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by RSLR » Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:16 pm
Hi all,
I've recently added a large box shaped raised bed if you like to my garden railway, its made out of cheap 3mm ply from trago mills once again!
Anyway I finished planting it up (with miniature trees and such) and I was wandering if there is a way at adding texture to the outside of the box, perhaps to make it look like a large retaining wall or something? rather than just paint it with some grey paint
By the way I'm looking for a cheap solution! (if possible) haha
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by SNR » Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:28 pm
how about some of the cheap textured polystyrene ceiling tiles you get from home base or something
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by Narrow Minded » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:24 am
Your description is a bit too vague to give you any real advice - post us up a photo so we can see how the "box" is built and I'm sure the responses will fly in
My "blind" guess would be to use something to clad it with, but the size etc will come into it.
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by Pendo Pilot » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:49 am
Get some cement, put it in a tin, add water & stir until it becomes a paste. Use flat scraper type device to smear it over the frame & before it drys carve brickwork into it.. Not used that on wood yet but works well on thermalite & concrete blocks.
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