How to Build a Raised Bed in your Garden - Simple DIY

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025

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  • @pauladamson7750
    @pauladamson7750 9 месяцев назад +6

    Excellent video. Great result, achieved with basic tools, not a fully equipped Joinery shop as per most RUclips videos.

  • @johnharkin5278
    @johnharkin5278 10 месяцев назад +12

    Great video - really useful. Thanks

  • @rugs108
    @rugs108 Год назад +11

    Thanks . This was a great informative video . Going to try one at the back of my garden after watching this

  • @jontunes
    @jontunes 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for sharing. I'm looking at building one for outside my front window. Picked up some good tips from your video. Cheers 😊

  • @ian_md
    @ian_md Год назад +14

    Looks great. I did boarders on a garden maybe slightly bigger than yours, 30 x 2.4m sleepers, all cut with a hand saw. Took me weeks (in the heat wave we just had). Got me fit!

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Thanks!
      You're brave building it in the heatwave! 😅

  • @jason-hh6lu
    @jason-hh6lu 10 месяцев назад +3

    Nice project mate. I love using sleepers. They are hard work but they look great after👍🏻

  • @ZippeeKaiYay
    @ZippeeKaiYay Год назад +4

    Great video, and really enjoy the way you explain things so clearly, including being open about the costs.

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Cheers! Always the best way I think - there are too many videos out there that claim you can build and fill this for next to nothing!

  • @GarethChillingworth-Actual
    @GarethChillingworth-Actual 10 месяцев назад +2

    Top job! - Nicely done - Useful video, thanks!

  • @michaelkolozsvari3575
    @michaelkolozsvari3575 11 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks for sharing your experience!

  • @spanky19866
    @spanky19866 5 месяцев назад +1

    Really handy video mate well done.

  • @darren78anderson
    @darren78anderson 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is fantastic. Exactly the example I was looking for. Thank you so much

  • @markshrimpo6153
    @markshrimpo6153 5 месяцев назад +1

    U done an amazing job 👏 🙌

  • @MrAnon-2024
    @MrAnon-2024 Год назад +4

    Good job and looks great. I’ve used that Black Jack before, it’s good stuff 👍 The only thing I’d keep my eye on is the soil level dropping as it settles and the grass cuttings rot down 👍

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад +2

      That's a good shout - I'll have to keep it continually topped up with compost over time!

  • @elwynlear
    @elwynlear Год назад +3

    Well done man great video great beds

  • @lazarousjam
    @lazarousjam 7 месяцев назад +1

    You did this like a pro fam.

  • @nettlewarrior8627
    @nettlewarrior8627 Год назад +1

    Looks good mate, you can tell you took your time to get it right.

  • @joannehastings3696
    @joannehastings3696 5 месяцев назад +1

    Exactly what I want! TY sooooo much!

  • @chrish5349
    @chrish5349 Год назад +3

    Good on you lad. Great video

  • @dawndawn6946
    @dawndawn6946 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice work!

  • @tomaustin8943
    @tomaustin8943 Год назад +1

    Genuine thanks man! You’re doing everything I wanna do! Just need to watch it all back again second by second, do my best to replicate and watch the results unfurl decade by decade! 😂

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Good luck with it!
      My garden is slowly coming together now. I thought I'd have everything done by this point, but still so much to do!

    • @BURP39R
      @BURP39R 7 месяцев назад

      Not a bad job that la. Need to find some decent boots. Don't wanna drop anything on your safety sliders 👍

  • @R4NXL
    @R4NXL Год назад +1

    Looks great, good job, thanks for sharing the video 👍

  • @markrollings1762
    @markrollings1762 Год назад +1

    Nice job fellow. I’ve learnt from your experience, thanks

  • @markwelch1143
    @markwelch1143 6 месяцев назад +1

    Nice job mate

  • @rebeccasams2731
    @rebeccasams2731 6 месяцев назад

    Instead of using the paint inside. You could also use a weed control fabric to keep the soil from the wood or even double up, blank cardboard boxes and twigs can also be put in the bottoms of the raised beds, the cardboard will also compost down and the twigs will add more drainage too as well as composting down.
    Great video! Looked like a lot of work so well done lifting those sleepers is no joke 😂

  • @Cuttingandsewing81
    @Cuttingandsewing81 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great work sir and nice idea.... thanks for sharing this ❤

  • @angeladonohoe1935
    @angeladonohoe1935 11 месяцев назад +2

    Brilliant 👏

  • @petercampbe11
    @petercampbe11 Год назад +2

    Great job this, i have just done similar in my garden using 6x2 wood - the planter is 3.5m x 1.2m so pretty hefty - like you said doing the base part of the wooden frame is the hardest. That paint does a really good job, i have used it for years on planters etc. Its a bit tough to get off your skin though

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Nice one!
      It was a nightmare trying to get it off my hands! Glad I’m not the only one who’s had this problem 😅
      Gloves are a must next time!

  • @sharonmc5192
    @sharonmc5192 Год назад +2

    Nice job. I’m looking to do some sleeper borders at some point soon. I enjoy your series as you don’t have lots of fancy equipment and are doing it on a more realistic DIY budget like most people out there. One thing I have found is to try and source some independent building supply merchants as sometimes they are cheaper than the well known equivalents. One thing I do wish for you though, it’s to invest in a mitre saw stand (Screwfix do a Titan one that’s very good). Trust me your knees and back will thank you in later life! All in all though, great stuff! 👍🏼

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад +1

      Cheers!
      That's now just been added to my list of things to buy! It took a good couple of days to physically recover after this project - god help me when I get older! 🤣

  • @alanphillips5853
    @alanphillips5853 9 дней назад

    This is exactly the sort of thing we are looking to do, haveZERO experience but happy to have a go - a massive thing missing from my armoury might be a mitre saw. Can I ask which one you were using please.

  • @Ligerpride
    @Ligerpride Год назад +1

    Great work, very impressive. I'm very clumsy, so won't be risking this myself. It looks great though.

  • @indiarids9170
    @indiarids9170 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very helpful - and expected cost of components valuable too. Thanks.

  • @jagjitsingh6302
    @jagjitsingh6302 8 месяцев назад +2

    Great work, the best thing with your plan is that no concrete is used to put posts.

    • @graveyard-shift
      @graveyard-shift 8 месяцев назад

      i thought the same,don't really need post holes. sleepers are solid enough on their own,just a great idea to brace them with the post.

  • @Caveman2437
    @Caveman2437 5 месяцев назад +1

    Spot on for a one man job.. now have the bug to build one..

  • @handyvickers
    @handyvickers 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great job! I'd add mulch, and plant a few colourful fillers and spillers. But that's me. Not everyone likes that.
    Thanks for the video!

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  7 месяцев назад

      My fiancé wanted to do this - I won't show her this comment! 😳🤣

  • @jamesdoherty7893
    @jamesdoherty7893 7 месяцев назад +2

    Really helpful, thank you for putting this up, well filmed and well explained and the end result looks great. I did wince at that part where you had the sliders on while working with the sleepers though 😂 Great job

  • @romestunna_1227
    @romestunna_1227 Год назад +1

    Another great video mate

  • @mckeon1960
    @mckeon1960 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great job

  • @Ironman5631
    @Ironman5631 Год назад +1

    Great video mate. Am looking at creating something similar but 5 metres in length. Was going to haunch the base sleepers in, but must say I much prefer your method so will give it a go. Well done. Subscribed👍

  • @darrenwiles7802
    @darrenwiles7802 7 месяцев назад

    What size and sort of timber did you use for the posts please?

  • @simongrunchy7725
    @simongrunchy7725 4 месяца назад

    Most gardeners are missing the boat. Consider using discarded upright Freezers or refrigerators for a raised bed. They are just the right size for weeding and harvesting at waist height, making them ideal for wheelchair access or seniors, or those with back problems. One or a dozen, it 's up to you. It took me two weeks on Craigslist to get an even dozen boxes, and that was being picky. No stainless steel, or black refrigerators, no side-by-sides, only white boxes. They come insulated, and the type of soil they have is up to you. No more gophers, moles, rabbits, either! Just remove and discard the doors and shelves, fill and plant. Water with a garden hose, or plumb them with an irrigation system from below. Ideal for an apartment with a small patio, or a big yard. No more bending to weed! Best of all, they're free, and you keep them out of the landfill! Details to your questions if you like

  • @Vatsunga
    @Vatsunga 6 месяцев назад

    Great video mate, YNWA!!

  • @basilquinn6032
    @basilquinn6032 8 месяцев назад

    Fantastic vid ! what are the dimensions of the sleepers you cut on this bed ?

  • @jonathanvann4035
    @jonathanvann4035 5 месяцев назад

    Makes sense to paint before you cut and pre treat the wood before cutting

  • @samrafferty11sr
    @samrafferty11sr Год назад +1

    Looks great mate.
    Would love to take out one of my boarders with a slight slop, and do a raised bed. Only thing, it's 24 feet in length. Would turn into an expensive project. 😔 Just can't justify it at the moment.
    But you done a great job there. Looks well. 👌🏼

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Nice one! 👍🏻
      It's quite expensive when you add it all up. I want to do a similar thing at the back of my garden, but the price is what's putting me off at the moment!

  • @patrewn
    @patrewn 8 месяцев назад

    I love your raised bed
    I've been dreaming of one but I think I've not got so much strength so I will probably buy one

  • @philipford3921
    @philipford3921 Год назад +1

    Another corker. Nice one mate.

  • @sully8317
    @sully8317 8 месяцев назад

    great job, in future would it not be easier tipping it into a tray and using a roller ?

  • @ghost70
    @ghost70 9 месяцев назад

    Just seen video, i am doing the same thing in my garden. 1 question is how do you replace the fence post when required as built up to the post 7 on top of where the post Crete would be ?

  • @nuttyoncrypto9863
    @nuttyoncrypto9863 Год назад +1

    Looks great .. cheers

  • @michellefemi-ola8780
    @michellefemi-ola8780 8 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @cybersamurai99
    @cybersamurai99 7 месяцев назад +1

    lovely nice job!

  • @bnksy9452
    @bnksy9452 2 месяца назад

    What wood did you use for the corner posts? Apologies if you said it in the video, and i missed it.

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  2 месяца назад +1

      No worries, it was 100x100 treated timber.

  • @bl333ify
    @bl333ify Год назад +2

    Looks great! Can i please ask what size is each of the sleepers you used? Planning to do something similar too and your videos are always so helpful!

    • @housinauthority5258
      @housinauthority5258 9 месяцев назад

      They are 200mm x 100mm x 2400mm - standard sized sleepers

  • @aye.its.keane_
    @aye.its.keane_ Год назад

    Hey mate, Can u tell me the ingredients and the sizes of the pieces of timber u cut ! This looks great! I want to plant and make a watermelon plant and is there a problem with having australian red dirt please reply!

  • @paijeelizabeth1363
    @paijeelizabeth1363 10 месяцев назад

    What wood have you used to separate your patio from your grass edge (where you have the trail of stones) please 😊

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  10 месяцев назад

      I got it from Jewson from what I can remember. It’s just pressure treated stuff. Anything pressure treated will do the trick 👍🏻

  • @mstar011
    @mstar011 Год назад +1

    Love it🎉

  • @graveyard-shift
    @graveyard-shift 8 месяцев назад +1

    great video thanks for sharing,it's a sub from me........just one question has the bitchem affected the plants at all?i am thinking along the line of using a membrane.

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  8 месяцев назад +1

      Cheers 👍🏻
      A few have commented to say it could, but the plants are doing amazing in there!

  • @cadiciacunha9499
    @cadiciacunha9499 4 месяца назад

    What saw have you used?

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  4 месяца назад

      It was a MacAllister one, but any would do a decent job to be honest

  • @Sandman3510
    @Sandman3510 8 месяцев назад

    Great video thanks. Is it ok to put grass in that you've dug out? Just wondered if it would make weeds grow through or not?

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  8 месяцев назад

      Cheers 👍🏻
      Fine with the clippings as long as they are deep - won't get any weeds germinating.

  • @danj3322
    @danj3322 Год назад +1

    Great vid mate. I know you said the sleepers were from Jewsons, do you know which ones exactly as there are a few on their site and these look great. Thank you

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Nice one!
      These were the ones I went for:
      www.jewson.co.uk/p/fsc-incised-sleeper-green-treated-2400-x-200-x-100mm-ISGFRX24?mkwid=pcrid_657352113596_pdv_m_pmt__pkw__product_ISGFRX24_pgrid_151262517040_cpgnid_19266501990_ptaid_pla-1223297168809_adext__&si=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5f2lBhCkARIsAHeTvlhMUv7mPbxXO2u72aqOxWJQAHkYlbzhQ2thPkzTHHnwarrRl0sVxrwaAjbTEALw_wcB

  • @abstar05111991
    @abstar05111991 4 месяца назад

    What saw did you use

  • @tonypowell6669
    @tonypowell6669 8 месяцев назад

    Brilliant video!
    What mitre saw did you use? I want to purchase one.

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  8 месяцев назад +2

      Cheers 👍🏻
      I forget the model, but it's a MacAllister one from B&Q

  • @parthp1808
    @parthp1808 10 месяцев назад

    I am looking to do this and I am totally new to this.
    I am worried about soil seeping away from bottom in rain. Is there anything I should do about that?

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  10 месяцев назад

      I wouldn’t worry about it. The frame itself weighs a ton! Nothing is escaping!

  • @infolker
    @infolker 5 месяцев назад

    What size timber did you use?

  • @tonymulreid6347
    @tonymulreid6347 9 месяцев назад +1

    Looks great well done. Only concern with that paint would be is it toxic to the plants? Haven't a clue if it is or not just asking the question.

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  8 месяцев назад

      Cheers 👍🏻
      A few others have mentioned this. I hadn't considered that at the time, but the plants have faired well since building it. But maybe they're just tolerating the toxins! Hopefully not! 😅

  • @johnnoble7610
    @johnnoble7610 Год назад

    Great video mate. Starting doing my planters with sleepers soon. Only thing is the sleepers I have are only 1.3 long but we're free so can't grumble. I noticed your using the Milwaukee drill and impacted driver what you think of them. Was thinking about buying the set with 2 batteries 5Ah and charger £230

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Cheers 👍🏻
      Big fan of the Milwaukee drill and impact. Batteries on them last ages too which is great.

  • @tanvirkaur1654
    @tanvirkaur1654 Год назад

    Hiya what are the measurements for the sleepers?

  • @gavinparry5426
    @gavinparry5426 Год назад +1

    3-4 weeks on with my Hayter Hawk 36 NG......Superb and miles better than the Bosch mower. Just no comparison.

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      That was exactly my thought once I started using it. I debated buying one for a while because of the price, but it justifies itself!

  • @bobthenob9017
    @bobthenob9017 8 месяцев назад

    looks great however are you not worried about the roots being directly over your main waste pipe, from the looks of your manhole cover your drains run along under the bed could cause issues in later years, something to think about.

  • @stevedowdeswell139
    @stevedowdeswell139 Год назад

    Timber yards generally offer better prices to the sheds. Looks great.

  • @davidgibb2721
    @davidgibb2721 Год назад +2

    This looks really, really nice. I've made three beds to essentially the same design, except with 75x75 posts for the corners and 45x145 joists for the sides, all reclaimed from our old deck.
    One question - I couldn't quite see, but did you counterbore the pilot holes or just drive the bolts flush by compression?

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад +1

      Nice one!
      I just drove them in until they were flush. Using a countersink probably would have been more aesthetically pleasing in hindsight.

    • @davidgibb2721
      @davidgibb2721 Год назад

      @@NoviceGardener Slightly better looking, possibly, but it was a hell of a faff swapping between the spade bit and drill bit! Your results look more than good enough, and I'm thinking I could have saved myself a lot of hassle!

  • @CraigCasling-lv5hm
    @CraigCasling-lv5hm 8 месяцев назад

    Hiya mate can you give me some tips on mine 😂. I’m currently doing the same thing but my garden is on a slope but I obv want the planters level but it’s giving me a massive headache atm

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  8 месяцев назад

      You could always excavate part of the slope. The bed would then just slot straight in. Bit of digging though!

  • @garethparry6673
    @garethparry6673 Год назад +2

    Very nice👌 and who cares how much it cost, if you’re happy 😃 #YNWA come on you Reds!

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад +1

      Bang on! 👍🏻
      Let's hope for a better season this year! 🙏

  • @DanFree7
    @DanFree7 Год назад

    you could cut them with a chain saw :) I think it would also do the job for this project.

    • @zombiehoggy3701
      @zombiehoggy3701 10 месяцев назад

      Chainsaw does work but cut isn’t a good. Speaking from experience haha

  • @gavinnoname1424
    @gavinnoname1424 Год назад +1

    Looks like I now have the information required for my next project.

  • @swpowell1226
    @swpowell1226 10 месяцев назад

    Why are the boards called sleepers ?

    • @sebastianfinocchiaro870
      @sebastianfinocchiaro870 9 месяцев назад +1

      The name came from railway sleepers, the timber that was used to sit the railway tracks on, they mostly use concrete sleepers these days.

  • @romestunna_1227
    @romestunna_1227 Год назад

    When is the best time to apply liquid iron to the lawn,when it's hot or raining?

    • @Limosical
      @Limosical Год назад +2

      Liquid iron is absorbed by the grass leaf, best to give it 3 to 6 hours before any rain or watering. You can leave it for an hour before watering but the results won't be as good, I do that sometimes when I apply other liquids at the same time.

    • @romestunna_1227
      @romestunna_1227 Год назад

      @@Limosical OK thank you

  • @pricey78
    @pricey78 Год назад

    Looks like a Persimmon build you have? Stumbled across your videos the other day, watched loads so thanks for sharing! You’ve undertaken so much work, well done! Subscribe from me……
    On a side note, can you not pressure wash that salt out the back bricks, it’s quite prominent in all your videos.
    Keep up the good work 👍

    • @NoviceGardener
      @NoviceGardener  Год назад

      Nice one! 👍🏻
      Close! Morris Homes. And with pressure washing - I've tried a few times! It's gets off some of it, but the thicker parts are almost untouchable! I'm thinking of building something similar to this along the back wall so that the plants grow up and cover it. I also want to build a venetian fence along some of the brickwork either side too, but that seems a more expensive task than I originally thought! 😅
      I cannot wait for the day that I do not have to face brick on all sides! 🤣

  • @msf0708
    @msf0708 9 месяцев назад +1

    Why are all new build houses built on clay 😅 you’ve got the same problem as me

    • @brettharter143
      @brettharter143 7 месяцев назад

      Its because the equipment they used to build the houses compacts the soil.

  • @Celeb-w7j
    @Celeb-w7j 9 месяцев назад

    the grass has no weeds but full with grass

  • @CountryWoodsUK
    @CountryWoodsUK 10 месяцев назад +2

    AVOID BITUMEN!! if your building this for fruit or veg! fabric is the NON-TOXIC alternative. but a very well built planter never the less.

  • @R1chardH
    @R1chardH 9 месяцев назад

    Got so many projects planned, shame tye price of time is so high. Waiting for that recession that never seems to come 😂

  • @edithah2374
    @edithah2374 8 месяцев назад

    You could have planted those shrubs straight to the ground if you want it to grow tall for privacy. It would have been better to plant vegetables , free organic vegetables .

  • @danb6803
    @danb6803 Год назад +8

    Don’t put fresh grass clippings in under plants things need to decompose beforehand otherwise it will harm your plants. Other than that great build

    • @gerryheynes5082
      @gerryheynes5082 10 месяцев назад +4

      It’s fine in the lower layer, with soil or compost on top. It will decompose in situ, otherwise use it as a mulch on top, especially around shrubs.

    • @housinauthority5258
      @housinauthority5258 9 месяцев назад

      Completely incorrect.

    • @Woodworkaddict
      @Woodworkaddict 8 месяцев назад +1

      Make your own video and dont put fresh grass on it

  • @lyndaedwards4628
    @lyndaedwards4628 9 месяцев назад

    You can come and do mine if you like, im panicking now 😢

  • @amwartwork
    @amwartwork Год назад +1

    bitchimin and soil dont mix really

  • @hoodie871
    @hoodie871 4 месяца назад +1

    YNWA

  • @jonathanvann4035
    @jonathanvann4035 5 месяцев назад

    It took you long to build bc you’re not a builder