Materials For Raised Beds

 

I have enough 4ft (1.2m) and 3ft (900mm) Scaffold board left for one more raised bed. So I have been looking for another supplier for boards as the company I got the last ones from no longer deals in reclaimed un-sanded scaffold boards. 

To be honest their boards were not ideal, many split with bad banding on the ends. I had to remove the banding from the 4 foot boards so I could screw the 3 foot boards into them, and when cut they were not right angles to the length of the boards.  

My web surfing lead me to Rugged London who are based in Kent and sell cut boards in lengths of 13ft, 10ft, 8ft, 7ft, 6ft, 4ft & 3ft.  My replacement raised beds are 4ft x 3ft or 1.2m x 0.9m and I need 4 boards of each length to make one raised bed 

Converting 3 number 2.4m x 1.2m framed beds on plot 1, numbered 12, 13 & 14  with 6 number raised beds means I need 6 x 4 = 24 number 1.2m Boards and 24 number 0.9m boards. 

I also have the narrow 2.4m beds H1 & H1 that are along the boundary line between plots 1 & 1A so I have purchased 8 number 2.4m or 8ft to extend the height of those beds, I have a few small timber roof joists in the pile which will form the narrow width ends and some 1/3 span ties. 

The Asparagus bed is now covered in paving slabs and that may become the new home for the potatoes in buckets. 

David from Rugged London can be contacted on 0203 1501248 

or mobile 07804 444409 email David@ruggedlondon.co.uk

Web Page ruggedlondon.co.uk

9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

I read the Trustpilot reviews before I contacted David & Rugged London 

They were most complementary of the company & of David and his staff.  

The reclaimed un-sanded boards retail at about £2 per foot, but if you provided David with a schedule of numbers and length you required he will give you a price including delivery. You can even get a 10% discount on your first order by signing up for the company newsletter.  

David then sent me a monzo payment link for payment for the boards, and we arranged for the delivery at my allotment to take place tomorrow, and David will advise me of the ETA in the morning. 

Tomorrow is the driest day I can make as I have another nurse appointment on Friday. I will need to get down there and clear an area for stacking the boards anyway. I will report on here the quality of the boards and the service I receive tomorrow.