![]() So unless I can come up with something better, or someone has a better idea, B) is the only viable option. I can only do that in A), because in B) the blocks would be in the way at the corners, which would prevent me from stapling the chicken wire down to anything at the corners. In addition, in both A) and B) approaches, I would need some way to prevent gaps from forming between the horizontal boards that make up the bed and the bottom of the chicken wire, so I'd need to make sure that the chicken wire extends at least a little bit down onto the top of the boards so that it can be stapled down along the entire perimeter. I'm not sure if I'd be able to push the chicken wire into place enough to staple it down at these gaps without requiring a significant overlap of chicken wire onto the top of the boards around the entire perimeter of the fence.ī) If I put the 2x2s on each side of the corner nub that's inside the bed and wrap the wire around the outside, there would be no gaps at the corners, but the amount of space in the bed would be slightly more restricted for bushy plants than in A). Each of these methods has some drawbacks that I can identify:Ī) If I put the 2x2s in the unused corner slots outside and wrap the wire around the outside, that will add two little gaps at each corner, which would need to be fixed somehow. These 2x2s could either be placed in the two unused slots of the block that are outside the bed, or they could be placed inside the bed, on either side of the one corner nub of the block that is inside the bed. Aside from using straight rebar sticking 3 feet out of each corner as attachment points for the chicken wire, the only other idea I have is to instead use two 2x2s at each corner. Here's what I've come up with after thinking about it a bit. Has anyone built a fence around a bed that uses these blocks? I do plan on putting rebar through the blocks to brace them to the ground since I'm going to be stacking them 3-high, and while I could certainly get longer rebar that would stick out of the blocks high enough that I could use them as fence posts for the chicken wire, I'd rather avoid the look of exposed rebar sticking 3 feet out of the ground! The blocks come with a hole in the middle, but the hole is sized to fit a piece of #4 rebar (1/2 inch diameter), so not even a 1x1 would fit in them. However, I'll need to build a fence to keep rabbits out, and since these blocks will be at each corner of the bed, I'm not sure where I would put the vertical posts for the chicken wire since there's no way to put a wooden post through one of these, and they take up both the inside and the outside of the corners. I'm planning to use these to build a raised bed since they seem very easy and just as sturdy as using 4x4s to brace the corners. They're about $3.50 apiece, and you just place one at every corner of the bed, then just push your 2x lumber into the slots on the side. ![]() We're trying to keep the following list uncluttered, by only adding subreddits of more than 1000 subscribers.įor reference, This is an Oldcastle garden block. Moderators are the sole arbiters on what constitutes offensive content. Abusive or offensive content will result in an immediate ban. This includes promotion of blogs, YouTube channels, and other social media No advertising or self-promotion is allowed. ![]() If you wouldn't say it in front of your grandmother or niece, don't say it here. R/gardening is a FAMILY FRIENDLY community. Plant, pest and disease identification are much easier with geographical context. Please give a general location when asking questions. R/gardening is a place for the best guides, pictures, and discussions of all things related to plants and their care. ![]()
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