Raised beds are traditionally constructed from sleepers that are fixed at right angles to form a frame.
Making raised garden beds with sleepers.
Repeat this process for the other end of the raised garden bed.
From that line mark the width of the sleeper on the wall.
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2 lay the railway sleepers on the ground.
Hold the sleeper up against the wall and mark it off.
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Using new or used railway sleepers to make raised beds are great alternatives to using bricks concrete or stone.
One sleeper can be cut down to create a 60cm x 80cm raised beds that s 20cm high.
Fours sleepers provide enough wood for a 40cm high raised beds that measure 120cm x 160cm making it sizable and sit on able too.
How to build a rectangle raised bed with sleepers 1.
Two sleepers give you enough timber for a 120cm x 160cm raised beds that also 20cm high.
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The only other tool you ll need is an electric drill and a drill bit.
Build this raised garden bed 20.
How to build a raised bed with railway sleepers 1 chose where you want to put the raised bed consider where the raised bed will be positioned and whether you can stand.
Lay the sleepers on a level section of ground in a rectangular shape with the narrowest.
Sleepers are heavy by nature so if you are only building a frame with one level you may choose to position the sleepers without fixing.
There are many ways to construct sleeper beds but we recommend laying your sleepers in frames so the corner butt joints are overlapped and secured with heavy duty exterior timber screws.
Each kit contains sleepers membrane landscaping screws and soil.
Choose from softwood or oak and a size that suits your garden.
Then plant your seedlings or seeds and you have your very own garden bed.
Place the railway sleepers on the ground in a square or rectangular shape.