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I haven’t done much work with mortar and thought a long batten simpler than wonky brickwork… Sounds like I’ve got two years to practise…

I want to lay gravel over a section of my garden, but need to add an edge to stop the gravel travelling. I’ve laid some wooden battens into mortar (with a gravel bed underneath for drainage) and use screws about 1 inch proud in the under side of the wood to make them more secure in the concrete...