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  Charles Langford January 14, 2011 at 9:14pm

  Andy what you are suggesting sounds spot on. Might be easier to drill a hole the whole way through and deal with the wiring from the back. Make sure you use plenty of silicon and the appropriate IP rated junction boxes etc...
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  Neal Barker @ Etesia uk January 14, 2011 at 9:28pm

  are the sleepers retaining anything like a raisd boarder ?

   

  if so drill a piolet hole straight trough and use tubeing to carry the cable under the ground then on the face side hollow out for the light fitting

   

  if you dont have anything behind the sleeper then unfortunatly drilling up trough the sleeper to the light hole would be the best way
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  Andy Westacott January 14, 2011 at 11:08pm

  Bit of a mixture - some of the sleepers will be seen on both sides so I'll not be able to go all the way through but some of the backs will actually be hidden so I guess those I could just go right through.

   

  Thanks for the replies.

  
  Neal Barker said:

  are the sleepers retaining anything like a raisd boarder ?

   

  if so drill a piolet hole straight trough and use tubeing to carry the cable under the ground then on the face side hollow out for the light fitting

   

  if you dont have anything behind the sleeper then unfortunatly drilling up trough the sleeper to the light hole would be the best way
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  Ian White January 15, 2011 at 11:06am

  Hello, if you would like to have a look at our website and specifically the photos section you will see some pictures we took at night that show off our lighting solution. If this is the kind of thing you had in mind drop us an email and we can put you in touch with the people who supplied the lights ?

   

  Kind regards,

  Marek
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  David Beasley Garden Design January 15, 2011 at 11:16am

  Hi Andy

   

  No need for expensive commercial lighting products, why don't you just purchase so deck lights like these from B&Q.

   

  If they are the same ones that I've installed in the past, you only need to drill a 10mm hole.

   

  If you are going to drill two holes at right angles to each other, maybe you can cut off the "jack" end on the light cable to enable feeding and re-connect this at a later date.

   

  These lights are low-voltage and have a transformer.
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  Matt Brown January 15, 2011 at 3:29pm

  if they are to be seen from both sides use a chain saw to cut a groove underneith the sleepers for the cables.
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  Andy Westacott January 15, 2011 at 5:40pm

  Thanks everyone. I'll be using low voltage plug and play style lights that I've used in the past.

   

  Marek - I'd still be interested in your supplier details, always good to have optons.
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  Ian White January 15, 2011 at 5:56pm

  No problem. We use Light Ideas. Their range of lighting options is awesome. The lights we use are 3W LED 12V with either a 30 or 60 degree beam. They have an "eyelid" covering half of the LED lamp which deflects the light downwards. As they are 12V they are safe to use outdoors.