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Built-in planters on elevated deck
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Posted by judiero Southern California (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 07 at 23:37
| Hi,
We are in the midst of having a 2nd floor deck redone and I'd like to include a couple of built-in planters. How should they be built in terms of draingage, making sure they won't rot through the deck, etc.? Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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RE: Built-in planters on elevated deck
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| Some time ago, I recall seeing pictures of planters that had PVC tubes placed in the drainage holes and that might be an idea where the tubes are cut long enough (and/or use elbow pieces) to direct the runoff away from the deck. This assumes using a planter with a bottom (lined) with the drainage tubes going through holes in the deck. Alternately, you could try planters with a false bottom that serves as a reservoir (with an overflow opening). That way, no water drains onto the deck unless there is a large amount of excess that would come out of the overflow hole. I think in that case, it might be better to have a non-wood reservoir (if the planter is wood and built by hand, perhaps put a plastic catch basin inside the false bottom). You would need to make sure that the planter + soil + water doesn't exceed the deck's weight-bearing load limits in any case. |
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