Hey,
I am looking at raising one of the borders in my rear garden using 5 x 2.4m 200 x 100mm sleepers.
It has a concrete fence panels behind them up to a height of 30 cm.
Firstly, do I need to look at a concrete foundation for the sleepers? I'm going to pop a row of old bricks at the base between the sleepers and the lawn just to make mowing easier.
Secondly, is it worth adding some kind of water barrier at the back of the sleepers so the wet soil doesn't damage it?
As I am looking at adding 3 x LED spot lights to the sleepers too pointing horizontally over the lawn I was concerned about rain water potentially causing problems there too.
I am looking at raising one of the borders in my rear garden using 5 x 2.4m 200 x 100mm sleepers.
It has a concrete fence panels behind them up to a height of 30 cm.
Firstly, do I need to look at a concrete foundation for the sleepers? I'm going to pop a row of old bricks at the base between the sleepers and the lawn just to make mowing easier.
Secondly, is it worth adding some kind of water barrier at the back of the sleepers so the wet soil doesn't damage it?
As I am looking at adding 3 x LED spot lights to the sleepers too pointing horizontally over the lawn I was concerned about rain water potentially causing problems there too.