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Garden Railway Sleepers

How durable your railways sleepers will be depends on the type of sleepers that you purchase. Potentially the most durable railway sleeper is the reclaimed hardwood railway sleeper followed by the hardwood new railway sleeper, which is untreated, and finally the treated softwood new railway sleeper. The life expectancy of your treated softwood railway sleeper will very much depend upon the quality of the treatment and also the application, for example if the timber is constantly wet in ground contact it's lfie span will be reduced. AVS Fencing now sell a user class 4 for UC4 railway sleeper which has a 15-year guarantee. Creosoted second hand sleepers are not banned in most situations and neither are they hazardous if used following some basic guidelines. The basic guide lines for the use of reclaimed creosoted sleepers is that they should not be used in a position where there is a frequent risk of skin contact. Therefore, if you want to create benches in your garden you should consider using the new oak railway sleepers, as these are untreated and can also can be cut, carved and scalloped without impacting on the treatment.

The hardwood sleepers are the heaviest, weighing approximately 50Kg each, therefore proper consideration should be given to the manual handling of the sleepers. Softwood railway sleepers have the advantage of being the lightest making them easier to handle.