They can be used in doing numerous different home decor projects, including making the functional objects to surprising decor stuff and centerpieces. Maybe a door hasp closure or some velcro or something.Is chicken wire not worthy for making the chicken coops or rabbit houses? They are much more than this if you think from a genius and creative perspective of thinking. I still need to figure out some way to keep the upper corners of the fence panels together.I may have mis-configured the drill jig, or maybe I should have pre-drilled the other board too, or maybe should have used the fine-thread screws instead of coarse-thread screws? The pocket screws had a tendency to split the thin 1×2 boards.I wasn’t able to find pressure-treated 1x2s in 10′ lengths, so I had to rip a 2圆x10 into 1x2x10s using the table saw, which was tricky. Design the bed to be 4×8′ instead of 5×10′, because it’s difficult to get 10′ lumber in all sizes and types.If I was to do this project again, I would make a few changes to the plan: (We decided not to use the extra support brackets shown in the plan.) Resultsįor once, it turned out like the pinterest image! Nailed It! I borrowed a Kreg jig from a friend, and bought a box of their blue outdoor pocket screws. In the past, I’ve wanted to experiment with pocket screws, and this seemed like a decent project for an experiment. Here’s the detailed plan we came up with (click to view higher-resolution image): Since this garden bed is in our front yard, we really wanted it to look nice, so we chose Option 3, using the pre-fab metal corners to keep the bed nice and square, with drop-in fence panels. Fence panels would be easy to keep square even if things shift around.Ĭons: Metal corners are more expensive ($12.50 each from Gardener’s Supply Company) Pros: Metal corners would make it very sturdy and look very nice. Option 3 – Pre-fab metal corners with fence panels that slide into holes in the corners PVC holders like this are widely-used and can be used with hoops+plastic to make a mini greenhouse.Ĭons: More fiddly to build fence panels, need to keep tubes clear of dirtĬost estimate: $132 (with 4×4 corners) or $106 (no corners, just screw 2×6’s together) Pros: No expensive corner brackets or posts.
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Option 2 – Normal frame plus PVC holders for fence panels
If the posts shift over time, it may become difficult to slide the fence panels in and out. Unsure how deep into ground to drive posts. Pros: Looks nice, would be sturdy, reasonable price.Ĭons: Need to use table saw to cut channels in posts.
Option 1 – Notched corner post with framed fence panels Here’s the finished project:Īfter looking around at pinterest and various websites, we found three potential designs that might work: Additionally, we wanted the fence to be easily removed as needed for planting, weeding, cultivating, harvest, etc. After a fall and winter with chicken-wire + four metal fence posts, we started researching different ways of building a slightly-raised garden bed with a well-supported fence around the outside. There are a ton of rabbits on our neighborhood, so we wanted to find an attractive way to keep them out of the garden.
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