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See 2. of my answers, a proper block wall or a sleeper wall, leave a gap of a few inches for inevitable fence repair/replacement. Not much point in dpm, in my experience damp will always get behind it.
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Sorry missed that first time round.
Any reason not to use alternative timber rather than brick? It’ll only be around 600mm tall and sheet timber will be much quicker than brick and cheaper than sleepers.
For the dpm I meant to retain moisture in the bed, rather than preventing moisture behind it.And do I need to bed the sleepers on hardcore/concrete to stop them moving?
Trunkie
Thanks for the replies everyone, very useful.
It looks like some eBay people are still offering sleeper delivery as well.
What should I use against the fence line? Marine ply? Do I need to use a DPM inside the raised beds?
@hugo7 we plan to have a small section breaking out into the lawn area in the last 3rd which will have an apple tree in it, which will help break up the long run.
That photo was taken from the patio so there is room behind where I was standing for table and chairs.
Not really keen to terrace the lawn at this stage as our son is about to start walking and is like him to have as much step free space as possible to run (and eventually ride a bike!)
Any suggestions for the right hand side? I’m thinking small beds with some bushy type things and maybe some stuff growing up the fence. Keen to keep as much width as possible as the garden’s already long and thin.