How long do concrete sleepers last?
If you construct them professionally and look after them, they will last a good 15-20 years (even more).
How much does a 2.4 m concrete sleeper weigh?
How heavy are the concrete sleepers? A plain concrete sleeper weighs approximately 75 kg for a 80mm thick and our pattern concrete sleeper weigh approximately 80kg. We also stock heavy duty sleepers for larger commercial retaining walls and can weigh up to 150kg each.
What size do concrete sleepers come in?
2m to 2.4m
Buy Concrete Sleepers at a Price That Suits You Our concrete sleepers range in size from 2m to 2.4m and they’re available in a range of different styles and colours.
What MPa are concrete sleepers?
All our products are now manufactured with 60 MPa concrete. – The concrete in our Sleepers is now 50% stronger than previously (40 MPa).
Are concrete sleepers strong?
Advantages of concrete sleeper retaining walls These are extremely strong as they’re steel reinforced, making them structurally sound for walls up to 2.4 metres high. Other benefits include: Impervious to termites and other insects. Won’t rot, warp, split, or splinter like timber sleepers.
What is a Sienna sleeper?
Timberlink Sienna sleepers are ideal for decorative landscape applications such as garden beds and sandpits. Non CCA treated, the Copper Azole treatment means that Sienna Sleepers can be used in applications likely to involve direct human contact, such as children’s playgrounds.
How high can you go with a sleeper retaining wall?
This system works for sleeper walls up to 1200mm in height; anything higher than 1200mm needs to be designed by an engineer to take account of local ground conditions and loadings.
What Colours do concrete sleepers come in?
EXPLORER CONCRETE SLEEPER RANGE
- GREY SMOOTH. Grey.
- NATURAL SANDSTONE. Sandstone.
- GUMTREE TIMBERLOOK. Ironbark.
How high is a railway sleeper?
Railway Sleeper SIZES and WEIGHTS. The most common LENGTH for railway sleepers is 2.6 metres or 8ft 6″ long. We also stock other railway sleeper sizes such as 2.4m and 3.0m, or 8ft and 10ft. The most common WIDTH for a railway sleeper is 250mm or 10″.
How much weight can concrete sleepers hold?
Rated for up to 300kg. This mechanical retaining wall Sleeper Lifter comes equipped with a lifting eye, which can be attached to any bobcat, excavator, crane, dingo or backhoe. Australian designed, engineered and manufactured with a maximum opening width of 140mm and a safe working load of 300kg.
What are the different types of Boral concrete products?
Boral’s Decorative Concrete range includes coloured, exposed, illuminated and polished. Boral’s advanced concrete range includes the ENVISIA® and ASPIRE® products. ENVISIA® is a lower carbon concrete with excellent performance benefits and plastic placement and finishing properties similar to conventional concretes.
What is Boral envirocrete?
Boral Envirocrete® is a product that is carefully designed to use waste materials in the manufacture of concrete and thereby reduce the environmental impact. Post Tensioned Concrete. In Post Tensioned concrete, the steel is tensioned and concrete is compressed, placing both building materials in their strongest states.
Are concrete sleeper retaining walls easy to install?
In many cases, concrete sleeper retaining walls are more affordable to install than most competing retaining wall products. The concrete sleeper system is designed to be simple to install. We offer a range of accessories and easy to follow instructions to make your project simple and straight forward.
Who is baseboral concrete?
Boral Concrete has over 240 premix concrete plants around Australia producing a wide range of concrete mixes in metropolitan and country areas. Boral concrete is a supplier to industrial, commercial and residential building projects combining technical expertise and on site capability.