This design drains neatly past the wood so you don t need any landscape fabric.
Raised garden beds using metal roofing.
It has short sides it s 10 5 inches deep and is just over 3 feet long.
The metal roofing panels were 15 each which adds up to almost half the project.
On a flat surface big enough for a 8 x 4 raised bed lay down two 26 x 4 x 4 cedar boards parallel to each other roughly 8 apart photo 1a.
This is especially beneficial to people with back problems.
We purchased corrugated sheet metal in 2 x 8 sections.
Making raised beds from galvanized roofing tins.
Raised beds also help reduce weed issues make gardening more accessible for those that have trouble bending over and taking care of their plants and the beds provide and overall pleasing look that can fit most any landscape or design aesthetic depending on which material you use.
I built the side frames for the raised beds first.
Cut the sheet metal into 2 high sections.
Raised garden beds have several advantages over flat gardens.
I screwed together four panels into a roughly 2 x 8 assembly using self tapping.
The 8 sides used full length 2x4s with 3 21 1 4 inch vertical pieces as supports on the sides and the middle.
The garden bed kit is a convenient raised garden bed kit on amazon.
The height of a raised bed allows you to tend to plants and harvest vegetables.
Raised garden beds have several advantages over flat gardens.
In fact you can even put raised beds over unused concrete areas and on rooftops making small or urban sunny spaces potential spots for a garden.
Instructions for building raised garden beds.
4 2 x 3 x 8 pieces of wood we used redwood it was not pressure treated wood for the box frame.
With this corrugated metal raised garden bed you get the best of both worlds the wonderful garden function and a beautiful addition to your yard.
Raised bed garden from roofing sheet metal step 1.
1 4 x 4 x 8 piece of metal flashing cut into 4 22 sections.
Few weeds will grow in a raised bed because of.
The 4 sides only used 2 supports per side which made for a total of 10 vertical support pieces.
We show you how to build a raised garden bed with corrugated steel sides.