Railway Sleepers How to prepare & Where to buy

[sleeperman 10]

Reclaimed Softwood treated sleepers in stock, available for collection (stocksbridge) £15 each

 

welcome to view before any purchase

 

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[mc55 10]

Hi

 

I spent hours looking at the pictures on this website for ideas but I didnt buy from them as more expensive.

http://www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%20ideas,%20photos%20and%20projects.htm

 

wow, what a fantastic site. I think that ha helped me to decide that sleepers are what I need for my yard transformation. Thanks for posting the link

[oggy 10]

I have put some pictures of what my garden before and after so you can see how I used them. I used old and new ones

 

Before

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s150/oggyngolly/P4190006.jpg

 

After

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s150/oggyngolly/P5190003.jpg

 

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s150/oggyngolly/P5190004.jpg

[jonhanson 10]

We get our sleepers on Saturday(well the first 10) they are the Jarrah Hardwood ones, a nice redish color, this will be used to level part of our garden and retain the other part, we will be standing them up though the wall will range from 1ft to 3ft maximum high. I will post some piccys when done(might take a few months though).

[mgblade 10]

i used sleepers to form some steps, set the bottom one on a concrete bed and put loads of 6" nails underneath and pushed it into the wet concrete, hasnt moved 2 years on!!

[chinny_chins 10]

ive seen some on ebay for 2 quid each!

[stressedoutm 10]

i have 50 new sleepers for sale near scunthorpe

[cbr6man 10]

2 places I have used for sleepers are Kayser at Doncaster 0870 777 4497 and Hingley & Son at Belper 01773 550055. Both places supplied softwood pressure treated sleepers 245mm x 120mm x 2600mm for £17.50 delivered. I have had about 50 altogether. The size is important as smaller sleepers are available at lower prices.

 

I went through the same learning process when starting out on my project and eventually decided to go with upright sleepers set in concrete to use as giant posts, then screw horizontal sleepers to the front using 200mm long TimberFix sleepers screws. It works brilliantly and is far more secure than hammering steel rods into the ground, however it is far more expensive this way, but it all depends on how long you want it to last.

My farther-in-law is a structural engineer and he agreed that the method I have used would be more than sufficient to retain the land, so I'm happy my wall is here to stay.

 

Regarding cutting sleepers, I bought a sliding mitre saw off ebay for £40, it has a 305mm blade and cuts through the softwood sleepers like a hot knife through butter. A friend of mine has a bosch saw of the same size but a different design and his cuts straight through them in one go (even angled cuts), however his cost 10 times the price. Don't use a chainsaw unless you are a very experienced woodsman. I tried cutting sleepers with my dads chainsaw (brand new stihl) although it cuts them, it doesn't cut them as cleanly and also the boom tends to wonder like a hand saw does. Use a sliding mitre saw, you will get a much better finish.

 

I have loads of pictures of my project from start to current (not yet finished), see http://www.dkplumb.co.uk/garden.htm

 

If you would like to see the sleepers and construction method for yourself, let me know and I'll PM my number so we can arrange a time.

Edited February 24, 2009 by cbr6man
How to cut sleepers

[feargal 21]

We're going to make a raised bed with sleepers, only about 2 sleepers high. Anyone know where to get the reinforcing bars from round Sheffield?

 

Thanks

[kezzabrett 10]

i have 50 new sleepers for sale near scunthorpe

 

Hi

Just wanted to know if you still had the 50 sleepers for sale .

If so could you give me a ring on 07707160274 with a price for all of them.

Thanks

Reny

[leosharpe 10]

m track sleepers yell.com

[Alcoblog 10]

We're going to make a raised bed with sleepers, only about 2 sleepers high. Anyone know where to get the reinforcing bars from round Sheffield?

 

Thanks

I think the steel reinforcement that will suffice is "Rebar" and can be found at any good builders merchants-It's used for reinforcing concrete