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

In today's video, I show you how you can build a raised bed using very basic DIY experience!

You don't need to be an expert to build something like this - you just need a bit of time and a few tools and you're sorted!

[pauladamson]

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

[rugs]

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

[ian_md]

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!

[jontunes]

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

[jason-hhlu]

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

[ZippeeKaiYay]

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

[GarethChillingworth-Actual]

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

[darrenanderson]

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

[MrAnon-]

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 👍

[nettlewarrior]

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

[petercampbe]

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

[markrollings]

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

[tomaustin]

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! 😂

[Ligerpride]

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

[sharonmc]

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! 👍🏼

[RNXL]

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

[rebeccasams]

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 😂

[indiarids]

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

[handyvickers]

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!

[Cuttingandsewing]

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