OT: retaining walls and meandering paths

[desmond]

The above ideas sound great but on a steep slope all are heavy and to hard to work with. Your best bet would be to use Railroad ties, they can be cut to width, stacked, relatively light and inexpensive, can be secured by stakes, or drill a hole in them and drive rebar through them and into the soil. Here are some pictures on steep slopes:

http://landscaping.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=landscaping&cdn=homegarden&tm=29&gps=449_454_1436_708&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%2520ideas%2C%2520photos%2520and%2520projects.htm

[scaredyclassic]

Urbanite sounds right up my alley. I’m going to keep my eyes open I think I’ve seen some dumped in places occasionally. Lifting it will make me stronger, my one resolution of the year. My wife and I were disagreeing re where the retaining wall is needed, she seemed to think the downward slope portion needed the wall I thought it was the upper part of the path by the uphill side. I guess I can wait till I find some urbanite. I love this damn path. I saw an urbanite bench on the link above that I think I’ll build when I find enough urbanite. It’s my opinion that this path greatly improves the house. Before you had to go all the way around down the driveways to get to the bottom which frankly wasn’t happening. Now you go down a cool if slightly treachers switchback to reach this nice lower section. I can’t believe the prior owner never got around to this.

[scaredyclassic]

Urbanite sounds right up my alley. I’m going to keep my eyes open I think I’ve seen some dumped in places occasionally. Lifting it will make me stronger, my one resolution of the year. My wife and I were disagreeing re where the retaining wall is needed, she seemed to think the downward slope portion needed the wall I thought it was the upper part of the path by the uphill side. I guess I can wait till I find some urbanite. I love this damn path. I saw an urbanite bench on the link above that I think I’ll build when I find enough urbanite. It’s my opinion that this path greatly improves the house. Before you had to go all the way around down the driveways to get to the bottom which frankly wasn’t happening. Now you go down a cool if slightly treachers switchback to reach this nice lower section. I can’t believe the prior owner never got around to this.

[scaredyclassic]

Urbanite sounds right up my alley. I’m going to keep my eyes open I think I’ve seen some dumped in places occasionally. Lifting it will make me stronger, my one resolution of the year. My wife and I were disagreeing re where the retaining wall is needed, she seemed to think the downward slope portion needed the wall I thought it was the upper part of the path by the uphill side. I guess I can wait till I find some urbanite. I love this damn path. I saw an urbanite bench on the link above that I think I’ll build when I find enough urbanite. It’s my opinion that this path greatly improves the house. Before you had to go all the way around down the driveways to get to the bottom which frankly wasn’t happening. Now you go down a cool if slightly treachers switchback to reach this nice lower section. I can’t believe the prior owner never got around to this.

[scaredyclassic]

Urbanite sounds right up my alley. I’m going to keep my eyes open I think I’ve seen some dumped in places occasionally. Lifting it will make me stronger, my one resolution of the year. My wife and I were disagreeing re where the retaining wall is needed, she seemed to think the downward slope portion needed the wall I thought it was the upper part of the path by the uphill side. I guess I can wait till I find some urbanite. I love this damn path. I saw an urbanite bench on the link above that I think I’ll build when I find enough urbanite. It’s my opinion that this path greatly improves the house. Before you had to go all the way around down the driveways to get to the bottom which frankly wasn’t happening. Now you go down a cool if slightly treachers switchback to reach this nice lower section. I can’t believe the prior owner never got around to this.

[scaredyclassic]

Urbanite sounds right up my alley. I’m going to keep my eyes open I think I’ve seen some dumped in places occasionally. Lifting it will make me stronger, my one resolution of the year. My wife and I were disagreeing re where the retaining wall is needed, she seemed to think the downward slope portion needed the wall I thought it was the upper part of the path by the uphill side. I guess I can wait till I find some urbanite. I love this damn path. I saw an urbanite bench on the link above that I think I’ll build when I find enough urbanite. It’s my opinion that this path greatly improves the house. Before you had to go all the way around down the driveways to get to the bottom which frankly wasn’t happening. Now you go down a cool if slightly treachers switchback to reach this nice lower section. I can’t believe the prior owner never got around to this.

[ucodegen]

[quote=desmond]The above ideas sound great but on a steep slope all are heavy and to hard to work with. Your best bet would be to use Railroad ties, they can be cut to width, stacked, relatively light and inexpensive, can be secured by stakes, or drill a hole in them and drive rebar through them and into the soil. Here are some pictures on steep slopes:

http://landscaping.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=landscaping&cdn=homegarden&tm=29&gps=449_454_1436_708&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%2520ideas%2C%2520photos%2520and%2520projects.htm%5B/quote%5D
Railroad ties are heavier than most people think.. They are 6″ x 8″ in cross section and soaked in creosote. This also makes them flammable and very difficult to put out if they catch fire.

[ucodegen]

[quote=desmond]The above ideas sound great but on a steep slope all are heavy and to hard to work with. Your best bet would be to use Railroad ties, they can be cut to width, stacked, relatively light and inexpensive, can be secured by stakes, or drill a hole in them and drive rebar through them and into the soil. Here are some pictures on steep slopes:

http://landscaping.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=landscaping&cdn=homegarden&tm=29&gps=449_454_1436_708&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%2520ideas%2C%2520photos%2520and%2520projects.htm%5B/quote%5D
Railroad ties are heavier than most people think.. They are 6″ x 8″ in cross section and soaked in creosote. This also makes them flammable and very difficult to put out if they catch fire.

[ucodegen]

[quote=desmond]The above ideas sound great but on a steep slope all are heavy and to hard to work with. Your best bet would be to use Railroad ties, they can be cut to width, stacked, relatively light and inexpensive, can be secured by stakes, or drill a hole in them and drive rebar through them and into the soil. Here are some pictures on steep slopes:

http://landscaping.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=landscaping&cdn=homegarden&tm=29&gps=449_454_1436_708&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%2520ideas%2C%2520photos%2520and%2520projects.htm%5B/quote%5D
Railroad ties are heavier than most people think.. They are 6″ x 8″ in cross section and soaked in creosote. This also makes them flammable and very difficult to put out if they catch fire.

[ucodegen]

[quote=desmond]The above ideas sound great but on a steep slope all are heavy and to hard to work with. Your best bet would be to use Railroad ties, they can be cut to width, stacked, relatively light and inexpensive, can be secured by stakes, or drill a hole in them and drive rebar through them and into the soil. Here are some pictures on steep slopes:

http://landscaping.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=landscaping&cdn=homegarden&tm=29&gps=449_454_1436_708&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%2520ideas%2C%2520photos%2520and%2520projects.htm%5B/quote%5D
Railroad ties are heavier than most people think.. They are 6″ x 8″ in cross section and soaked in creosote. This also makes them flammable and very difficult to put out if they catch fire.

[ucodegen]

[quote=desmond]The above ideas sound great but on a steep slope all are heavy and to hard to work with. Your best bet would be to use Railroad ties, they can be cut to width, stacked, relatively light and inexpensive, can be secured by stakes, or drill a hole in them and drive rebar through them and into the soil. Here are some pictures on steep slopes:

http://landscaping.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=landscaping&cdn=homegarden&tm=29&gps=449_454_1436_708&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%2520ideas%2C%2520photos%2520and%2520projects.htm%5B/quote%5D
Railroad ties are heavier than most people think.. They are 6″ x 8″ in cross section and soaked in creosote. This also makes them flammable and very difficult to put out if they catch fire.

[scaredyclassic]

There are a few wheelbarrows full of extra flagston lying around. I think I’m just going to always be looking around for stumps or misc things I can lay on the trail.

[scaredyclassic]

There are a few wheelbarrows full of extra flagston lying around. I think I’m just going to always be looking around for stumps or misc things I can lay on the trail.

[scaredyclassic]

There are a few wheelbarrows full of extra flagston lying around. I think I’m just going to always be looking around for stumps or misc things I can lay on the trail.

[scaredyclassic]

There are a few wheelbarrows full of extra flagston lying around. I think I’m just going to always be looking around for stumps or misc things I can lay on the trail.

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