23/06/2026
Replaced rotten sleepers. Once the sleepers were removed
• dug the trench slightly deeper and wider
• lay the new sleepers on a layer of stones so that any water would drain away and the new sleepers would not be sitting in any standing water
• back filled the trench with stones to improve drainage and minimise risk of rotting
• Even though the sleepers were pressured treated painted the sleepers in wood preserve
◦ stood the sleepers in a tray of wood preserve so they would soak up the preserve into the end grain at both ends