We have a range of treated and untreated railway sleepers available for sale at our facility in Cowdenbeath, Fife which can be collected or delivered all over Scotland. If you’re looking for a few ideas for your garden, come springtime, how about this?
Railway Sleepers are really popular in garden landscaping, and they can be used for anything from raised beds for flowers and to steps or garden furniture.
To build a raised bed using railway sleepers…
Firstly lay the sleepers on a level, firm surface. If you are stacking them horizontally on their broadest side, just overlap the joints of the railway sleepers, from layer to layer, then fasten each layer to the layer below with timberlok screws or similar.
If you are stacking the railway sleepers horizontally on their narrowest side, and two or more railway sleepers high, then you will need to support the construction with vertical posts, or else you might find they fall over! Just dig a hole and fix vertical retaining posts (or sleepers) in with concrete. Once you’ve done that, just stack the railway sleepers against the post, and secure them with Timberlok sleeper screws.
Treated Sleepers
Treated railway sleepers are treated with creosote and so they shouldn’t be used inside buildings or playgrounds, to make garden furniture, picnic tables or anything that will be in regular contact with skin.
At T Ward we have sleepers suitable for any purpose - general garden use, cattle courts, fencing, silage clamps, golf courses and road markings/tracks.
We deliver throughout the UK so contact T Ward to discuss placing an order or for more information.
