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treating new sleepers

Posted by Simon Smith on March 26, 2011 at 8:29pm

I have in the past used mainly reclaimed ones for projects as i had a guy that got good quality untreated oak ones but he has stopped getting them in and i am considering using the new tannalized type instead. What would anyone recommend as the best thing to stain them with?

 

Something like this as featured by Chris Auld in an old post. I hope re-posting the iamge is ok with you Chris.

 

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  • Jenny Bloom March 26, 2011 at 10:21pm

    Simon, do you really need to stain them? Natural wood is good. I used pressure-treated new baltic pine sleepers for this school project a couple of years ago and weathering pretty well. 

    Sleeper expert on here though is Garden Surgery...

    www.jennybloom.co.uk

  • Simon Smith March 27, 2011 at 12:06am
    I am all for natural timber on show but personally find the pressure treated timber sleepers very ugly and I like the look created in the photo which is natural but not rustic due to the uniform square sawn edges of the new sleepers in comparison to the reclaimed ones.
  • phil smith yewtreelandscapes.com March 27, 2011 at 12:14am
    personaly i wouldnt treat the new preasure treated sleapers as they have a nice finish any way, leave it down to the customer unless they require you to do it
  • Chris Auld March 27, 2011 at 11:09am
    I use 'Thompsons water seal' for treating timber, its a clear liquid which doesn't alter the colour of the timber. It costs £15 for a 5 litre container and can be sprayed on very easily using a small pump sprayer.
  • Simon Smith March 27, 2011 at 5:43pm


    Chris Auld said:
    I use 'Thompsons water seal' for treating timber, its a clear liquid which doesn't alter the colour of the timber. It costs £15 for a 5 litre container and can be sprayed on very easily using a small pump sprayer.
    The sleepers in the photo appear new? did you not stain them with something? 
  • Chris Auld March 27, 2011 at 6:47pm
    They are new, they come pre treated but i stain them again so they last longer. It doesn't change the colour though.

    Simon Smith said:


    Chris Auld said:
    I use 'Thompsons water seal' for treating timber, its a clear liquid which doesn't alter the colour of the timber. It costs £15 for a 5 litre container and can be sprayed on very easily using a small pump sprayer.
    The sleepers in the photo appear new? did you not stain them with something? 
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