Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Feb 04, 2018 10:44 am I have a wooden slat fence which sits goes almost a foot below the below soil level, and I live in SE Qld where submerged timber is never a good idea due to the termite risks. I dug out the soil earlier this week so it was no longer submerged and put in a really basic garden edging. Any suggestions what I should do to the garden bed and fence to minimise termite risks? I was hoping to plant some creeping vines against the fence soon to cover it up, as it's a big ugly. I have some old roofing tin I was considering using to create a barrier between the area of the fence that is 'underground' before filling it back in with soil, but of course it won't be completely watertight. Thoughts? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Wooden slat fence below soil level 2Feb 04, 2018 11:24 am Id probably paint the section of fence thats visible without paint then do a layer of white decorative stones, but i wouldnt fill it all the way up. You want to keep it a visual inpection point, thats the reason you removed the soil after all. Is it buried on the other side? Re: Wooden slat fence below soil level 3Feb 04, 2018 12:03 pm cat_dunc Id probably paint the section of fence thats visible without paint then do a layer of white decorative stones, but i wouldnt fill it all the way up. You want to keep it a visual inpection point, thats the reason you removed the soil after all. Is it buried on the other side? Good idea. No, there's concrete on the other side. The only thing with doing the stones with the current setup, is that the brick edging is only superficial and doesn't really support the soil/grass. I'm afraid that if I leave it like that, even with some stones in it, that the yard might start caving in slowly on this section. Should I line it with some sort of plastic or something (ideally cheap, I don't want to spend a lot on this). Old Home Restoration / Renovation To reduce noise transfer without compromising the aesthetic of your exposed I beams, consider filling the 100mm gap between the I beams and the floor above with dense,… 6 9156 isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17528 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6595 |