// Sleepers · Consett · DH8, DH9
Consett sleeper supply — raised beds, retaining walls, garden steps
Sleeper is what most Consett fencers reach for first. Sleepers are heavy timber baulks — usually around 8" × 4" (200×100mm) — sized like the original railway sleepers but pressure-treated softwood, not creosoted oak. Good for almost anything that needs a chunky timber edge. We deliver across Consett and Stanley and the wider Durham footprint — 1–2 day.
Whether you're laying a single back-garden run on a Stanley or Annfield Plain property or quoting a multi-house developer plot, the timber's the same: pressure-treated softwood, sized properly, dropped where you need it.
What we stock
- Dimensions
- 8" × 4" (200×100mm), 6" × 3" (150×75mm) on request
- Lengths
- 8ft (2.4m), 10ft (3m), shorter lengths on request
- Material
- Pressure-treated softwood (tantalised)
- Delivery to Consett
- Kerbside, 1–2 day, flat fee at checkout
- Click & collect
- Free from NE13 7BA, 50 min from Consett
Common uses
Raised vegetable beds, garden steps, retaining walls for sloping gardens, log-store sides, simple boundary edging, planter boxes.
How to install / use
Lay flat for retaining walls (use rebar through holes for stability above 3 courses), stand vertically for low boundaries, stagger joints. Cut with a chainsaw or a quality circular saw.
Sleepers sizes we stock for Consett
All sleepers →
What Consett looks like for fencing
West Durham catches weather coming off the moors — colder, wetter, more exposed than the coast. Fence treatment matters: untreated will rot fast, and a cap rail on top is worth the extra few quid for any exposed run. Some Lanchester and Castleside plots back onto open fields with livestock, so we'll spec stock-proof boards (closeboard with no gaps) rather than panel.
Neighbourhoods we drop to: Stanley, Annfield Plain, Burnopfield, Tanfield, Lanchester, Castleside, Leadgate, Crookhall, Knitsley, The Grove. Plus surrounding postcodes (DH8, DH9) — drop your postcode at checkout if you're unsure.
Related
Fencing in Consett — install, repair, supply
Full fence build, repairs and supply across Consett. 1–2 day from the yard.
All fencing in Consett →Fencers in Consett
Need someone to build the fence with this timber? Our installation team covers Consett.
Fencers in Consett →Delivery to Consett
1–2 day kerbside delivery. DH8, DH9.
Delivery info →Sleepers in Durham
DH1, DH6–DH7 · 45 min from the yard
Sleepers for Durham →Sleepers in Hexham
NE45–NE47 · 50 min from the yard
Sleepers for Hexham →Need sleeper for a Consett job?
Tell us what you need and your postcode — most quotes back same day. Or browse sleepers and order direct.