DIY Lawn Edging Installation - Garden Renovation

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Check out the previous videos in my garden renovation series:
Part 1 - Planning:
• Garden Renovation - Fr...
Part 2 - Digging a Sleeper Wall Trench:
• Digging a Trench for a...
Part 3 - Building a Retaining Wall with Sleepers:
• Building a Retaining W...
Part 4 - Building Steps from Timber Sleepers:
• Building Steps from Ti...
Part 5 - Ground Prep for a Patio Sub-Base:
• Ground Prep for a Pati...
Part 6 - Preparing the Patio Sub-Base:
• Preparing a PATIO SUB-...
Part 7 - Laying a Porcelain Patio:
• Laying a Porcelain PAT...
Part 8 - Installing a French Drain
• French Drain Install -...
Part 9 - Levelling Clay Soil
• Levelling Clay Soil - ...
Part 10 - Levelling a New Lawn with Topsoil
• How to Easily LEVEL a ...
Part 11 - Seeding a New Lawn
• Seeding a NEW LAWN - N...
Part 12 - One Month Lawn Update
• Seeding a NEW LAWN wit...
Part 13 - First Cut of a Newly Seeded Lawn
• Cutting a Newly Seeded...
Part 14 - Installing a Flower Bed
• How to Install a Flowe...

[@TheSpy605]

I loved learning how to edge in this video! I will edge now wherever I go, thank you for teaching me how to edge!

[@positivemagnet998]

I'm trying to do my big back garden, on my own so watching your videos is helping me get ideas Thanks

[@jonnysgardenmaintenance]

Just eating the dinner Rob sure that video was better than any news broadcast, ive a lawn renovation booked in myself next week im looking forward to doing it hope all good 👍

[@ryano2644]

wow. what a difference that border has made. looking forward to seeing what you have planned for the upper part of the garden. keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@andyshortland]

lawns looking mint there

[@reflct]

Quality work bud and real easy to watch video. keep pushing

[@GW._.]

Great job smashing it.

[@luxerylux]

Looks really good. 👏🏼

[@alex1975uk]

That’s Steven Gerrard narrating this video, and there’s nothing you can say to change my mind.

[@NoviceGardener]

🤣

[@Tapidlfj]

Haha, Steve G has a stronger scouse accent, more Rooney

[@Mike_5]

Defo a Manc Lad

[@thefruitgrower]

Hahahahahhaha

[@craigbond7877]

Beautiful backyard.

[@chedrwastaken]

ive always struggled with edging because i always end up finishing accidentally

[@CristanioPeweyyy]

I edged to this video

[@nathannyhuis]

Great videos mate!

[@antwonefernandez7554]

Nice work.

[@namastamy8561]

Amazing work!

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! 👍🏻

[@catherinemurphy873]

An amazing job 💯. Thanks 👍

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@petelevity7491]

Hello from Dublin, great job man, looks really well 👍👍

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! 👍🏻

[@rogermena1877]

Wow nice job

[@NoviceGardener]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@ElijahsThrone]

Thanks!

[@davekosztan4641]

Good work 👏

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one 👍🏻

[@Jordan.E]

Are you sure you're not a professional? That's got a proper showroom finish to it, great job!

[@sandraallen4142]

For future reference, put your plants in before the bark. I agree with the other comment about avoiding the membrane if you're going to plant on top, plants need space to root freely

[@lostintheirishsea]

Good job.

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one!

[@9mccloud]

Love it❤

[@annaw2812]

Helpful video, thank you. The weedmat/membrane is a bad idea long term though. Bad for soil health and doesn't do your plants any favours.

[@NoviceGardener]

We've almost changed our mind with this area since. We have plant pots on top of this space currently. We are going to be stoning the entire area instead of having the soil.

[@redrock1963]

Looks great.

[@K511972]

Hi Thank you so much for your useful video. Can you please tell me what the measurements of the garden edge (wood boarder)? Thanks

[@jkntrds9635]

I have a similar set up and I have blackbirds pecking at the bark and chucking it onto the grass :( I think I will replace it with gravel soon

[@NoviceGardener]

I’ve had a few doing this already!

[@Hometownblues]

Looks class! What size was the wood you used for the stakes mate? Attempting a similar border myself.

[@NoviceGardener]

I'm sure they were 45x25 - I think anyway - sorry I can't be more specific! I just went to B&Q and had a good look at everything until I found what I thought would do the job. Good luck with your project! 👍🏻

[@glennwhitlock1272]

Very nice. What I would encourage people to do, though, is give the wood some extra protection with a creosote substitute or similar. Even pre treated wood will rot quickly in a border. Easy to replace, I suppose.

[@NoviceGardener]

That’s a pretty good shout. I’m I. The process of making a raising planter out of sleepers and I’m looking to add more protection to the wood just to give it more longevity!

[@paulgarner5069]

Great video, this is similar to what im doing right now, what was the wood you was using please. 👍

[@NoviceGardener]

It's just pressure treated stuff I picked up from B&Q

[@nishadnurmahomed8624]

Hi thanks mate for this amazing series. Really helping out us diyers. Few questions if u could help me with. 1) what size sleeper height and thickness did you use and where did you buy em from? Jus the general treated wood from b&q any good? 2) did u mention u poored post screed into the post holes to reinforce them. 3) what screws did you use to attached post to timber edging. 4) instead of wooden posts do you think metal stakes would do a good enough job without the screed as im not confident using post screed. Many thanks in advance!

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 1. sleepers are 200mmx100mm - got them from Jewson, but anywhere should be fine. 2. used postcrete to secure them in place - put 1 third of the post in the ground. 3. I used 150mm timberlock screws. 4. metal posts should be just as good (I did consider this during the planning phase!)

[@gsk492]

Great work mate. What type of wood did you use ?

[@NoviceGardener]

I used treated timber - won’t last forever but will hopefully last long enough

[@NoviceGardener]

Ah, it was 1800mm x 120mm - 24mm thick too

[@stuu3270]

What is the best wood to use for edging, please?

[@ilijapavlovich4512]

Hi Mate can you let me know the wood materials you used? Thanks job looks great

[@NoviceGardener]

It's just treated wood from B&Q. Just made sure that whatever you get is pressure treated so that it can hold up. The posts will inevitably rot away, but it will be an easy job in the future to refresh these. They should last a good few years though.

[@ShaamoneHeeHee]

Love your videos mate, good honest hard graft with amazing looking results. You should be very proud of yourself.

[@langfordjack1]

What type of timber have you used for direct ground contact?

[@NoviceGardener]

I used pressure treated stuff. It will rot in time, but it will last for a good few years before that happens!

[@anyadee444]

I thought treated timber would last a long time. I'm going to attempt this border, except with pebbles on top. Where did you get the timber please? I need cheap realt as I'm in a rented place 🙂

[@TonyAFC85]

How are the boards holding up are the rotting or doing ok?

[@NoviceGardener]

They're doing great! I've just levelled the lawn again, taking it right up to the edging, and it has held up great.

[@TheKerr1983]

Good video what wood did you use for the border

[@NoviceGardener]

Just pressure treated stuff from B&Q

[@TheKerr1983]

@@NoviceGardener thank you keep posting fanastic stuff

[@hashmo101]

Sorry for the dumb question but what is the tool you are using to create the holes for the posts? Is it a small jackhammer tool?

[@NoviceGardener]

Not a dumb question! It's an SDS drill. Specifically the Titan one that you can pick up from Toolstation or Screwfix. It's got much more power than a regular drill!

[@hashmo101]

@@NoviceGardener thank you! For some reason I never thought of using a drill to create the holes for the posts in the soil. But now you’ve explained it it makes absolute sense. Thank you :)

[@hashmo101]

I’m thinking of doing something similar to you. Painting my fence black. And then using black railway sleepers as a border.

[@NoviceGardener]

Good luck with your project! 🙏😁

[@adityagoyal6489]

Whats the big drill which you are running into the ground?

[@NoviceGardener]

It's an SDS drill - Titan. You can get it from Toolstation or Screwfix for around £70 from what I can remember.

[@philharmonic2251]

Surely those wood panels used for edging will rot in no time at all?

[@NoviceGardener]

2 years on and they're still standing. They'll need to replaced at some point, but will be easier than the original install.

[@johnryder8464]

You could have attached wooden stakes to the back of your boards and hammered them in place.

[@mikinotminnie7678]

Silly question but what stops the lawn edging from rotting from water? are they always treated before you buy them?

[@NoviceGardener]

I always buy treated wood for projects like this. But inevitably, they will rot away in time, but we're talking years!

[@greasy_baboons294]

So the wood is going to break down over time right

[@NoviceGardener]

Inevitably, it will. But with it being pressure treated, it should lay a good few years before it shows any signs of rot.

[@1818nightrider]

Can u please share the wood dimension u used?

[@NoviceGardener]

It was 20mm by 100mm.

[@penghaizhang9998]

will the stake rot soon ?

[@NoviceGardener]

Yep, but this is something I will replace every few years to tidy things up. Should only be a quick job with everything already in place.

[@samlyon]

What measurements are the panels & posts?

[@NoviceGardener]

From what I can remember, panels were 18x100 and the posts were 45x45.

[@adrianphotovisions2308]

what wood did you use and dimensions?

[@NoviceGardener]

I can’t remember exactly, but I’m sure it was 100x20x1800

[@vladislavovich100]

Not protecting the wood? It will rot soon

[@dorothythelabskeleton80]

I knocked my pegs into the ground and every one went in at a different angle. The entire length of the boarding looks wonky. I've pulled it up. it looks crap.

[@NoviceGardener]

Nightmare! It takes quite a bit of time to get everything lined up correctly! The holes are key before anything in knocked into place.

[@ryangreen419]

Can you add an email address to your about page so I can send a PM ?

[@darrenboston342]

Don’t see the point of putting bark down to be honest, should have gone up to the sleepers with the turf if your not gonna plant anything🤔 Gravel near lawn (step) never a good idea esp for mowing. Would have put the lawn edging in first before laying the lawn, that’s just me.