Episode 1525
Building a raised garden bed and what NOT to use
In this weeks mid week special we talk about some basic tips on building that raised garden and what NOT to use while building it.
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Transcript
[00:00:33] Eric Goranson: This is where we talk about the stuff. That didn't make it into last weekend show and not make it into this weekend show. Well, today I wanted to talk a little bit about little bit about gardening and building garden beds and building those raised beds, cuz now's the time that people are starting to get, at least in my area, those things planted.
[:[00:01:21] Eric Goranson: And when I lived up in the Tacoma area, Tacoma, Washington area, they had a big, huge railroad type factory there that made creosote for the in treated railroad ties. And they were going around and digging up people's yards all around. The area to make sure that they didn't get poisoned from the creosote that had just came out of the air.
[:[00:02:16] Eric Goranson: So, and you, I mean, it's so toxic you can't even saw a sand or paint it without taking some serious health risks. So if you think about it, creosote is a restricted use pesticide. That is primarily used to treat rare tide utility poles and marine structures, and maybe some bridge timbers. That's why you should never use it around your house.
[:[00:02:56] Eric Goranson: So you do not want that. In your garden beds. [00:03:00] And the same goes with the lots of other treaty treatments as well. There's a lot of different woods out there that are, um, you know, like in the pressure treated stuff that is not rated for food or, you know, contact around there. So really, when you're making a.
[:[00:03:38] Eric Goranson: You know, there's a c q, there's ca, which is copper aole, that's a water-based wood preservative. Um, you know, it's widely used through the US and Canada and it's got copper, boric acid and uh, you know, other stuff. But really, The problem that you see is the copper does migrate from that into the soil immediately [00:04:00] adjacent to the planter sides.
[:[00:04:25] Eric Goranson: It's a very common treatment, so be very careful. I don't wanna see that stuff ending up in your, um, You know, end up, end up in your food because, uh, any of these coppers can, that copper can migrate and so be very careful with that. So yeah, just build a regular lumber. I would go through and, uh, make sure you use composites where you can, and you'll be fine if you have to rebuild it.
[:[00:05:10] Eric Goranson: You know, those will be, those will be fine for that. Um, you know, you'll be good. But it's just those preservatives. That you're looking for. So be very, very careful with that. So, um, you know, and of course if you're doing any treated work out there, make sure that you are using dust masks and uh, and you know, goggles and gloves if you're doing anything else doing that.
[:[00:05:56] Eric Goranson: So be, be cautious when you're doing that. All right, well that [00:06:00] wraps up our garden little piece there. Just make sure that we're, uh, you know, being safe with building those things. And then I wanted to talk for a minute here about heating and cooling. Right now there are some killer rebates here in the United States.
[:[00:06:34] Eric Goranson: No question. H V A C prices went up a few years ago. I don't see them coming down anytime soon. But really the H V A C out there with the rebates are really helping you. And I don't think there's gonna be a time in the near future we are gonna see rebates any better than what they are. So they are state to state, region by region.
[:[00:07:12] Eric Goranson: But make sure, you know, you can find or buy the best high quality system out there, but if you have a low quality installer, This is where that's gonna get to be a problem because the best quality system with a worse, with a bad quality installer ends up being a heck of a mess that you don't wanna mess with.
[:[00:07:54] Eric Goranson: And um, now you've spent a lot of good money on a system that won't work right? Cuz it was never designed to work right. [00:08:00] So be very careful with that. I want you to make sure that you get the right people in the job, so it doesn't matter if you're looking at train or carrier, whoever else you're out there looking at.
[:[00:08:28] Eric Goranson: There are some other ones out there that have been having some serious reliability problems and nobody wants, when a year warranty wakes, you know, just goes out the door to have failures and then you're spending money on a system. That, uh, well didn't hold up and that happened to my neighbor a couple years ago.
[:[00:09:08] Eric Goranson: So, uh, be very careful. With, uh, what brands you pick because it does make a difference out there. All right, everybody, I'll give you a little tip for the show this weekend. Coming up on the radio, we've got, uh, how to hire a Designer and an hour number two, we're gonna be talking with Ari Vent about those cool designer events for your H V A C system and then on around the House Northwest, the TV show.
[:[00:09:49] Eric Goranson: There's a lot of great tips and tricks over there if you had to take a look at. So there's a lot th a lot there. And so much more coming up on Saturday, we're gonna be going out to, uh, we've got some fun stuff that we're gonna be doing [00:10:00] on Saturday. So I'm gonna be doing, uh, how to swap out and install. A deadbolt and a door that never had a deadbolt.
[:[00:10:24] Eric Goranson: And, uh, around the House Northwest. If you need more information or if you got questions for me, head over to around the house online.com and you can find out over there, uh, what's going on. And of course, get a hold of me. All right, everybody, have a great rest of the week. Happy midweek. Special, we'll see you on Saturday.
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