Cedar Raised Garden Bed -- Easy 1-day Build -- Less than $100

How to build a HUGE Cedar Raised Garden Bed! DIY project in 1 day for less than $100...
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[@crystalfelder1656]

Beautiful Garden Box! Thanks for the clearly laid out instruction! …and all the laughs! Haha

[@ALAINDOUCET-g2g]

Looks like a great box but I don't have any measurements or amount of wood to buy or the # of cuts to make. Makes it hard to figure out if you're not a handyman. Wish I had a shopping list that was clear so I could make my own.

[@linedancejoan]

Very well thought out and really put together so it won’t fall apart. Great job Jimmy😊

[@jimseviltwin1]

Very handsome planter box. If I may be so bold to offer some advice: I have built six similar boxes ( 4”x4” redwood posts, with 1”x4” cedar sides; all attached to the posts with sliding dovetail joints ). The Achilles heal for my builds were the bottoms, after a couple of years they would blow out, even though I used 2”x2” rails along the bottom of the box on which the bottom slats rested upon. To ameliorate another fix I replaced the 2”x2” rails with 2”x4”s (Fir) and instead of a single layer of slats, I overlapped it with another layer- I, too, used cedar pickets on the bottom. So far, so good- when these boxes are filled with sodden soil they are very heavy! p.s. the reason I went with solid posts was so I could attach casters on the bottom to be able to move them around (tip: buy the small Harbor Freight mover’s dolly’s to get casters; they’re pretty good and cheaper than buying four separate casters of the same quality !)

[@cedarcrosswoodworks]

Great points and advice! My goal here was to make this quick and under $100 some quality and durability might suffer as a result. I will certainly re-evaluate how to make the bottom slats more sturdy. They have held up for a year now but I am sure they will fail one day

[@richardfitzsimmons4312]

It turned out nice....but the only thing i might do different is put a rail on the inside along the long sides and then sit the bottom boards on top of that and screw them from the top into the rails....seems like it might have more support with all the wright of the dirt

[@cedarcrosswoodworks]

Yeah I thought of that after the fact as well. However, after almost a full year being full of dirt and plants, I have not seen any issues with it. I could definitely see how over time it might become an issue

[@glenntaylor4844]

Nice planter. Do you have a parts list with dimensions? Thanks

[@cedarcrosswoodworks]

I bought 25 pickets and had a few leftover in the end. I based the dimensions relative to a 6' fence picket so I could get the most out of the pieces. So 1 picket length for the front/back slats, 1/2 picket length for the legs, 1/3 picket length for the sides and bottoms. Worked out great!

[@GregoryKThomas]

Love the idea and the simple-to-follow instructions. My only concern and if I could be so bold as to suggest is using a cleat system to rest the bottom pieces on instead of screwing them straight into the bottom siding piece. The weight of soil over time may pull the bottom pieces apart. screwing them into a cleat on the inside of the box keeps the weight and pressure of the soil bearing down onto the screws instead of against the screws.

[@billcooke9923]

awesome job, yet another idea for sales thank you

[@larrystone5749]

Good video thanks for sharing enjoyed it