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    treating oil on railway sleeper

    thanks john. there goes my plan for disguising it. i am going to chat to the guy that sold me the sleepers. he might know if it is full cell or not. ah well.
  2. J

    treating oil on railway sleeper

    well i hope i'm not too close yet, but i do have a teenager and a wain of two. i decided to go for grass so the wee one can play more safely. how would i know if it is dangerous. i dont understand "full cell" and other than describing the patches as oil, i dont know exactly what it is. these...
  3. J

    treating oil on railway sleeper

    aye, they seem to be impregnated, they are not the smooth clean type. looks like i will have to get creative then, and disguise the worst parts. maybe a few well placed shrubs to grow over the affected area and hang down to the nexct level. thanks for your reply joe-90.
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    treating oil on railway sleeper

    have i just found my answer? found this on a link in another thread. the oil is in patches, and i have not noticed any extra oozing during the summer, (although it was not that warm this year anyway). Q2. I have had my garden landscaped and used old railway sleepers around the perimeter...
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    treating oil on railway sleeper

    hi all, great to see a forum like this, especially for a non expert like myself. i have started a garden project some time back, and i am ready to get it going again. i have set out railway sleepers in the rear garden to create two adjoining boxes, one raised higher than the other. i...
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