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) 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 6573 Iām just in the process of replacing 2 stud walls that have been severely damaged by termites and am planning to use h2 blue pine. I just wanted to if anyone can advise… 0 52849 Hi, as per the subject. Does anyone have any recommendations for the best value decking oil (Bunning is close to where I live) for a treated pine deck? Thanks 0 10940 |