Hi
I want to put in some log edgings
http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/content/eb...785/408785.jpg

I am going to use the stuff 'on a roll' - any idea how to put them up? do I
just dig a trench and put them a quarter/halfway in?

What is their average lifeltime?

Thanks

"mo" wrote...
I want to put in some log edgings
http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/content/eb...785/408785.jpg

I am going to use the stuff 'on a roll' - any idea how to put them up? do
I just dig a trench and put them a quarter/halfway in?

What is their average lifeltime?

I have used it for about 30 years and only replaced it once although I have
had to make improvements on the way.
If you bank soil against it on one side it will not hold vertical for long.
I initially used strong wooden posts hammered into the ground wired in
behind the role but they rotted so I now use angle iron metal stakes
hammered in and wire the log roll onto those with thick galvanised wire. I
also now nail the log role onto preserved wooden battens to keep it straight
and put plastic sheeting (old compost sacks black side out) behind the logs
and battens to keep the soil from being in contact with the wood and
therefore keep it dryer, seems to work.
The plastic sheeting also stops mud being washed out through the gaps in the
logs and keeps moisture in the soil behind.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London

I put log roll edging at least halfway in if not more. It needs no more
support that way. It is up to 7 years old now with no noticeable
deterioration. However, I did put in some larger log roll, ,maybe 3"-4"
stuff and it has proved susceptible to a fungus in the ground and is brittle
and rotting in that area. I beleieve the fungus causing the problem was in
the ground from years back when it killed a tree. You can see the white
mycelium in the earth. Away from that area, the larger log roll is still
fine.

Andy

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"mo" wrote...
I want to put in some log edgings
http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/content/eb...785/408785.jpg

I am going to use the stuff 'on a roll' - any idea how to put them up? do
I just dig a trench and put them a quarter/halfway in?

What is their average lifeltime?

I have used it for about 30 years and only replaced it once although I
have had to make improvements on the way.
If you bank soil against it on one side it will not hold vertical for
long. I initially used strong wooden posts hammered into the ground wired
in behind the role but they rotted so I now use angle iron metal stakes
hammered in and wire the log roll onto those with thick galvanised wire. I
also now nail the log role onto preserved wooden battens to keep it
straight and put plastic sheeting (old compost sacks black side out)
behind the logs and battens to keep the soil from being in contact with
the wood and therefore keep it dryer, seems to work.
The plastic sheeting also stops mud being washed out through the gaps in
the logs and keeps moisture in the soil behind.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London

Anyone know what the name of the nails are that you can use to connect one
log to the other - the U shapes ones?

"mo" wrote in message
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Anyone know what the name of the nails are that you can use to connect one
log to the other - the U shapes ones?

They are called galvanised staples and come in different sizes i.e distance
between the legs and different gauge i.e. "wire" thickness.

Available from hardware / farm shops and garden centres.

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Fred