My garden railroad will have some roads for car and truck traffic. What is the best way to create roads?
Rich
To represent paved road, I got some rolled roofing material from Home Depot. It comes in strips about 3 feet wide and 20 feet long. I trim it to the width I need.
Bruce,
That looks very nice! I wonder if they have a texture that simulate a cobblestone street like what is in Europe/Germany.
For Cobelstone I'd make a resin master that you carved, then a rubber negative, then concrete slabs.
Bruce; If you talk to a roofing supply company they'll give you there odds and ends from around the wherehouse. Or ask around construction sites, I love the word FREE.
Thanks for the information on roofing material. It brings up new questions.
1. What surface prep do you do under the roll roofing? It seems to be that sand would smooth out easily.
2. How do you seal edges?
My wife and I are building our garden railway and I appreciate the help. The goal for this year before winter sets in is to have the garden graded and some plants put in. Next spring the track will be laid.
Rich,
I just sort of level the ground underneath. No fancy prep at all. It ends up making a good pathway to walk on.
I haven't found a good way to join the edges, though I haven't really looked all that hard. Someone suggested some good waterproof tape, like that used on pond liners. Duct tape doesn't work very well. I do not do anything to any of the edges.
Here's my concrete road behind the warehouse. About 3 inches thick, rebar reinforced.the road is strong enough to jump on and it won't blow away
F or a gravel road, crusher fines work well. For a dirt road, dirt works well
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