Retaining walls how to avoid costly mistakes and diy your landscaping walls with great results.
How to make a railroad tie retaining wall. How to build a railroad tie retaining wall step 1 measurements. Measure the entire length and height of the retaining wall. Start on the second. Drill holes in.
Estimate the number of linear feet in the length of your wall then the number of rows you will need. Put a piece of rebar in each of the holes. Before making a supply order you must know how much sleepers you need. Railroad tie retaining wall step 1 measures.
Gse shop 1 270 views. When building a retaining wall out of any material and especially with railroad ties you must have some sort of tie between the wall and the ground it is holding back. Construct deadmen to help keep the wall from leaning later. How i built a two tier railroad tie retaining wall duration.
Stanley dirt monkey genadek 428 876 views. Add in a layer of gravel. Not using anchor ties. How to build a railroad tie retaining wall steps bulldoze or dig a section of the dirt from the hill.
How to build a railroad tie retaining wall step 1. Building a wall with oak sleepers trc garden duration. Step 2 preparation. If your wall is more than 2 rows high you will need deadmen every 8 feet.
Level the first tie in the wall. Move the railroad ties in the retaining wall to insert cedar posts that measure 3 feet long and are the same thickness as the ties. Lay the first set of railroad ties. The posts should extend into the area where the dirt was sitting.
With railroad ties you should use a 4 foot length of a tie that goes straight into the hillside and is also resting on the wall itself. Step 3 include deadmen at higher ranks. Step 4 spread the backfill. Step 3 build the first two ranks.