Increased strength and durability and a much better ability to withstand the elements.
Treated pine or hardwood sleepers.
Item 507412 model lstgrn8be.
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.
2 625 in x 3 75 in x 8 ft pressure treated landscape timber.
Concrete sleepers which come in fixed 2m lengths are becoming a popular alternative to traditional timber sleepers.
Avoid treated pine sleepers if they are to be in contact with the ground.
Hr5 highly water and pest resistant treated pine sleepers are estimated to last for up to 20 years.
These sleepers do not treat as well and regularly fail in the landscape.
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.
Both have similar properties and one can expect 15 to 20 years of use.
There are different strength levels of treatment usually classified from h1 through to h6 being the most effective and best preserved.
Expect them to last about as long as treated hardwood sleepers.
Treated hardwood sleepers are estimated to last between 7 and 10 years.
Their advantages are obvious.
Treated pine logs have a shorter estimated lifespan than treated pine sleepers.