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Techniques for working with sleepers

Learn these simple to follow techiques and you can create anything from raised beds and borders to retaining walls, garden steps and walkways.

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Creative uses for sleepers

With their rugged reliability and contemporary lines, timber sleepers are fantastic for planting, construction and garden landscaping.

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Treating exterior wood

Protect your exterior wood for a longer life against rot, wear and decay with our top 5 ways to treat your timber.

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Top carpentry tips

Hammer against a wood block to prevent marring your timber

If you don’t have a wooden mallet to hand use a metal hammer and a wooden block or offcut.

Use a straight edge as a fence for your circular saw

For straight and accurate freehand cuts, screw or clamp a perfectly straight edge to your timber.

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Building a sleeper table system

With sturdy stools and a table, sleeper furniture makes for a versatile addition to your garden.

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Sleeper pathways

Versatile, rugged and easy to lay, sleeper garden pathways are a great choice.

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Sleeper stairs

Sleeper stairs offer great flexibility and design options that are bespoke to your space.

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Building a raised sleeper bed
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Planting Techniques
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