Building wooden raised beds-Help

[Prickety-prackety]

Hi I am about to build some raised beds and out of wood so i can paint them, I have 8 marked out and all are 3.3ft x 8.3ft or 100cm x 250cm, any tips on how to build them, depth of wood etc, currently they are surrounded by grass but one day would like to create paths aroud so may dig the grass up. Also good sources of reasonably priced wood. I have some very long large thick wood but probably too thick for this use.
Thanks

[pete10]

Hi i have built some raised beds . 6x4 x12 . The key was cutting the gravel boards at home. Have a look at the pics hope they help . We screwed the steaks to
the four foot boards first made it a lot easier.

Good luck.


http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/peterfroud/

[rustylady]

Why do you want to paint them?

[Prickety-prackety]

Thanks Pete they look good, not sure I like the look of the steaks though, not very tender !

[yoanbob]

we are going to use scafold planks from a local reclamation yard, £5 a time.

[Prickety-prackety]

To preserve the wood, stop them going rusty!, I like the thought of lavender, fetching I think !

[Prickety-prackety]

What a great idea, Thanks Yoanbob

[Snadger]

To preserve the wood, stop them going rusty!, I like the thought of lavender, fetching I think !

Bit more of a peach person myself!

PS Does wood rust?????