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GrantDavenport

16 May 2014

Re: Treated pine sleepers - alternative wood that doesn't waLandscape & Garden Design

May 16, 2014 3:09 pm

The other thing to remember also with the treated timber that both Bu*#ings and Mas*ers hardwares' sell is IT'S CHEAP !!! These 2 companies go to suppliers and basically tell the supplier how much they need to sell the finished product for and how much margin / mark up they need and then source thei...

The other thing to remember also with the treated timber that both Bu*#ings and Mas*ers hardwares' sell is IT'S CHEAP !!...

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GrantDavenport

16 May 2014

Re: Treated pine sleepers - alternative wood that doesn't waLandscape & Garden Design

May 16, 2014 2:54 pm

Unless the wall is only one or two sleepers high ( and it's still not recommended then ! ), the upright posts should not be any wider than 1.2 metres apart otherwise as the timber dries out, the sleepers will bow and bend like bananas ! Just because the timber was outdoors originally as a tree doesn...

Unless the wall is only one or two sleepers high ( and it's still not recommended then ! ), the upright posts should not...

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