Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jul 31, 2012 2:17 pm Hi, My wife and I build a new house last year. We are finally getting around to landscaping the back yard. We really really really want poured concrete garden edge, but can't at this stage afford it. So we are contemplating using timber sleepers as garden edge. Then in 3-5 years time pulling them back up and using they holes they leave as a guide for the concrete. Has anyone used timber sleepers as garden edging to seperate grass and garden beds? Do they rott quickly or will they still look nice enough in 5 years time? Any thoughts or pics or links to pics and thoughts would be appreciated Re: Using Sleepers as garden Edger? 2Jul 31, 2012 2:26 pm Timber sleepers will be fine in 5 years time, they dont rot that quickly. Have you seen the new concrete sleepers, they come in all different patterns now and will last forever. We are currently using them for a 400 high retaining wall at the back, we are using charcoal colour in stackstone look, havent finished project yet so no photo's but when I was researching couldnt believe how many different types there were, they are 200 high, weight a bit thou so you need at least 2 strong men, approx 60 - 80 kgs depending on the thickness you get. check out www.outbacksleepers.com.au where we brought ours from, but have seen them on ebay and one of the concrete suppliers for driveways etc, I think it was midway had them as well. Good luck Site Start: 10th September, 2010 PCI : Friday 27th January, 2011. Handover: 3rd February, 2011 Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37677 Re: Using Sleepers as garden Edger? 3Aug 03, 2012 12:19 am Thanks, jus remembered my brothers friend owns a concreting company that does driveways and retaining walls. So might give him a buzz. Or better, get my brother to give him a call and she the best price he can do for him. I'm sure he'd give his friend a better price than his friends brother Broker here - legislation says that every true broker must put the clients best interests before theirs so in theory they must offer you the best options for you on their… 2 46013 0 2020 |