2 625 in x 3 75 in x 8 ft pressure treated landscape timber.
Treated pine or hardwood sleepers.
Increased strength and durability and a much better ability to withstand the elements.
Concrete sleepers which come in fixed 2m lengths are becoming a popular alternative to traditional timber sleepers.
If you have to cut the treated pine during the build make sure that you re seal the cut area.
And never use sleepers longer than 2 4m without extra uprights as these extra uprights will prevent the sleepers from bowing.
If you want to use pine wood for retaining walls use logs or wing splits as the sapwood is on the outside.
Their advantages are obvious.
If you want to use sleepers use class 1 hardwood sleepers.
There are different strength levels of treatment usually classified from h1 through to h6 being the most effective and best preserved.
Treated hardwood sleepers are estimated to last between 7 and 10 years.
Avoid treated pine sleepers if they are to be in contact with the ground.
Item 507412 model lstgrn8be.
Treated pine logs have a shorter estimated lifespan than treated pine sleepers.
Expect them to last about as long as treated hardwood sleepers.
Both have similar properties and one can expect 15 to 20 years of use.
Pine on the other hand from which our softwood sleepers are constructed are less resistant to decay and are henceforth treated with either tanalith green or tanatone brown.