Building a raised bed

sancho

Thanks for advice, managed to get it finished yesterday



£35 all in. not bad imo

wallbash

Looks very good .

PeteW

Yeah, looks really good!

I'm still working on mine!

sancho

Just for reference, this is what it used to look like



Have also destructed a bed



Now looks like



It was a LOT harder to do than I thought, and there's still loads of concrete to remove, and all of it to dispose of, think i'm going to have to give in and get a skip

wallbash

PeteW those are real 'deep' beds!

Valli

ormus wrote: »

i wouldnt even bother cementing them in. that sort of weight aint going anywhere soon.
just cut the post ends to a point and drive them in to the ground.

treat the ends first with some creosote type product.

Please be awate that creosote is toxic, contains carcinogens and will leach a tarry substance in the sun. If you get it (creosote or tar) on your skin then get sun on your skin you can get a bad reaction. I knows this because I used to test it in the lab! Lovely job for a girl!

(Was a very good preservative though, which water based timber preservers aren't IMHO They work because they contain anti-fungal ingredients). Mind you I have an equally low opinion of the efficacy of surface dressing roads!

PeteW

wallbash wrote: »

PeteW those are real 'deep' beds!

They sure are! Hopefully they'll be better for my back in the long run. However, when planning it, I didn't really think about just how much soil I need to fill them!!

wallbash

Now they are made, and when filled , they will be brilliant.