The raised bed we are recommending for your project is
Timber Sleeper 400mm high
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Description
New sleepers are a cost effective way to create low retaining walls e.g. for vegetable beds.
Suitable for use on uncontaminated land that has previously been laid to turf or planting.
Colour of product | Honey coloured Treated Timber (Commonly referred to as 'Green Tanalised Timber')
Size of bed | W1.3m x L2.5m x H0.4m
Installation notes
Remove any green waste. Note if perennial weeds are evident.
Supply and install a raised vegetable bed 1300mm wide 2500mm in length by 400mm high using new UC4 2.4m long tanalised softwood green timber sleepers.
Secure into position using one new 75mm x 75mm x 580mm tanalised timber post in each corner using four Fastenmaster 150mm screws per post (screwed internally).
Postcrete 200mm of each post into the ground resulting in a level raised bed.
Base sleeper to be set on concrete strip footings to obtain a level bed.
Sleeper beds to be lined with a food safe Polyethylene liner (to sides only).
Soil preparation
Before being backfilled with soil the base of the bed should be broken using a pick or mattock.
If perennial weeds were evident prior to construction, place a layer of brown cardboard (without packaging tape or print) over the entire base of the bed.
The exact soil and mulch specification & supplier to be confirmed by client/designer and will be dependent on the intended use of planting/crop within the bed.
Additional Useful Information
Do not use reclaimed sleepers as they may previously have been treated with banned substances which are unsafe for use.
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