On 23/05/2012 00:12, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 22/05/2012 23:52, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/05/2012 22:11, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 22/05/2012 22:03, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/05/2012 20:18, The Medway Handyman wrote:
SWMBO wants some raised beds made, railway sleepers or similar.
While on the subject...
Design issues:
What is the optimal depth? Ideal size?
I looked at some ready made kits, and they all seemed quite shallow -
some as little as 6". Many made from very skimpy timber as well.
I was thinking 18" to 24" high.
I was thinking either 9x2" tanalised, or perhaps 2 x 5x2" - the latter
could be joined nicely at the corners with a 2.5"x2" notch out of the
corners allowing a pair of half lap joints.
Nice. That would work for 18" with 2 x 9"x2" or 3 x 8"x2".
Need to keep a little in mind how much top soil one will need...
8' x 4' (keep the middle reachable from either side) and 12" deep would
be 32 cubic feet - that's a fair amount of soil.
About 1.2 tonne / m^3 IIRC?
Mine will only be accessible from one side - so only 2' front to back.
Metre cubed from Wickes about £120.
'kinell... remind me not to go there... Or did you have a missing
decimal point?
£15/ton delivered locally (£10 if you can collect!)
http://www.sand-man.co.uk/default.asp?textpage=home
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Cheers,
John.
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