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Brick raised beds

calleyw
calleyw Posts: 9,822 Forumite
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I have one raised bed but am struggling to get untreated wood for another one.

I have looked in B & Q and them have the wood. But I have no way of getting it home.

I have a brick wall that I have taken down in my garden. I assume that there is no problem with me making a raised bed from the bricks. I assume that I would have to use cement to keep them all together.

Thanks in advance.


Yours


Calley
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  • avantra
    avantra Posts: 1,327 Forumite
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    Yeh just cement it, works in my plot, the bricks came from the nearest skip :T
    Five exclamation marks the sure sign of an insane mind!!!!!

    Terry Pratchett.
  • wallbash
    wallbash Posts: 17,775 Forumite
    I did one a couple of years ago .
    Started with a shallow tench to define the area. Then flooded the trench with concrete,
    I had stuck iron rods sticking up from the trench to the correct height ,. This meant the foundations were level.
    Not as difficult as I have described, and made the brick laying very easy .
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