Sleepers for raised flowerbed

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Hardip
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Joined: 26 Feb 2008
Posts: 45

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:01 pm Post subject: Sleepers for raised flowerbed

Hi,

It's time to part-do my garden up and I want to construct a raised flowerbed and was considering using sleepers to build it.

The garden is largely concreted over with a [approx] 2'x10' area left as soil for flowers and vegitation. I was going to alter that dimenion so it is roughly 4'x7'. This would involve removing some of the concrete laid down.

The question that I have is what should the bottom set of sleepers sit on? Should it be over a concrete foundation, compacted dirt or some other substrate?

Cheers!

Hardip.

darrenba
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Joined: 01 Feb 2008
Posts: 98
Location: Dorset

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

Here's some info on how to build with sleepers http://www.pavingexpert.com/featur08.htm

And here are some project ideas http://www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%20ideas,%20photos%20and%20projects.htm

Hardip
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Joined: 26 Feb 2008
Posts: 45

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

Many thanks for those links. Answered my question and then some. Thumbright

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