Garden pathway · Part 2
Pallet wood: the mould reality check
By Greg the Geeza · Blog added 10 October 2026 · Original video: 29 September 2026
Free pallet wood, tools already here and a plan to make my own concrete slab moulds. Sounds like a cheap solution—until you look properly at the timber.
Free doesn’t always mean suitable
The boards split, and the timber wasn’t suitable for the moulds I needed. Having the material already doesn’t help much if it won’t do the job.
That meant rethinking the plan. If I needed proper mould timber as well as concrete materials, reinforcement and mixer hire, I needed to add everything up before committing.
Time to compare the costs
In Part 3 I compare making six slabs myself with buying them locally. That’s where the numbers decide the next step.
Part 4 & Blog: the concrete border reveal
— Greg the Geeza
