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RAILWAY SLEEPERS

Garden Railway Sleepers

Railway sleepers have become a really popular addition to the garden these days. AVS sell a range of sleepers available in either hardwood or softwood in new or second-hand in treated or untreated formats. What type of railway sleeper will suit you this may depend upon the application that the sleeper is being used for, for example our second-hand sleepers are treated with creosote and therefore not suitable for applications round the garden where there is a frequent risk of skin contact such as where young children play and they are also not suitable for raised beds used in food production. However, there are many uses for creosoted railway sleepers around the garden and these remain a popular recycled product. Because they are a recycled product second-hand railways sleepers are environmentally friendly as they are being recycled which is why they are sometimes referred to as recycled railway sleepers.

New Railway Sleepers

If we now examine new railway sleepers, these are available in treated softwood or fresh sawn oak which is untreated. New oak railway sleepers are untreated as oak is a durable timber and does not rot readily when in ground contact. Oak sleepers cost a little more than treated softwood new railway sleepers and treated softwood railway sleepers have come very popular in the last couple of seasons. People are really ingenious in finding new ways to use railway sleepers in their gardens, the most common uses for railway sleepers are for creating raised beds, for edgings, for paths and driveways, for creating retaining walls to hold up areas of soil, to make steps and decked areas our new oak railways sleepers are often made into benches and lets not forget that sleepers for excellent for making bridges whether this is small bridges with 2 or 3 sleepers side by side or cladding the decking on a larger bridge which may be suitable for vehicles. So as you can see there are many uses for sleepers around the garden and railway sleepers have offered the landscaper much scope to create imaginative uses for railway sleepers in gardens.

People sometimes ask us about cutting railway sleepers; the best method of cutting railway sleepers is to use a chainsaw although it is possible to cut a railway sleeper by using a hand saw. However, we would recommend purchasing a new saw which are available on the website before starting a project using sleepers. AVS offer a limited cutting service for sleepers currently we are able to cut new oak railway sleepers and created softwood railway sleepers but are unable to cut second-hand creosoted sleepers. Are railway sleepers heavy? Yes is the answer, railway sleepers can be very heavy and the distribution of railway sleepers around your garden or landscaping project may need a number of people. Softwood treated railway sleepers are the lightest with second-hand and new oak sleepers being the heaviest. AVS Fencing offer two ranges of landscaping screws that are suitable for fixing your railway sleepers together and are the quickest method of fixing railway sleepers without pre-drilling. What lengths do railway sleepers come in? Most sleepers are available in lengths of 2.4m and 2.6m, although we do sell some narrow gauge railway sleepers which are 1.8m long.