| Railway Sleepers offer a hardwearing, economical and | | | | attractive steps. They can be built into hillsides in |
| aesthetically pleasing option when selecting materials | | | | intricate formations to create a unique and useful |
| for various projects. | | | | feature. |
| They have been used for hundreds of years for | | | | Deckings and patios are another well known use for |
| railway lines to fasten to. Nowadays, although they are | | | | Railway Sleepers. They make hardwearing and rustic |
| still widely used on the railway track, they are gaining | | | | structures - pleasing and non-obtrusive. Garden |
| popularity with landscapers, builders and furniture | | | | features such as these can even appear more |
| makers. | | | | attractive in the rain, as the grain in the sleepers shows |
| Structurally, they are solid, long-lasting and full of | | | | through. |
| character. Many years of use can be expected from | | | | Do you want to create a pond? Railway Sleepers can |
| Railway Sleepers - whether outside in the garden or | | | | be used to create a beautiful edging. The wood blends |
| inside as furniture or above your fireplace or windows. | | | | in with the surroundings, becoming perfectly integrated |
| Railway Sleepers are made of hardwoods such as | | | | as the pond grows and is slowly overtaken by nature. |
| oak, jarra, Beech, karri and azobe, or softwoods such | | | | A few water boatmen, whirligig beetles, great diving |
| as pine. You can either purchase new or reclaimed | | | | beetles and dragonflies and it could almost pass as |
| Railway Sleepers and ones that have been treated or | | | | one of nature’s own. |
| untreated. | | | | Are you looking for a durable, attractive structure for a |
| There are many simple and effective ways in which | | | | playground? Or for a tree house? Railway Sleepers |
| you can use Railway Sleepers. | | | | mean no garish colours, cheap plastic or rusting metals |
| They can be used to make raised borders and | | | | - just a fun, unobtrusive place to keep the children - |
| vegetable beds. Easy to construct; they don’t | | | | and the adults - happy. |
| require specialist skills. Additionally, they are very long | | | | Artists and sculptors have long extolled the aesthetic |
| lasting and allow you to create a planting area on top | | | | virtues of Railway Sleepers. The wood of is of |
| of any surface, without days of skip filling. You can | | | | excellent quality - both hard and soft - making it ideal |
| even use the edges for a comfortable seating area. | | | | for sculpting into bowls, busts, spoons and ornaments. |
| Retaining walls can be constructed from Railway | | | | Its statuesque presence lends it very well to full length |
| Sleepers. The Eden Project in Cornwall successfully | | | | sculptures. |
| uses Railway Sleepers for delineating their walkways | | | | Clearly, Railway Sleepers have a great many uses. |
| from the upper car parks, down to the main | | | | They are hardwearing, adaptable, natural, solid and |
| greenhouses below. | | | | great for both indoor and outdoor use. So, go ahead - |
| You can also use Railway Sleepers to construct | | | | look into it! You will be happy you did. |