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Assembly Instructions, Parts Diagram, Installation Guide, Soil Volume Chart, Contact Information 

 

 

(16) 3’ 8” cedar post, 4” x 4” square

 

 

(48) 6” galvanized spikes

 

 

(8) 7’ 8”’ cedar post, 4” x 4” square

 

 

(8) 3’ 8” cedar post, 4” x 4” square

 

 

(56) 6” galvanized spikes

 

 

(20) 3’ 8” cedar post, 4” x 4” square

 

 

(60) 6” galvanized 

spikes 

 

(10) 7’ 8”’ cedar post, 4” x 4” square 

 

 

(10) 3’ 8” cedar post, 4” x 4” square 

 

 

(64) 5” galvanized spikes

 

 

 

Hammer 

 

Carpenter’s Triangle or other device for measuring 90˚

 angle 

 

Staple gun with about fifty 3/8” or 1/2” staples. 

 

 

Scissors or utility knife 

 

Wood Clamps (optional) 

 

Shims or scrap wood (optional) 

 

4’ Level or smaller level with straight, 4’ piece of wood

 (not required for assembly - for use when installing 

the bed in your yard) 

 

Shovel, bow rake (a heavy duty rake generally used for smoothing and levelling materials; not a leaf rake) 
(not required for assembly - for use when installing the bed in your yard) 

 

Landscape cloth 

 

Soil (see chart on right) 

 

Yard waste bags (for installation only) 

 

These volumes will fill your bed to the top. If you plan on adding compost, manure, worm castings or some 
other soil amendment, you may wish to use a little less soil to allow space for the amendments.  

 

Please note that some soil settling is likely and is normal. 

 

We recommend a triple mix blend with good structure. Soil blends with large volumes of tree bark and other 
organic matter that is not broken down is not recommended as it can lack structure. Some is fine. 

14 cubic ft

 

29 cubic ft

 

17 cubic ft

 

37 cubic ft

 

22 cubic ft 

44 cubic ft 

27 cubic foot = 1 cubic yard

 

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Страница 1: ...e when installing the bed in your yard Shovel bow rake a heavy duty rake generally used for smoothing and levelling materials not a leaf rake not required for assembly for use when installing the bed in your yard Landscape cloth Soil see chart on right Yard waste bags for installation only These volumes will fill your bed to the top If you plan on adding compost manure worm castings or some other ...

Страница 2: ...he tier below All pieces of the same length are interchangeable There is no difference between a Lower Tier piece and an upper or top tier piece It is recommended that you choose the pieces that are the most beautiful for what will be the most visible wall s of your bed and assemble them accordingly Also for the top tier choose pieces that are the smoothest and most aesthetically pleasing This is ...

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Страница 5: ... for all parts to make sure nothing is missing See Parts List If anything is missing please contact us at 416 450 3899 2 On a solid flat surface roughly assemble the bottom tier by mimicking First Tier Do not connect these pieces 3 Carefully place the second tier on top of the first tier by mimicking Second Tier of these instructions 4 Locate the front left corner The 8 piece should be sitting ove...

Страница 6: ...ult and unsafe You could risk injury 10 Prepare the installation site see enclosed 11 Now that the bottom two tiers of your bed are in place and level on the installation site you can leave it there and continue adding the third tier 12 Roughly assemble the third tier on top of the second tier It should have the same pattern as the first bottom tier with the end wood of the adjoining wall visible ...

Страница 7: ...o get the cloth tight into every corner use a staple on each surface that creates a corner to help minimize gaps d Once you ve gone all the way around the bed overlap the end of the cloth by a few inches over top where you started staple in place and cut off any excess length e There will likely be some excess cloth at the bottom Tuck this excess up against the bottom of the bed walls helping to c...

Страница 8: ...3 9228 1 Define the area where you want your raised bed to be installed Remember to factor in the amount of sun access to water proximity to the kitchen house and drainage avoid installing in low lying areas where drainage may be poor leading to excessively wet conditions See also the guide attached to ensure each part of your raised bed is accessible NOTE If you have a sub irrigation system in yo...

Страница 9: ...rformance of your raised bed 9 Tamp down the outer edges of the installation area by stomping on it with your feet or tamping it with a brick or soil tamper This will help to minimize settling of the bed in the future Check level again Make any final adjustments and tamp again 10 Once the perimeter of the installation area is level place the bed back on the installation area and double check level...

Страница 10: ... C o l u m b u s A v e T o r o n t o O n t a r i o C a n a d a M6 R1 S 2 T H E B A C K Y A R D U R B A N F A R M C O m a r c b u f c o c a 4 1 6 4 5 0 3 8 9 9 a r l e n e b u f c o c a 6 4 7 2 9 0 2 5 7 2 ...

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