Roll sheet metal or corrugated metal into a cylinder as an eye catching planter for a focal point on a deck or patio.
How to build a planter box with corrugated metal. Corrugated metal planter box when we first moved into our home twelve years ago i created a large fenced area for our veggie garden 100 x 50 and built raised beds out of 12 boards and 4 x4 corner posts for veggies and flowers. Okay already enough rambling on my part. We still want to make planter boxes out of this same material because we love how our garden turned out so much. We show you how to build a raised garden bed with corrugated steel sides.
Photograph by shayna orrino. You ll need two people to do it and safety glasses are a must. Create a very durable raised bed for your garden using corrugated metal redwood and some basic hardware. One of the many other galvanized planter ideas that you can find in this list.
I mean a garden bed planter boxes a fence a cute table center piece window flower boxes etc. Depending on the dimensions of the material used this. We purchased a blade for the skill saw click here to buy on amazon specifically used for cutting metal. Use red sheet metal snips to cut panels for the short sides.
Instead of using all wood this free raised planter box uses corrugated metal for the sides. These aren t the most cost effective boxes you can make but they re beautiful. 12 diy galvanized metal planters with tutorials. Photograph by shayna orrino next cut the strips to the proper length.
Step 6 fasten corrugated steel roof panels. It s also raised slightly higher than your average raised bed making it easy to bend over and plant seeds as well as harvest. Using a grinder or circular saw with a metal cutting blade cut the metal strip along the marked line. We also built it atop a bed of pavers to.
There are also a lot of tips included on how to set up an irrigation system. The possibilities are endless. In our case this means two 4 foot lengths for the ends of the planter and two 8 foot lengths for the long sides. This will prevent the box from coming apart once dirt is added inside.
You could even make those planter boxes we wanted. For the last step place corrugated steel roof panels on all four sides attaching it with wood screws.