Did you love this awesome cart? Here we have your next PVC project - a PVC Market Cart. This can help you transport various objects in one trip. Find a list of parts and a step-by-step guide to this PVC Market Cart here. Enjoy the process!