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!

[@pauladamson7750]

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

[@jagjitsingh6302]

Great work, the best thing with your plan is that no concrete is used to put posts.

[@graveyard-shift]

i thought the same,don't really need post holes. sleepers are solid enough on their own,just a great idea to brace them with the post.

[@chrish5349]

Good on you lad. Great video

[@Ian-vo3vl]

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!

[@NoviceGardener]

Thanks! You're brave building it in the heatwave! 😅

[@elwynlear]

Well done man great video great beds

[@angeladonohoe1935]

Brilliant 👏

[@johnharkin5278]

Great video - really useful. Thanks

[@rugs108]

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

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! Good luck with your project!

[@michaelkolozsvari3575]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@R4NXL]

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

[@michellefemi-ola8780]

Beautiful

[@GarethChillingworth-Actual]

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

[@OnlyForYou92]

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

[@jason-hh6lu]

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

[@indiarids9170]

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

[@nuttyoncrypto9863]

Looks great .. cheers

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one!

[@markrollings1762]

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

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one!

[@nettlewarrior8627]

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

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one!

[@ZippeeKaiYay]

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

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers! Always the best way I think - there are too many videos out there that claim you can build and fill this for next to nothing!

[@patrewn]

I love your raised bed I've been dreaming of one but I think I've not got so much strength so I will probably buy one

[@romestunna_1227]

Another great video mate

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! 👍🏻

[@gtn3x87fk9]

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 👍

[@NoviceGardener]

That's a good shout - I'll have to keep it continually topped up with compost over time!

[@Ironman5631]

Great video mate. Am looking at creating something similar but 5 metres in length. Was going to haunch the base sleepers in, but must say I much prefer your method so will give it a go. Well done. Subscribed👍

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! Hope your project goes well!

[@mstar011]

Love it🎉

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers! 👍🏻

[@tomaustin8943]

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! 😂

[@NoviceGardener]

Good luck with it! My garden is slowly coming together now. I thought I'd have everything done by this point, but still so much to do!

[@sharonmc5192]

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! 👍🏼

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers! That's now just been added to my list of things to buy! It took a good couple of days to physically recover after this project - god help me when I get older! 🤣

[@petercampbe11]

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

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! It was a nightmare trying to get it off my hands! Glad I’m not the only one who’s had this problem 😅 Gloves are a must next time!

[@Ligerpride]

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

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one!

[@sully8317]

great job, in future would it not be easier tipping it into a tray and using a roller ?

[@philipford3921]

Another corker. Nice one mate.

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers! 👍🏻

[@basilquinn6032]

Fantastic vid ! what are the dimensions of the sleepers you cut on this bed ?

[@aye.its.keane_]

Hey mate, Can u tell me the ingredients and the sizes of the pieces of timber u cut ! This looks great! I want to plant and make a watermelon plant and is there a problem with having australian red dirt please reply!

[@bobthenob9017]

looks great however are you not worried about the roots being directly over your main waste pipe, from the looks of your manhole cover your drains run along under the bed could cause issues in later years, something to think about.

[@ghost70]

Just seen video, i am doing the same thing in my garden. 1 question is how do you replace the fence post when required as built up to the post 7 on top of where the post Crete would be ?

[@samrafferty11sr]

Looks great mate. Would love to take out one of my boarders with a slight slop, and do a raised bed. Only thing, it's 24 feet in length. Would turn into an expensive project. 😔 Just can't justify it at the moment. But you done a great job there. Looks well. 👌🏼

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! 👍🏻 It's quite expensive when you add it all up. I want to do a similar thing at the back of my garden, but the price is what's putting me off at the moment!

[@gavinnoname1424]

Looks like I now have the information required for my next project.

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! Good luck with your project!

[@johnnoble7610]

Great video mate. Starting doing my planters with sleepers soon. Only thing is the sleepers I have are only 1.3 long but we're free so can't grumble. I noticed your using the Milwaukee drill and impacted driver what you think of them. Was thinking about buying the set with 2 batteries 5Ah and charger £230

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 Big fan of the Milwaukee drill and impact. Batteries on them last ages too which is great.

[@tonymulreid6347]

Looks great well done. Only concern with that paint would be is it toxic to the plants? Haven't a clue if it is or not just asking the question.

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 A few others have mentioned this. I hadn't considered that at the time, but the plants have faired well since building it. But maybe they're just tolerating the toxins! Hopefully not! 😅

[@bl333ify]

Looks great! Can i please ask what size is each of the sleepers you used? Planning to do something similar too and your videos are always so helpful!

[@housinauthority5258]

They are 200mm x 100mm x 2400mm - standard sized sleepers

[@gavinparry5426]

3-4 weeks on with my Hayter Hawk 36 NG......Superb and miles better than the Bosch mower. Just no comparison.

[@NoviceGardener]

That was exactly my thought once I started using it. I debated buying one for a while because of the price, but it justifies itself!

[@Sandman3510]

Great video thanks. Is it ok to put grass in that you've dug out? Just wondered if it would make weeds grow through or not?

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 Fine with the clippings as long as they are deep - won't get any weeds germinating.

[@danj3322]

Great vid mate. I know you said the sleepers were from Jewsons, do you know which ones exactly as there are a few on their site and these look great. Thank you

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! These were the ones I went for: www.jewson.co.uk/p/fsc-incised-sleeper-green-treated-2400-x-200-x-100mm-ISGFRX24?mkwid=pcrid_657352113596_pdv_m_pmt__pkw__product_ISGFRX24_pgrid_151262517040_cpgnid_19266501990_ptaid_pla-1223297168809_adext__&si=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5f2lBhCkARIsAHeTvlhMUv7mPbxXO2u72aqOxWJQAHkYlbzhQ2thPkzTHHnwarrRl0sVxrwaAjbTEALw_wcB

[@graveyard-shift]

great video thanks for sharing,it's a sub from me........just one question has the bitchem affected the plants at all?i am thinking along the line of using a membrane.

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 A few have commented to say it could, but the plants are doing amazing in there!

[@tonypowell6669]

Brilliant video! What mitre saw did you use? I want to purchase one.

[@NoviceGardener]

Cheers 👍🏻 I forget the model, but it's a MacAllister one from B&Q

[@paijeelizabeth1363]

What wood have you used to separate your patio from your grass edge (where you have the trail of stones) please 😊

[@NoviceGardener]

I got it from Jewson from what I can remember. It’s just pressure treated stuff. Anything pressure treated will do the trick 👍🏻

[@stevedowdeswell139]

Timber yards generally offer better prices to the sheds. Looks great.

[@parthp1808]

I am looking to do this and I am totally new to this. I am worried about soil seeping away from bottom in rain. Is there anything I should do about that?

[@NoviceGardener]

I wouldn’t worry about it. The frame itself weighs a ton! Nothing is escaping!

[@DanFree7]

you could cut them with a chain saw :) I think it would also do the job for this project.

[@zombiehoggy3701]

Chainsaw does work but cut isn’t a good. Speaking from experience haha

[@garethparry6673]

Very nice👌 and who cares how much it cost, if you’re happy 😃 #YNWA come on you Reds!

[@NoviceGardener]

Bang on! 👍🏻 Let's hope for a better season this year! 🙏

[@davidgibb2721]

This looks really, really nice. I've made three beds to essentially the same design, except with 75x75 posts for the corners and 45x145 joists for the sides, all reclaimed from our old deck. One question - I couldn't quite see, but did you counterbore the pilot holes or just drive the bolts flush by compression?

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! I just drove them in until they were flush. Using a countersink probably would have been more aesthetically pleasing in hindsight.

[@davidgibb2721]

@@NoviceGardener Slightly better looking, possibly, but it was a hell of a faff swapping between the spade bit and drill bit! Your results look more than good enough, and I'm thinking I could have saved myself a lot of hassle!

[@tanvirkaur1654]

Hiya what are the measurements for the sleepers?

[@NoviceGardener]

100x200x2400

[@CraigCasling-lv5hm]

Hiya mate can you give me some tips on mine 😂. I’m currently doing the same thing but my garden is on a slope but I obv want the planters level but it’s giving me a massive headache atm

[@NoviceGardener]

You could always excavate part of the slope. The bed would then just slot straight in. Bit of digging though!

[@romestunna_1227]

When is the best time to apply liquid iron to the lawn,when it's hot or raining?

[@Limosical]

Liquid iron is absorbed by the grass leaf, best to give it 3 to 6 hours before any rain or watering. You can leave it for an hour before watering but the results won't be as good, I do that sometimes when I apply other liquids at the same time.

[@romestunna_1227]

@@Limosical OK thank you

[@pamelapamela8368]

the grass has no weeds but full with grass

[@pricey78]

Looks like a Persimmon build you have? Stumbled across your videos the other day, watched loads so thanks for sharing! You’ve undertaken so much work, well done! Subscribe from me…… On a side note, can you not pressure wash that salt out the back bricks, it’s quite prominent in all your videos. Keep up the good work 👍

[@NoviceGardener]

Nice one! 👍🏻 Close! Morris Homes. And with pressure washing - I've tried a few times! It's gets off some of it, but the thicker parts are almost untouchable! I'm thinking of building something similar to this along the back wall so that the plants grow up and cover it. I also want to build a venetian fence along some of the brickwork either side too, but that seems a more expensive task than I originally thought! 😅 I cannot wait for the day that I do not have to face brick on all sides! 🤣

[@R1chardH]

Got so many projects planned, shame tye price of time is so high. Waiting for that recession that never seems to come 😂

[@edithah2374]

You could have planted those shrubs straight to the ground if you want it to grow tall for privacy. It would have been better to plant vegetables , free organic vegetables .

[@CountryWoodsUK]

AVOID BITUMEN!! if your building this for fruit or veg! fabric is the NON-TOXIC alternative. but a very well built planter never the less.

[@housinauthority5258]

I'd have stapled DPM or DPC to the insides

[@swpowell1226]

Why are the boards called sleepers ?

[@sebastianfinocchiaro870]

The name came from railway sleepers, the timber that was used to sit the railway tracks on, they mostly use concrete sleepers these days.

[@msf0708]

Why are all new build houses built on clay 😅 you’ve got the same problem as me

[@lyndaedwards4628]

You can come and do mine if you like, im panicking now 😢

[@danb6803]

Don’t put fresh grass clippings in under plants things need to decompose beforehand otherwise it will harm your plants. Other than that great build

[@gerryheynes5082]

It’s fine in the lower layer, with soil or compost on top. It will decompose in situ, otherwise use it as a mulch on top, especially around shrubs.

[@housinauthority5258]

Completely incorrect.

[@unleashed70]

Make your own video and dont put fresh grass on it

[@amwartwork]

bitchimin and soil dont mix really