100mm X 200mm X 2.4m - Planed Oak Railway Sleepers

Nottage Timber Merchants Planed Oak Railway Sleepers.

If you are looking for Perfect Oak Sleepers, Have a look at our Planed Oak Sleepers. These are hand selected and planed by our team in house to ensure the best selection of Oak Sleepers. These Planed Oak Sleepers are planed square edge (PSE) and uniform dimensions. Please Note: The dimensions listed below for Planed/Smooth Oak Sleepers is the Nominal Dimensions and not the finished size. Typically we would expect 5-10% loss due to planing. If this dimension is critical please let us know and we can work with you to ensure the best possible solution.

Oak Railway Sleepers (either Planed or Rustic) offer some advantages over softwood. The most obvious is longevity. Hardwood (in this case Oak) is simply better at enduring the outdoors than softwood. Unlike our softwood railway sleepers, our Oak Sleepers are left untreated, which makes them the best choice for organic gardens or where the use of chemical treatments would not be suitable.

Oak is Heavy, there is no getting around it. It is harder to cut and drill, so we would strongly recommend looking at designs that involve minimal drilling/fastening such as stacked raised beds. With regards to cutting, Take advantage of our cutting service. Plan your design and We can cut these to order for you, and then it becomes a spectacular Swedish Flat Pack Project (except with some amazing Oak Sleepers!).