Old roof tiles

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  1. JEN.K

    JEN.K Gardener

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    Hi all

    I have just had a ramdom though but want to check that I'm not doing something silly. In the storms at the end of jan I had a bit of a drama with part of my chimney coming down, bouncing down the roof and landing in my drive.

    Because of the repairs needed I had to remove approx 300 damaged tiles some smashed to pieces others with just a couple of inches smashed off of the bottom.

    If I was to use these as edgings for flower beds or filler at the bottom of plant pots would there be any chemicals in the tiles (terracotta I think) that would leak into the soil and cause problems?

    Thanks Jen
     
  2. wiseowl

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    Hi Jen.K Not a problem They are perfect for Edging and as drainage in pots,you gould even make a path ,they have a thousand and one uses.
    Good luck [​IMG]
     
  3. compostee

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    oohhh sounds like i could do with knocking the chimney down the roof. [​IMG] I'm edging my beds with the slats from featheredged fencing panels. I know they won't last forever,but they'll give the weeds sommat to think about at the min. :D
     
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