Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Can I build a garden bed with concrete pavers? 4Jan 25, 2019 7:17 am ennoh What type of reinforcing should I use? I'm a novice - havent laid bricks before but I'm willing to give it a go. Well, if you want to give it a go, you'll need to learn a bit, so start searching the Internet on strip footings, concrete mix, string lines, mortar mix and laying bricks. With respect to reinforcing, it depends how deep you want to go, but preparation for a very simple strip footing is shown in this photo. Your local steel supplier can provide reinforcing mesh specifically for strip footings and you'll need saddles to raise it up roughly into the centre of the concrete. However, as you can see from the photo, for a non-critical application such as a garden bed, you can just cut up normal reinforcing mesh and use rocks or brick fragments as saddles. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Can I build a garden bed with concrete pavers? 6Jan 25, 2019 12:58 pm Buy a cheap grinder with metal cutting discs. Learn to use it But it will be much less cutting if you just buy trench mesh, it is sold in 6 m lengths. Best online site is I would know of is Buy Building Supplies, here a the link for a suitable mesh: https://buybuildingsupplies.com.au/shop ... _2911_2913 Your concrete footing width should be at least 250 mm. Also, if you plan to render your garden bed later, you would need to waterproof from the inside. Consider SikaTite BE from Bunnings, it is really easy to apply yourself, you would need to apply it in two layers. Those span tables can be pushed a little for a low deck if you dont mind a little flex. Last deck I did, I pushed it a little and it was still rock solid - no noticeable… 6 13778 Appreciate that Chippy. I won’t do sand under pavers and will connect all up under pavers, however I was going to do: 1) Roadbase compacted with manual hand tamper 2)… 10 18578 |