Why There Are So Many Concrete Sleepers in Ballarat
Garden and technology are two words that don’t spend a lot of time together, but technology doesn’t have to mean electronics. In this case, it has all to do with concrete and the way it has been modernised to provide the regional retaining walls Ballarat needs.
The sort of concrete sleepers Ballarat relies on are called sleepers because they just lie there, providing stability to retaining walls in Ballarat, where so many attractive gardens need strategic support.
Traditionally, such sleepers were made of wood: big, heavy blocks of hard timber that were thought to be the most durable material available. You could sometimes pick up used ones on the cheap, courtesy of the increasingly redundant railways where they had already given service beneath the rails.
As wonderful as wood is, though, it is not inert and it is not indestructible – if it can be eaten by armies of termites, such as roam the residential acres of Ballarat, looking for food, how tough can wood really be? Plus, in the extreme temperatures that this region tries gamely to be affectionate about, timber has a hard time and can crack, split and rot.
When you are using something for stability, cracking, splitting and rotting are not words you want to hear. And you do not hear them in relation to concrete. In an application where just lying there and not changing is a positive characteristic, concrete is king. Read More
Reinforcement for Retaining Walls in Ballarat
As if concrete wasn’t tough enough already, reinforcement can be added in the form of steel rods inside, to maintain solidity and integrity when huge weights of soil etc are pressing against a wall or an edging unit.
Can Concrete Be Good Looking?
Because it is so easy to work with and is therefore widely used in construction where speed is important, concrete acquired a reputation for being relentlessly practical, rather than having any charm. However, it doesn’t have to be like that. Bearing in mind that our products are used in gardens, where wholesomeness and attractiveness are expected, we make sure our retaining walls, edging slabs and post-and-rail fencing are good-looking, and this is achieved by texturing and colour. You don’t have to have plain, smooth cement grey. You can have a woodgrain effect, and you can have one of a range of colours, from sandstone to charcoal and slate grey to peppercorn. Even brand new they seem pretty natural, and given a bit of weathering from the elements, they look proudly natural.
Contact Us to Find Out More
If you have a project and you’d like some input about how retaining walls in Ballarat can blend in while providing the bedrock of your area, call us or email and we’ll get back to you. Even simpler, just fill in the online enquiry form. Our customer service teams are dedicated to giving customers any help and advice they need before they make such an important purchase.
We can freight our products to you from one of our manufacturing units, and we also have distributors around the country, so alternatively you can arrange delivery through them.
Quality, stylish products ideal for the job, plus great service, that’s why there are so many concrete sleepers in Ballarat. Read Less
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