How To Build A Timber Sleeper Garden Bed
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4 x 2400mm lengths
Treated Pine Sleepers 200 X 50mm
1 x 2400mm length
Treated Pine 90 X 45mm
1 x 1L
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Tools used: Framing gun. You can replace this with screws or nails.
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Miter Saw. You can replace this with a hand saw.
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Snap a before picture and measure the size of the garden beds.
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Measure and mark each length of sleeper.
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Cut corner joins at a 45° angle.
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Measure and mark the length of the back supports.
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Cut back supports to length.
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Lay your sleepers down with the outside facing down. Line up your back support in the inside corner.
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Nail the back support to both sleepers.
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For a straight join nail only half of the back support to the sleepers.
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Nail the back support to the straight cut edge of the short end.
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Attach short side to the back support.
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Attach back support to the inside corner.
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Attach back support to the short side.
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Attach the short side to the corner back support.
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Mark out and dig soil to level frame.
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Lift your frame into place and make sure it's level.
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Attach both sides together by nailing through the back support.
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Protect your timber. Make sure you mix it really well first.
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Paint on the timber oil.
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Taaa Daaa!
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