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