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- Can I create a bedding border from old bricks?
- Where do I get old bricks from?
- How do I make a bed of old bricks?
- Design examples for old bricks:
- Tips
It does not always have to be horizontal
Can I create a bedding border from old bricks?
If only the price decides, then wood is perhaps the material of choice, because it is cheap, but not last forever. But a stone bed surround does not have to be expensive, because you can also use old bricks.
Where do I get old bricks from?
Maybe you still have a few old bricks somewhere, be it that you have laid a way with it or that the stones are left over during the house construction or conversion. These stones can be used very well for the design of a bed enclosure. If you have no stones at home, then look around at classified ads on the Internet or in your daily newspaper.
Also a hardware store and the garden shop can help you with the search. Either you get there directly old bricks or those that are trimmed to old. Rubble landfills or construction sites are often ideal locations for old bricks or bricks, as well as demolition houses.
How do I make a bed of old bricks?
As a rule, old tiles are not uniformly colored, which accounts for a large part of their appeal. So you should not sort the stones strictly by color, just use them the way they fall into your hands. Just make sure that the tiles are sound, unless you want to use the existing damage as a design element.
When laying old bricks you have different options. You can lay the stones flat, so you get an optical edge that runs more or less level at ground level. Put the bricks upright in a mortar bed, and the edge will still be low, but this will be a clearer limit for plants, lawnmowers and even your feet.
It is very decorative if you use the tiles upright, but slightly inclined. So you get a jagged edge. An inclination angle of about 10 to 15 degrees is sufficient. In order for the bricks to actually stay at the desired angle of inclination you should place them in a mortar bed.
Design examples for old bricks:
Tips
Old bricks offer a variety of design options for your garden.