The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2006 8:40 pm**

Hello all,

To fill some space at the end of my patio (currently filled by weeds) I want to build a raised flowerbed/planter, the area is triangular, 2m by 3m by 3.6m, and I want the planter to be about 80cm - 1m high. I

'm after advice as to construction materials. Would all wooden constuction (say 100mm square posts at the 'corners', 47mm thick sides , treated wood ) be suitable ? or would the weight and damp be too much. Alternatively I could dig foundations, build up using concrete blocks and then cover the outside to make it presentable. It it usual to line the interior with something to protect the side walls against damp ?

Any advice appreciated.
Cheers,
Nige

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2006 9:20 pm**

Have a look at...

Secura from Tobermore

...or...

...well, this would have been a link to the Croft walling from Marshalls but the new website they have for 2006 is all gimmicks and gizmos, and you can no longer directly link to a page. Instead, you have to sit through 2 minutes of cartoons (and that's on a 2Meg broadband connection!) and then try to work out how to get to the walling section. I wonder how much all that cost? I wonder if their eejit web designers have ever heard of the "three click rule"?

Sorry for the rant, but I despise websites that make you follow their agenda rather than present information simply and quickly. Clever or arty-farty anumation and flash sequences are all well and good if you like wasting time, but they very quickly become bloody annoying, as you can tell from this diatribe!

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2006 9:59 pm**

Thanks for the info Tony.

I know what you mean about the site ! using 'technology' for the sake of it rather than when its actually of any use.

The secura range looks good , the laying guide it links to is for paving bricks, so i've mailed to ask for more info. Do you have any idea what sort of foundations they need ? As two sides of my raised bed will be up against fencing , I can probably just use concrete blocks of some sort for those, and use the decorative blocks for the front.

The marshalls is limited to 6 high which is a bit less than i'd like.

Posted: **Fri May 19, 2006 12:04 pm**

For the Secura Minor, you simply need a strip footing, 1Â½-2 times the width of the blocks (to allow for spread) and 100-150mm deep, constructed using a simple ST1 concrete and designed so that the concrete is out of sight when complete. I'd suggest having the top of the footing 25-50mm below surface level: this will maximise use of the Secura units while making sure the footing can't be seen.

The Brew Cabin

Raised garden 'planter'