"tina" wrote in message
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Hi all,

Raised beds are looking like a possibility as I have just acquired 15
old used railway sleepers, no creasote but they look old & deffo look
to have been used on a real railway.

They are very very heavy and about 8ft 6 long. Took 2 men to lift them
1 at a time!!

Is there anyway I can clean them up before using them to make my
raised beds?

Please can anyone advise me ?

Would you line the beds with some sort of material so as to protect
the soil coming into contact with the wooden sleepers or is that
overkill?

Thanks very much for all your help.



Go to B&Q and get some tins of stuff called 'Aquaseal". It was about £5.00 a
tin (5 Litres I think). It's like a tar and you paint it on with a big
brush. Used for waterproofing felt roofs. Easy to apply, dries quite quickly
and will fill the cracks and make it waterproof, which means that the
nasties in there won't come out :-))

I have a flat roof on part of my house and I gave it a coat about 10 years
ago and it is still good.

Not toxic so no probs with the veggies :-))

Easiest way out. :-))

Mike


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