Pledge: Hackspace garden

Visalisation - note that revised plan only has 4 beds

Proposed location of the said garden

Further to the discussion on the Garden Space Project thread we've have rough costings for the project.

Pledge leader: Zia

News

• 09-APR-2015: Pledge drafted

What?

Our north east corner is currently a mix weeds and rubbish which can be transformed into a clean, green and social relaxing space. This group project aims to create a raised bed edible garden with a veranda with seating the total cost building cost in the Hackspace carpark is £575.

Sketch - Design and Measurements

Picture of Sketch here (Take from sketch pad) Photoshop Design Here (recreated from old design)

Raised Beds Varanda Height 3ft Height ft Width 3ft Width ft Length 5ft Length ft

More Details

We plan to

1. build a veranda
2. build 4 raised beds
3. a deadline for the project to be completed in 6 weeks which is a realistic and reasonable time so that when the soil arrives we can place it inside.

Rough costs :

• Veranda Total Cost:£326

• Varanda Frame

x4 4" Bolt Down Wedge Grip Fence Supports - £23.00 6ft x 100mm (4 wood posts) - £40.00 10 Plastic sheets x 4ft x 2ft - £41.00 10ft x 2 + 6ft x 6 (75mm) - Top Frame Wood - £55.50 3 x 6ft x 75mm - Connect Wood Support from Varanda to Raised bed - £20.25 1 x Gutter Pipe to transport water off the roof - £17.00

• Grape Structure and Container

Grape Vine back trellis 1.8m x 3ft - £30.00 Garden Screening Bark Screening - £33.00 Grape Plant - £10.00 2 x 4M X 3M 250G Raised Bed lining - £16.00 Grape vine raised bed - est £40.00

• Raised Beds x 4 £250

4 x Raised Bed 5ft Panels - £111.00 (Reclaimed Wood, Subject to Availability) 8 x 75 MM 3" Corner posts x 2 per raised bed - £40.00 8 x Treated Timber 6ft x 75mm (Cut in Half to make 16 x 3ft panels) £54.00 (this doesn't make sense you need the 3ft panels to cover 300mm by 3ft so that would be 8 panels per raised bed and if the reclaimed wood isnt 75mm for the 5ft panels but 100mm then the wood will not fit and look bad) 4 x 4M X 3M 250G Raised Bed Lining - £32.00 1 x Guttering Down Pipe 2.5m (cut into 5 pieces that takes water out of the raised beds) - £13.00

• 11 tonnes of soil is £0 (can get order 15 tonnes from the council which arrives in 6 weeks)

Pledges

• £20 - Mentar
• £30 - Zia Rahim

Pledged: £50 of £600