Timber Compost Bins predate the current rage of plastic compost bins. Timber Compost Bins are the ideal solution for hot composting in 25 CuFt batches. Timber Compost Bins are readily available in the market but you can make one at home to suit your personal specifications. The greatest advantage of a Timber Compost Bin is that it speeds up the composting process. This is due to its holding capacity, which allows the waste mixture to attain maximum temperature in the middle. The end result is a quicker breakdown of waste constituents, and a higher mass of compost.

Making a Timber Compost Bin:
Outlined below is a Do-It-Yourself approach to making a Timber Compost Bin. This Timber Compost Bin has a removable front to shovel out the prepared compost.

Material Required :
1. 4 x pressure-impregnated timber posts, minimum 50mm x 50 mm, all of 1.2 m length
2. 40 x pressure-impregnated timber planks, 25 mm x 100 mm, cut to a length of 1 m
3. 3 m of roof tiling batten timber
4. a spare bit of thicker wood
5. nails
6. a hammer and a club hammer.

Step-by-Step Pointers:

1. Make the first side. Lay 2 of the pressure-impregnated timber posts a meter apart on the ground. Leave a gap of 10 cm, then nail the ends of the first plank across the posts. Use at least 2 nails. Work down the posts, nailing at least 9 planks, making a solid side at least 1 m tall. Allow no space between planks. Leave a 10 cm space at the bottom of the posts.
2. Turn this first side upright to form the back of the bin. Position it so that it sits square in the space allocated. Knock the posts into the ground with the hammer. The bottom plank should straddle the ground.
3. Use one plank on each side to measure where the front posts should go. Nail these planks 10 cm from the top of the back posts. Hammer the 2 front posts into the ground as before. Check the top of the posts is level by lightly nailing a piece of wood from the top of the back posts to the top of the front posts. There should be a gap of 10 cm at the top of each front post. Finish nailing the top plank, then nail the 9 other planks to each side, all the way to the bottom. Repeat above procedure on the other side.
4. Nail two battens inside each of the front posts for the front planks to slide between. Nail a plank across the top and the bottom of the front to stabilize the bin. Then add a small piece of timber to each side to stop the loose planks sliding too far.
5. Check that the front planks slide easily between battens. You may have to saw a little timber off the ends of these eight planks.

Your Timber Compost Bin is ready for usage. And it will serve as a nifty compost generator for years to come.

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