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What Are The Uses Of Hardwood Sleepers?

Hardwood timber sleepers are durable and robust and are excellent materials for general construction and DIY projects. They are relatively easy to work with and have versatile properties.

A hardwood sleeper has excellent insulation and is easy to maintain and work with. Thus, its properties make it an ideal material for every timber enthusiast.

Sleepers are usually used for landscaping projects as they have a sleek finish that enhances outdoor spaces even more.

How Are Sleepers Used In Landscaping?

Gardens are usually adorned with classic-looking timber sleepers because of their classic look and sturdiness. There are various ways in which sleepers can be used in your garden.

  • Steps

One can efficiently build a set of steps with hardwoods or softwoods for their garden. You can customise the steps according to the quality of the wood, levelling of the ground and other preferences.

  • Retaining Walls

You can build hardwood sleeper retaining walls with stacked timber sleepers instead of brick or concrete. Due to their weight-bearing properties, sleepers can make an excellent functional retainer wall.

  • Edges

Sleepers can be used for building elegant lawn edgings for seating areas, paths and other boundaries in your garden.

  • Garden Beds

Treated sleepers are put together very efficiently to make raised garden beds for growing plants. Because of their heavy and thick shape, they can even enable complex planters to fit within small gardens.

  • Fence or Screen

Vertically stacked sleepers can act as a focal point in your garden. They are ideal for building a fence or screen around your garden to protect privacy.

  • Outdoor Furniture

You can easily sport benches and tables out of sleepers for your outdoor space. Since they are fun and easy to work with, you can even DIY your designs for furniture and make a sleeper archway or a garden swing.

Thus, you can build various outdoor components from sleepers like furniture and even use timber to make a path and shed foundations for your gardens. The multiple uses of this timber make it one of the best woods to use while decorating your house externally.

Melbourne Timber provides the most high-quality treated timbers and hardwood sleepers in Australia. We ensure that the chemicals used to treat the timbers are non-toxic and safe.

Our services are curated just for you, and our hardwood timbers are the most versatile and durable woods ideal for your use.


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