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Andyp wrote:I like the look of that.
I used a plastic liner on a large raised bed I made earlier in year. My design left gaps between the horizontal timbers thereby allowing an escape route for any moisture that gets behind the liner. Will design make allowances for rainwater of even condensation collecting behind the liner?
Andyp wrote:Mine didn’t have a base. This is it
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It sits on a few bricks. Wire mesh stops the soil from escaping.
Was it the base on your old one that rotted first? That seems to be where your problem will lie.
Andyp wrote:It sits on a few bricks. Wire mesh stops the soil from escaping.
Andyp wrote:My design left gaps between the horizontal timbers thereby allowing an escape route for any moisture that gets behind the liner.
Andyp wrote:Could you, perhaps, use a much heavier grade of wire mesh raised up on bricks with weed suppressing mat on top? This would allow drainage but allow moisture through. It wouldn’t need attaching to the sides at all. Any liner you attached to the sides could then lie on top of the mesh by about 6” all round.
NB I have never tried this, the idea has just come to me.
clogs wrote:there's plenty of galvanised heavy welded rebar mesh to shoose from.....
I'm sure there's one that has 100mm squares.....with heavy plastic and or several layers of ground membrane that would support the weight of the soil without the sags........
AndyT wrote:I don't think I have ever seen a project where such care has been taken, with low-ish grade timber, to make a utilitarian job rather special. I salute you! When personal satisfaction matters more than speed, I like your style. There's no law that should shoulder planes be for fine furniture only. If you've got it, flaunt it!
AndyT wrote:And btw, have the rebuilding works and Covid precautions at Westonbirt got back to the point where the Friends are able to start milling and selling timber again yet?
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