Plastic Drum Raised Beds

This is Jared's fourth layoff week/short work week/long weekend. 

Thursday we took our youngest daughter for her driver's exam (She passed!).

Today we picked up where we left off last weekend -- finishing at least one of our plastic drum raised beds.

We started by determining how tall we wanted it to be. 32" let us cut three legs from each 4x4x8. Then Jared notched one end of each leg to fit the top of the 2x4 frame.

Then we attached our legs.

Then we attached each cross brace (top and bottom -- to support the barrels). 

We then added two more screws and washers to secure the ends of the barrels to the frame.

Then it was time to measure and cut the decking boards using 45* angles for our face frame. 

Then Jared used  pocket hole screws to keep the 45* angles of our decking boards snug and secure. We then flipped it over, evened it up, and attached to the top of the frame for a nice finished look. 

Then I drilled several drainage holes. Be careful not to drill into the cross brace that supports the barrels (ask me how I know 🙄). 

And here's the finished product. Two more to go.....

Until next time,

Becky