Then hoover the house?
Wooden sleepers any good?
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Taking DIYNOT literally again...woody.OK, by popular request I would suggest bottling the brain cells of at least one and maybe two posters in this thread and with just a thin layer these should make an excellent dense and impenetrable layer that would be like having the Hoover Dam in your back garden. Nothing will get through.
But on the postive some help side... Wooden sleepers work fine as small retaining walls, as for beauty well that's in the eye of the beholder and they are easy to lay, which is highly practicable for anybody without brickie skills, If installed correctly they can last for a decade or more, even the softwood ones... have a look at travis for some help....https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/trade-corner/how-to-use-railway-sleepers. If you need to cut then use some end sealer..https://www.toolstation.com/cut-end-wood-preserver/p20613
As for astro turf, if you want a low maintenance solution , bang it in, yes it can look a bit naff after a few years if you don't maintain it but so can any lawn, patio etc. Brush and wash down with a hose once a year sorts most fouling issues. Again installation is key, see https://www.wickes.co.uk/how-to-guides/garden-landscaping/install-artificial-grass
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Lol.
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Nah, I use my Festool Midi dust extractor with the £100+ long life bag. TBH, it is the only time I use the bag. Most of the work that I do generates too fine dust for the long life bag.
I suspect that by the time his sleepers deteriorate the sneering brigade will be in a box made from trees. What is wrong in building something for the next 10 or 20 years...
For some reason sleepers on here always turn into an incredibly heated debate lol. I did warn of this in my first response
For some reason sleepers on here always turn into an incredibly heated debate lol. I did warn of this in my first response
As much as I love this forum, I find some of the "debates" incredibly distracting and likely to deter new members from asking questions. I don't get the "back biting". That said, I don't have a dog in this fight.
As long as they are in contact with the soil - or worse, concreted in - then I'll be able to boot them over in 5 years or so. Utterly pointless as retaining walls. Landscapers and DIYers love them because they require zero skill and are quick and cheap.For some reason sleepers on here always turn into an incredibly heated debate lol. I did warn of this in my first response
DIYers! Is that the point of this forum then?
Correct. As well as pro's to advise. It's a two way street.
Sure but a sleeper wall may well be within the skillset of a DIYer whereby a masonry wall may not so it may be that a sleeper solution is the best route for for the OP albeit with a limited lifespan.
I think the post title reads "wooden sleepers any good?" (as a retaining wall).
NO.
Well they may be if you don't have the skills/willingness to build a masonry wall and you're not bothered if you only get a decade out of it.
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