Using reclaimed sleepers is an eco-friendly and cost-effective way to add rustic character and durability to landscaping and garden projects. These sturdy, weathered timbers are ideal for building raised beds, retaining walls, steps, or garden edging.
This is a reclaimed grade A Azobe hardwood sleeper, untreated. Azobe, also known as ekki or red ironwood, comes from the rainforests of West and Central Africa, and it’s an exceptionally dense hardwood, far harder wearing than the usual garden timbers. The heartwood runs from dark reddish to purple brown, with a coarse, interlocked grain that gives it a distinctive look.
What makes Azobe interesting for the garden is that its industrial-grade durability carries straight over to home use. This is the timber used for railways and bridges, where the work has to last, so for anyone tired of replacing rotted sleepers or crumbling edging after a few wet winters, it’s about as long-lasting a choice as you’ll find.
Each sleeper measures 2600 x 240 x 150mm and weighs around 70kg, with some variation in width. Being reclaimed and untreated, it will have bolt holes where the track fixings were, and may carry some damage or slight wane. We deliver across our defined Reading area, so check your postcode is covered, or call the yard on 0118 9242888.
These are reclaimed grade A Polish oak hardwood sleepers, recycled railway sleepers in good, sound condition. Grade A means the timber is solid and free from rot, well suited to stacking, building retaining walls and a wide range of garden and landscaping jobs.
Each sleeper measures 2600 x 250 x 150mm and weighs around 55kg. That’s the same length and section as our grade A+ German oak sleeper but a lighter bottle of timber, which makes these a little easier to handle while still giving you a proper hardwood sleeper for the money.
Being reclaimed, each one carries the marks of its working life. Expect bolt holes and metal bracing where the track fixings were, and the odd bit of damage or slight wane. For most garden projects that character is part of the appeal. We deliver across our defined Reading area, so check your postcode is covered, or call the yard on 0118 9242888.
These are reclaimed grade A+ German oak hardwood sleepers, recycled railway sleepers in genuinely good condition. Grade A+ is the top of the reclaimed grades: the timber is very sound, free from rot, and solid enough for stacking, building retaining walls and a wide range of garden and landscaping jobs.
Each sleeper measures 2600 x 250 x 150mm and weighs around 70kg, so it’s a substantial, heavy piece of oak with real structural strength. That weight and density are part of why reclaimed oak sleepers are so popular for walls and raised beds. They stay put and they last.
Being reclaimed, each sleeper carries the marks of its working life. Expect bolt holes and metal plates where the track fixings were, and the odd bit of damage or slight wane. That character is part of the appeal for most buyers. We deliver across our defined Reading area, so check your postcode is covered, or call the yard on 0118 9242888.
