Installing Railroad Ties

Since you are just using gravel railroad ties will be fine.

Installing railroad ties. How to build a railroad tie retaining wall step 1. Estimate the amount of rebar you need. Level and tamp down the area. However unless your ties are perfectly level which most aren t and you stake them at an angle they will come up pretty easily.

A lot of the work had to be done by hand do to the terrain and we were not able to use the rt 25. How to install railroad tie walls dig a trench along the base of the hill that is 12 inches deep and 16 inches wide. They aren t so good if you are using them for a landscape or flower garden border. Bulldoze or dig a section of the dirt from the hill out to where you want to build.

Just as the op stated drill holes in them and drive stakes through. Place the first layer of railroad ties in the prepared trench. Sixteen inch pieces will tie the ends of each railroad tie to the tie below and 18 inch pieces will tie the ends of the bottom rank of railroad ties to the ground. Add in a layer of gravel.

Estimate amount of rebar. Level the ground along the entire stretch of hill so the wall will sit flat. Lay the first set of railroad. Measure the entire length and height of the retaining wall with a tape measure.

Once you ve got a good area for your wall made. Pour a layer of 3 4 inch gravel into the trench that is 6 inches deep. Tamp the soil at the bottom of the trench to compact it. Drill holes through the.

Cut the area to make a snug fit for the railroad ties. First we leveled the area where to wall was going to be. Drill holes about a foot away from the ends into each railroad tie. In today s video we install a railroad tie retaining wall on a property with a pretty steep slope.