Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 03, 2017 12:28 pm What would you recommend for raised garden beds, cypress pine or eco timber? Pros and cons? Thanks Re: Cypress pine or eco timber for raised garden beds 2Jan 03, 2017 3:32 pm I'm about to build a raised bed as well, and I'm currently tending towards option number 3: textured concrete sleepers, like the Ridgi system (it costs far more then timber sleepers though) They last longer, and concrete is more inert. Untreated hardwood is my other option. I'm just wary of using anything treated. I realise that the jury is out on CCA, and the ACQ is readily available, but call me paranoid, I just don't want to take that chance. To answer the original OP question, I would go with eco-timber, which is ACQ treated (rather than CCA timber, which contains Arsenic, and is effectively banned in the US and EU for residential use, but is still quite common in AU) thanks chippy! here is the back of the wall which has not been backfilled yet. Here is the same back of the wall taken from the other end, behind the steps. As you… 5 2181 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you going to have the frame exposed or are you cladding it with something. Usually if you are making an exposed frame you would use solid legs around 100x100 or… 3 7242 |