Can you put metal raised garden beds on legs? if so, How?

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Have two wooden raised garden beds that are on legs. They are done. Falling apart.
Want to buy metal beds, but have to have them on legs because there are two sprinkler heads underneath.
First, have to find some that have a bottom to them. (Not easy)
Want to find two 2 foot by 4 foot or a long 8 footer.
Can you put metal beds on legs? How? Any ideas?
My Wife wants to just set them on cinder block but I was hoping for something that looked nicer.
Any ideas?
 

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If it were mine, I would use treated lumber to make blocks to set the metal beds on. I never throw away large treated lumber pieces like 4x4, 4x6, and 6x6 as they come in handy for various things. They would be perfect for that application stacked as you need.

If I didn't have those or had to purchase something, I would likely go with cinder blocks.
 

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Just google galvanized raised garden beds. There are all kinds of them. As far as legs go why not just use metal saw horses. If they are too tall cut the legs to desired height.
 

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You may want some angle bracing if the legs are longer than half the bed height. Just to prevent racking and a sudden drop onto your legs and feet. Wet, those bigger beds are carrying a lot of weight.
 

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