Hardwood railway sleepers are much more durable and naturally longer lasting.
Treated hardwood sleepers.
Dense tight grained hardwood railway sleepers especially tropical timbers are completely different to light softwood railway sleepers which have to be treated with either creosote or pressure treatment to prevent them rotting and collapsing.
An untreated softwood will last for between three and five years if it sits on the ground whilst treated softwoods can last between 20 and 30 years if they are maintained correctly.
This stands for copper chrome and arsenic cca and protects the sleepers from both fungal attack rotting and insect attack termites.
We supply both softwood and hardwood sleepers both treated and untreated as well as new and reclaimed railway sleepers our range of sleepers provide effective solutions for all landscaping projects.
Primed treated structural timber.
Incised treated timber sleeper 100mm x 200mm x 2400mm.
Copper is the fungicide chrome the insecticide and arsenic is the fixing agent that holds the chemicals in the wood.
This newly introduced moulded softwood splinter free sleeper is perfect for many situations where smooth edges and ease of construction with minimal fixings required.
Uk timber limited is one of the largest suppliers of railway sleepers in the uk.
Brown treated log lap railway sleepers uk timber ltd have been pioneering the use of railway sleepers for use in landscaping gardening raised beds etc.
Primed treated structural timber.
Suregreen timber sleepers are made from treated or charred softwood or untreated oak and are available in two different lengths 1 2m and 2 4m.
Most are treated using the common cca method.