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hiya,
Anybody know where the imitation sleepers made of concrete come from, and what sort of price they retail at. Thought they looked really good and wondered if they're cheaper than the real thing. Thank's in adv. ob |
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... hiya, Anybody know where the imitation sleepers made of concrete come from, and what sort of price they retail at. Thought they looked really good and wondered if they're cheaper than the real thing. Thank's in adv. ob Didn't see GroundForce, but found these: http://www.stoneproducts.co.uk/products.htm Railway Sleeper: A distinctive imitation sleeper with a realistic wood grain effect. Available in two sizes: 430x225mm = £4.35 850x225mm = £6.55 Martin |
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writes hiya, Anybody know where the imitation sleepers made of concrete come from, and what sort of price they retail at. Thought they looked really good and wondered if they're cheaper than the real thing. Thank's in adv. ob Bradstone & Stonemarket and probably Marshalls (haven't got their catalogue to hand) are the manufacturers. You'll get prices from their websites or from local retailers. www.bradstone.com -- hugh |
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Thanks both , very usefull, don't know why I couldn't find them in my
searches, ta ob |
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"hugh" ] wrote in message
... In article , ob writes hiya, Anybody know where the imitation sleepers made of concrete come from, and what sort of price they retail at. Thought they looked really good and wondered if they're cheaper than the real thing. Thank's in adv. ob Bradstone & Stonemarket and probably Marshalls (haven't got their catalogue to hand) are the manufacturers. You'll get prices from their websites or from local retailers. www.bradstone.com -- hugh The 800mm long ones were about £8 each when I last bought some. They look so real that when friends came round they almost always bent down to touch them because they never believed me that they were made of concrete. They beat decking hands down and look just as real. They were Marshalls ones... http://home.marshalls.co.uk/products...id=13&prdid=42 Steve -- "The UK SpeedTrap Guide" http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk "Weather Page" http://www.btinternet.com/~swarren/ |
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"ob" wrote in message Anybody know where the imitation sleepers made of concrete come from, and what sort of price they retail at. Thought they looked really good and wondered if they're cheaper than the real thing. Thank's in adv. First time I ever saw this process was as window frames, lintels etc on the restaurant/shop at West Dean Gardens/College years ago. Fascinated me, often wondered why it wasn't used more. -- Bob www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in Runnymede fighting for it's existence. |
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from "JennyC" contains these words: I decided a while ago not to watch GF anymore (boring, repetitive etc...) so did not see it last night. Then you lot come along and start on about concrete railway sleepers..........which made me toddle of to the BBC website for a peep. Agggghhh blue fences !! And they obviously have a new typist as well as a new presenter for the show : "The circle garden Monday 27 January 2003, 8.30pm to 9pm The Ground Force team create an unusual graden including a twisting rill, circular lawns, a pergola and a pig patio" A pig patio must be fascinating (useful both to organic gardeners, and anyone who has no room for a compost heap.)Place it under an apple tree, and surround it with herbs and onions, to enhance the pleasure for you and your pig. Next week on urg; how to build a pork pergola leading to the barbecue area. Janet. |
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JennyC wrote: Then you lot come along and start on about concrete railway sleepers..........which made me toddle of to the BBC website for a peep. Agggghhh blue fences !! And they obviously have a new typist as well as a new presenter for the show : "The circle garden Monday 27 January 2003, 8.30pm to 9pm The Ground Force team create an unusual graden including a twisting rill, circular lawns, a pergola and a pig patio" I think we could forgive the typist a "graden". I watched it, and I thought it was very sweet what they wanted to do for their (pig loving) friend. I liked the new twist that the friends themselves did the designing, and I hope it keeps up throughout the series. After all these garden makeover programmes, surely some of the nation must have some decent ideas for a garden design by now! Sharon |
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'Twas Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:53:00 +0000 (UTC), when "Steve Warren - UK
Speedtrap Guide" enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: The 800mm long ones were about £8 each when I last bought some. They look so real that when friends came round they almost always bent down to touch them because they never believed me that they were made of concrete. They beat decking hands down and look just as real. They were Marshalls ones... http://home.marshalls.co.uk/products...id=13&prdid=42 They have a limited 'lifespan' as convincing sleeper look-a-likes. After 3 or 4 winters, the colouring has faded, the aggregate in the concrete starts to show through, especially in trafficked areas, and there can be some spalling. Bradstone have introduced a look-a-like log edging unit for this season. As with all these concrete castings, they're ok for the blind man on a galloping horse, but I prefer the genuine thing. -- cormaic URG faqs/webring - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/ Culcheth Garden - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/garden/ Warrington Paving - www.pavingexpert.com/ Peoples' Republic of South Lancashire cormaic CAN BE FOUND AT borlochshall.co.uk |
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JennyC wrote: "Sharon Curtis" wrote JennyC wrote: "The circle garden Monday 27 January 2003, 8.30pm to 9pm The Ground Force team create an unusual graden including a twisting rill, circular lawns, a pergola and a pig patio" I think we could forgive the typist a "graden". I watched it, and I thought it was very sweet what they wanted to do for their (pig loving) friend. I liked the new twist that the friends themselves did the designing, and I hope it keeps up throughout the series. After all these garden makeover programmes, surely some of the nation must have some decent ideas for a garden design by now! Sharon Ahhhhhh - enlightenment. Not having seen it I did not realise it actually was meant to read 'pig patio' :~) I assumed it should have been 'big patio' :~) No, they really did mean pig. Basically it was a circular patio, but with a couple of sticking out bits for legs, an ear etc., and a little cobble inset, for an eye. I thought it worked very well - it was as practical as any circular patio. This lady really did like pigs - she had little ceramic ones all over the garden beforehand! Sharon |
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'Twas Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:23:59 GMT, when Trevor Rimmer
enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: I have seen fairly similar imitation wooden slabs in the B&Q Warehouse in Stockport. Did I see Tony aright - preferring wooden decking to slabs... You're cracking up, TrevR - I prefer genuine railway sleepers to pretend concrete copies, and I prefer genuine log edgings to imitations, but I still despise decking - nasty, slippery, 'orrible stuff! -- cormaic URG faqs/webring - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/ Culcheth Garden - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/garden/ Warrington Paving - www.pavingexpert.com/ Peoples' Republic of South Lancashire cormaic CAN BE FOUND AT borlochshall.co.uk |
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groun force cocrete slabs
I have seen fairly similar imitation wooden slabs in the B&Q Warehouse
in Stockport. Did I see Tony aright - preferring wooden decking to slabs... TrevR (an intermittent lurker these busy days) |
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The message
from cormaic contains these words: 'Twas Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:23:59 GMT, when Trevor Rimmer enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: I have seen fairly similar imitation wooden slabs in the B&Q Warehouse in Stockport. Did I see Tony aright - preferring wooden decking to slabs... You're cracking up, TrevR - I prefer genuine railway sleepers to pretend concrete copies, and I prefer genuine log edgings to imitations, but I still despise decking - nasty, slippery, 'orrible stuff! Good - the world shifts on the same axis. I can sleep easier. Regards to the boss. BTW - found your site useful when I put up my decking - sloping garden, not bright enough to put up walls, etc. Regards TrevR -- cormaic URG faqs/webring - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/ Culcheth Garden - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/garden/ Warrington Paving - www.pavingexpert.com/ Peoples' Republic of South Lancashire cormaic CAN BE FOUND AT borlochshall.co.uk |
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