Spruce or Pine Sleepers

I'm building our patio area and have decided upon a sleeper border. The border will be two sleepers high on their edge. One sleeper will have its back against the surrounding soil.

I can get both spruce or pine for around the same price. Both are pressure treated. Which do you think would be the better buy that would
a) last longer
b) look better?

Thanks




Edit....have I just asked a silly question?? Are they the same thing?

Genghis Cant

The only sleepers I've used are Pine and Oak.

The usual sleeper is Pine. There's great lasting in a good sleeper.
I hung wooden gates here off Oak sleepers. They are a good sleeper too but a bit brittle to work with.
I don't know which would last longer, there's fair lasting in either. For your job, bar you examine them closely they'll both look the same.

You should be able to buy a good sleeper for about €20. I think rough crooked ones suitable for fencing can be got for €15 or so.

recedite

Pine slightly redder in colour than spruce, and more resin in the timber, making it more durable outdoors.

recedite

recedite wrote: »

Pine slightly redder in colour than spruce, and more resin in the timber, making it more durable outdoors.

Feck...Ive ordered the Spruce!!! Would there be much in it durability wise?

Spruce sleepers cost me €17 a piece

recedite

Ah well, if they are both tanalised or pressure treated there won't be much difference in them.

k123456

Put creosote subsitute on the sleepers, where they sit on / near soil. Will prolong them