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raised beds
« on: February 05, 2011, 10:10 »
Hi

I've just got my allotment and want to create beds. Does anyone know how i get old planks - i don't want to waste good wood

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Re: raised beds
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2011, 10:18 »
Welcome to the site  :D

Have you tried scaffolding firms - they may get rid of old boards?

I'm going to move this over to Design & Construction as others may have more ideas
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Re: raised beds
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2011, 10:25 »
Hello and welcome to the site,

My latest raised beds are made from wood from a timber auction, very cheap, less than £2 for a 6 metre by half a metre plank, have to buy in bulk though :(
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Re: raised beds
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 16:17 »
Hi,

Just wondered which auction you used Jamie as we recently moved house and I am landscaping the garden and making some raised beds on a tight budget. Or does anyone else know any local timber auctions or can offer advise on using them? Thanks


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Re: raised beds
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 16:32 »
I used the York auction :)

Where abouts in wakefield are you?

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Re: raised beds
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2011, 18:56 »
my allotment neighbour just got a load of substandard joists for what sounds like quite reasonable price - from online supplier

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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2011, 18:59 »
How about paving stones - or 'flags'   partially sunk into the soil.   Cement don't rot !   Cheers,   ::) Tony.
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2011, 19:30 »
Scaffolding firms now have to replace their boards, I think every three years under H & S regs. On our plots we club together and order 50 x 10' boards and we get them for £1 each delivered. Cheap as chips.  :)

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Re: raised beds
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 14:08 »
Hi Andy 135,
Would you be willing to divulge where you get your used scaff planks from please? I cannot get hold of them even though I'm willing to pay. Many thanks. I need several metres worth to set up beds on my new plot

Lil
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Re: raised beds
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2011, 14:32 »
Get a torch and visit a local building site at night

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Re: raised beds
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2011, 14:39 »
Of course you can always make beds out of something a bit lighter than scaffold planks. You should be able to source GRAVEL BOARDS at any half decent builders merchant. Per my link £5.00 for 2.4 metres is quite usual. Its what we use and depending on where you are in the UK you might be able to get something called sarking boards - they are much the same in size and shape. :)
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Re: raised beds
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2011, 14:54 »
Thanks Argyllie. Good suggestion.
I've looked into timber gravel boards, indeed have been eyeing some up in a popular DIY store, and will turn to these as an alternative if I cannot get hold of the scaff planks. Scaff planks just seem so much more robust though.  :)

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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2011, 15:12 »
They will be sturdier Lillibet, quite true but that makes them heavier to work with. Perhaps that isn't a concern to you though. :) With regard to the boards being long-lasting for anyone new to these materials, the gravel or sarking boards are tanalised although I didn't state this in my previous post. :)

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Re: raised beds
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2011, 14:36 »
I used gravel boards from Wickes, bulk buy in packs of 5, they are 2.4 long and 150 high, thats 8ft x 6inches and pack of 5 just over £21, couple of lenghts of 2 x 2 for the corners, maybe not the cheapest way but they come from sustanable timber supplies, maybe a fencing supplier could be cheaper.



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