Bricks are likely to come up with every renovation, for example because you have removed the old, brick garden shed. The red bricks are often given away or sold for little money. Corresponding offers can be found, for example, in the classifieds section of a well-known auction house on the Internet. You can use it to build both dry and mortared walls.
Brick raised beds are very durable
You should have these materials ready
You will need the following materials for this raised bed made of old bricks:
- Bricks (amount depends on the size, shape and height of the planned bed)
- Mortar (freshly mixed cement)
- Filling material (coarse garden waste, compost, humus and topsoil)
When it comes to tools, you need a piece of string, a spirit level, spade, shovel, mason's or trapezoidal trowel and a rubber mallet to pound the bricks into place.
This is how the raised bed is built from bricks
Before actually building the brick walls, you must first find a suitable location for the raised bed. Such a bed looks very pretty, for example, as a border to the terrace or as an eye-catcher in the front yard. Incidentally, the bed does not necessarily have to be rectangular: With the right planning, bricks can also be made into round, polygonal or completely different shapes (e.g. several beds at different heights).
prepare the ground
A well-prepared subsoil is immensely important for the stability of the brick raised bed. If possible, choose direct ground contact - after all, the raised bed is open at the bottom and water must be able to drain off - and mark the area with a cord. Then remove the turf and dig a pit about ten centimeters deep. Remove all stones and root weeds. If necessary, fill in a foundation of gravel and rubble and compact it carefully.
Wall the raised bed, fill it and plant it
Now you can pull up the brick walls. Be sure to build the walls straight - iron rods that you stick into the ground at regular intervals will help you with this. You should also check the alignment of the wall frequently with a spirit level. As soon as the wall is up, it can be filled and planted. Don't forget to attach rabbit wire to protect against voles and line the inside of the brick wall with foil.
tips
Instead of grouting the brick wall firmly, you can also simply place the individual bricks dry and fill larger gaps with soil and plant them. However, such a dry wall cannot be built as high and large as a mortared wall.