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Collection: Railway Sleeper Pond Kit

    • Making a pond couldn't be easier!
sleeper pond kit CWD Pond

⚠️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING

DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

18-tonne vehicle delivery to curbside only
YOU are responsible for offloading heavy sleepers from wagon
• Driver cannot use pump truck - manual offloading required
• Ensure adequate manpower available on delivery day
• Glass included with kit (3m and under ponds)
Over 3m ponds: Glass delivered separately and may arrive before pond kit

DELIVERY PROCESS

Haulier contacts YOU directly to arrange delivery day (not us)
• We cannot schedule delivery appointments for you
• Wait for haulier contact - Direct booking with haulier
• Instructions emailed when kit ships
Over 3m ponds: Glass may be delivered before your pond kit arrives

MULTIPLE DELIVERIES

3m and under: Kit + glass together *Pallet* → screws/sealant *Parcel* → copings/liner courier

Over 3m ponds: Glass first *Lorry - Glass is loose* → kit separately *Pallet*→ screws/sealant *Parcel*→ copings/liner *Courier*
• Copings too long for standard pallets
• Liner made after your final measurements - once you have built the pond, send us your internal sizes and we make the liner to your sizes, any mistakes or differences in sizes of timbers will not be an issue this way - *1 week lead time*

MANUFACTURING TIMELINE

3-5 weeks manufacturing (estimate, not guarantee)
• Custom-built to order - no stock items
We cannot give updates on where your kit is until it is built and ready to ship, your eta is 3-5 weeks until you hear otherwise

CONTRACTOR SCHEDULING

• We CANNOT guarantee specific delivery dates
• We are NOT responsible for contractor scheduling conflicts or failed deliveries
• Manufacturing cannot be rushed to meet your deadlines

ROUGH SAWN TIMBER SPECIFICATIONS

• Manufacturing tolerance: ±1cm (±10mm) on each sleeper dimension
Cutting tolerance: ±1cm on sleeper lengths
• Width: 190-210mm | Length: 239-241cm | Thickness: 90-110mm
• Natural timber characteristics include warps, wanes, splits, knots
• Some sleepers may have live edge (can face inward or outward)
• Each sleeper unique with natural timber variations

INSTALLATION SERVICE

• We don't offer direct installation service
• 3rd party installers available - provide pond size, contact number + postcode for referral
• Assembly, foundation preparation, and tools are your responsibility

WHAT'S INCLUDED

✅ Pre-cut railway sleepers
✅ Assembly instructions
✅ Sleeper timber screws
✅ Custom pond liner & Underlay (delivered separately after measurements)
✅ Glass windows 
✅ MS300 sealant
✅ Copings

NOT INCLUDED

❌ Foundation materials
❌ Tools - Impact driver & 8mm hex head socket, spirit level, sealant gun, rubber mallet, gloves, Stanley blade
❌ Filters
❌ Pumps

✅ MANDATORY ACCEPTANCE 

☑️ I understand manufacturing takes 3-5 weeks with NO GUARANTEES of specific dates
☑️ I understand I'm responsible for offloading heavy sleepers from an 18-tonne vehicle
☑️ CWD cannot offer updates within the estimated times already given
☑️ I understand there will be atleast 3 separate deliveries 
☑️ I understand CWD is NOT responsible for my contractor scheduling - these are DIY kits for domestic construction
☑️ I accept manufacturing tolerances of ±1cm on each sleeper dimension and cutting tolerance of ±1cm on sleeper lengths, and understand these are rough sawn timber products with natural characteristics
☑️ I have adequate manpower available for delivery day offloading - this is not a timed delivery - Glass delivery is on the same terms.
    Railway Sleeper Pond Kit UK

     

     

    Pond kit - Underlay, liner and glass fitting