Our Timber Sleepers are a great choice for domestic or commercial use. They can be used alongside roadways to stop traffic from potentially injuring pedestrians or damaging temporary construction items such as scaffolding. Baulk timbers are incredibly strong and durable and different sizes are available.
Our softwood and green oak sleepers are perfect for transforming your outdoor space. These high-quality timber sleepers are ideal for landscaping or renovating garden beds, and creative projects. Sourced sustainably and crafted to last, our sleepers offer durability and natural beauty for any setting. Whether you’re building raised gardens, borders, retaining walls, or using our baulk timber sleepers around sites, our versatile timber solutions provide functionality and style. Explore our range to find the ideal match for your vision and elevate your landscape today!
HERMEQ supplies essential components for timber fencing installation, including posts, rails, and poles. Timber Square and Machine Round Posts are ideal for erecting post-and-rail systems. Rails provide structural support, while versatile poles can be used for various outdoor setups. View Products >
We offer a variety of Timber Fence Panels, including Feather Edge Fencing Boards for wooden fencing lines. Structural Plywood Sheets are perfect for temporary fencing on construction sites, while decorative Square Trellis panels enhance gardens and are suitable for climbing plants. View Products >
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do wooden sleepers last?
Life depends on the timber and on how wet the sleeper stays. Untreated green oak hardwood is expected to last up to 30 years, and softwood lasts longest when pressure treated and laid on a free-draining base. Any sleeper left in standing water or buried in wet soil rots sooner, so drainage under and behind the timber matters as much as the choice of wood.
Do green oak sleepers need treating or oiling?
No. Oak is a durable hardwood and is used untreated. An exterior wood oil can be applied to slow the change in colour, and it has to be renewed every year or two. On vegetable beds, any finish is best kept to the outer faces of the timber.
Why do oak sleepers crack and change colour after laying?
Green oak is sold unseasoned, so it still holds moisture when it is laid. As it dries it shrinks and opens splits, called checks, along the grain, and over a season or two its brown colour weathers to a silver grey. Neither change affects how the sleeper is used. Seasoned oak checks less at first but weathers to the same colour.
How do you clean green algae off wooden sleepers?
Scrub the timber with a stiff brush and warm water, or with a cleaner made for exterior wood, then rinse it down. Algae returns where timber stays damp and shaded, so cutting back overhanging plants and keeping soil off the top face slows it down.
Is there a 3 metre timber sleeper?
Yes. The 3.0m length in the range is a baulk timber, the red and white sleeper used for site and roadside protection. Garden oak sleepers come in a single standard length, so a bed or border longer than one sleeper is made by butting lengths end to end and staggering the joints in the course above.
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