Making Sheet Metal Raised Beds

1 place the tip of a measuring tape on the ground for a starting corner of a raised bed.

Making sheet metal raised beds.

Raised bed garden from roofing sheet metal step 1. 1 pound pack 3 red star pax screws 8 47. Tips for how to build a raised vegetable garden. I screwed together four panels into a roughly 2 x 8 assembly using self tapping.

2 x 6 x 8 cedar boards. Photograph by shayna orrino things you ll need. Cut shorter parts from your imperfect boards and save your straightest material for the. On the end.

8 corrugated metal galvanized 9 pieces 157 32. List of materials for 3 metal raised garden beds. 2 4 16 redwood 3 pieces 57 81. We purchased corrugated sheet metal in 2 x 8 sections.

Raised graden bed diy create a very durable raised bed for your garden using corrugated metal redwood and some basic hardware. Once we cut the corners to. You ll need to cut the corrugated metal and metal flashing into four 22 sections the redwood for the box into eight 48. What could be better.

Understand the procedure here. To avoid assembly mix ups note that the rails fit between the stiles on the side frames. The construction of this bed is pretty simple but it does take more time to build than a typical wooden raised bed where you simply screw the corners of the wood together. Here s how to build a raised garden box.

Start by cutting the parts according to the cutting list. Cut the sheet metal into 2 high sections. Making a raised bed with galvanized roofing tins produces a long lasting project for gardeners. Soil compost mix 6 75 yards 350.

The metal sided raised bed is very tall at around 28 inches but is a good height for anyone who may have health issues that prevent them from bending over to do garden work. 8 3 4 self drilling pan sheet metal screws 7 25.