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Garden 2x6 PT Raised bed rotted and fell over after 30 years!

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  1. don2222

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    Hello
    So I replaced it with 100 lbs 6x6s
    Don’t like the price!
    6 - 6x6x8s & galvanized brackets and hex head wood screws = $270
    Also not all the holes in those brackets were the right size so I drilled 21 out with the drill press!!
     

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  2. corncob

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    Too bad you don't live closer. I have a pretty large pile of PT 4x4's and 6x6's stacked up behind the barn I removed when I took down the cattle pasture fencing. All .40 retention and all in nice shape too. I have at least a good straight truck load.
     
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    Wow thanks for the offer, that would save a bundle!
    Each 6x6x8 weighs a little more than 100 lbs so I had a hard time just getting them in my back yard from Home Depot which is 1.0 mile away!!
     
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    Looks good Don!
     
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    Yeah I certainly wouldn't want to carry them that far! :eek: You must be in great shape! ;)
     
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    I got 30 years out of the 2x6 PT boards so the 6x6s should last longer?
    We got the plants and seeds in last Tuesday night and it rained 3 times since then so they may have had a good start?
     

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