How to build a wooden planter ?

What type of wood should you use for your project ?

• Tropical timber is well-suited to damp environments, making it the ideal choice for your construction project. Naturally rot-resistant, it is extremely hard-wearing and requires little maintenance. However, this type of wood mostly comes from Asia or the Amazon, meaning you must make sure that the forests it comes from are managed in an environmentally responsible way.
• A good alternative to tropical timber is European timber (such as ash, chestnut, oak or pine) that has been thermally modified.
• Composite lumber is very easy to look after.

In any case, we would recommend pre-drilling prior to fixing your boards to the joist, as outlined in the French construction industry standards.

Which screw length to choose?

Bear in mind that the longer and thicker the screw, the better the screw anchoring and the more hard-wearing it will be.

Screws should never be longer than what you are screwing them into, and should be no shorter than three times the dimensions of the object being screwed.  2/3 of the thread will go into the fixed part and 1/3 into the part you are screwing in place.

ROCKET A2 stainless steel wood and chipboard screws – a high-tech solution for your outdoor projects

Outdoor wooden structures such as patios, cladding and fences require the use of treated or tropical wood in order to cope with bad weather or other vagaries.

You also have to pay particular attention when putting these sorts of structures together. At ROCKET we have developed a range of stainless steel screws, available in pozidriv and star head, which retain their levels of performance and design when used outdoors.