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Sleepers & Landscaping Guides
Find practical advice for choosing, cutting, fixing and installing timber sleepers. Browse our guides for raised beds, retaining walls, garden edging and other landscaping projects.
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How to Choose the Right Railway Sleepers
Learn how to measure your boundary, calculate panel spaces, allow for gates and plan for posts, gravel boards and sloping ground.
Sleeper & Landscaping Guides
Practical information to help you choose the right products and prepare for installation.
How to Choose the Right Railway Sleepers.
Compare new timber sleepers, reclaimed-style options and smaller landscaping sleepers, including sizes, treatment, appearance and suitable garden uses.
How to Build a Sleeper Raised Bed
Follow the complete process for planning, levelling, joining and supporting a timber sleeper raised bed, including membrane, drainage and filling.
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Panning Tools - Coming Soon
Use our printable resources and calculators to record measurements and prepare your materials list.
Raised Bed Planning Sheet
Record the finished dimensions, sleeper lengths, number of courses and required fixings for your raised bed.
Sleeper Project Shopping List
Plan the sleepers, brackets, screws, membrane, drainage materials and finishes required for your project.
Printable Graph Paper
Sketch your raised bed, retaining wall or garden layout before ordering materials.
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Need Help Planning a Sleeper Project?
Bring your measurements, photographs and project details into our Harlow store. Our team can help you calculate the sleepers, brackets, fixings and landscaping materials required.
Planning a Sleeper Project?
Speak to Our Team Before You Order
Send us your measurements and project idea and we’ll help you choose suitable sleepers, fixings and accessories.