I have a steeply sloping back garden and want to terrace it by creating two 'steps' from/into the slope. I was thinking of using reclaimed railway sleepers to create the retaining wall of each 'step'. I realise I will need to bolt the sleepers together side by side/ontop of each other...but, do I need to sink them into the ground or anchor them someway? Or will their own weight keep them steady and keep in the earth?
Each retaining wall will only be two sleepers high, so 2 foot apprx.
Ta
2007-01-21 01:43:04 · 0 answers · asked by Mr Yarrow 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I'm supposing you are from across the water.
A whole lot of earth that is heavy, on a steep slope, adding the weight of water from a rain and you might have a problem.
I would talk with a gardner or a person familiar with the earth where you want to place the rail ties (sleepers)-- You might lengthen the time of having your terrace completed, but you might also save yourself a lot of money, sore muscles and anguish.
I had a bed on flat ground, three ties high, filled with dirt, connected with rebar ( steel rods that are cheap and are used to reinforce concrete) and rail spikes for several years. It is very sturdy and was a booger to demolish. But the factors you mention are a very different story.
Good luck
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Secure them with 2 foot steel rods. The sleepers should have holes drilled through them already, pound the rods through the holes in the sleepers.
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