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Hi all. I have been looking for wood to make some more raised beds and was wondering is there any ideas on how to get some scrap wood for free?
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Freecycle.
Ring round scaffold companies and ask if they are getting rid of any damaged stuff. It can be fairly cheap.
I found a source of pallet collars for £6 each.
Gardening / Pallet collars
(From pallet yard that also had some old scaffolding boards I got too)Comment
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Check out sheds. Men's sheds. Or behind men's sheds.
John-Next-Door and Chris-T'Other-Side have each set aside a fifth of their plots it seems, for wood that "might come in useful one day"All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I got a load of off cuts of scaffold boards at unit 1 arrowe commercial park........ask for Derek.
Loving my allotment!Comment
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hmmmph, why is Liverpool so far away?
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Aw thanks Newton. I will see if I can come get some soon. How big are they around?Winter is comingComment
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Pretty much any company might have a few old pallets lying around, supermarkets/DIY stores might give you some broken ones if you can find anyone working there with a bit of initiative
The wood's cheap, but it's still wood! sanded down and varnished, you get something a little bit like:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlinkLast edited by JeffUK; 29-08-2012, 10:24 PM.Comment
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