Retaining Wall

[Anonymous]

Any ideas for a retaining wall to hold back dirt that will wash down from a hill during next winters hard rains?
Thanks
Scott

[Anonymous]

Stager railroad ties back towards the hill with stainless steel rods bolted thru the face of the tie downwards at an angle with the end bent over and concrete poured around it? Yep, that would do it!

Real Cribbing?

[Anonymous]

Build your wall in a "V" shape to direct the water and dirt around your layout. Make sure this doesn't cause problems for your neighbors.
Also, include a 4" perforated drain field pipe behind the base of the wall to draw off water from the saturated dirt.

OLD DAD

[cacole]

How tall does this wall need to be? I built a 96 foot long, 2-1/2 foot high, retaining wall using large rocks that I picked up from different areas. I dug out a foundation approximately 6 inches deep and 8 inches wide, and poured concrete. Then I just pieced the rocks together with mortar. That wall has been there for almost 10 years now with no problems.

[Anonymous]

THanks for the ideas. I don't relly need it that big though. The mud just kind of covered the track (2 or three inches high) so I would only need one like 6" tall to hold back the dirt until it stops rainnig and I can remove it.
Thanks again.
Scott
P.S. it probably would work if it was g scale [:)]

[Anonymous]

Have you considered landscape rock and leaving this in place, this could perhaps be easier over time.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mikadousrp

Have you considered landscape rock and leaving this in place, this could perhaps be easier over time.

mikadousrp,
That's an idea that will probably work well for my purposes, not that the other ideas are bad, of course, just slightly to big.
Thanks
Scott

[cacole]

If you only want a temporary wall, use concrete blocks. No foundation would even be necesssary, nor do they need to be mortared in place. A concrete block should be heavy enough to hold back the water, and it will eventually soak through the joints between blocks, and they can then be removed and piled up somewhere out of your way if that's what you want.

[Anonymous]

trainmaster1989, This is what I was referring to, might add intrest as well.



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[Anonymous]

In NZ 'half rounds' are popular for garden retaining walls. Imagine a round fence post cut down the middle, so when you lie it on it's side you get a piece of wood about 1.6m long and 150mm high (6") with a curved front. Not sure if they are available where you live.

Glen Anthony.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainmaster1989

THanks for the ideas. I don't relly need it that big though. The mud just kind of covered the track (2 or three inches high) so I would only need one like 6" tall to hold back the dirt until it stops rainnig and I can remove it.
Thanks again.
Scott
P.S. it probably would work if it was g scale [:)]

If your only talking about six inches then a ditch behind the layout will hold the water and dirt if you provide an outlet on each end. Later you can remove that dirt. No cost, just a little work.
Also, plantings on the hill side will go a long way in holding the soil in place so it won't wash down.

OLD DAD

[Anonymous]

Thanks all for the ideas. They were very helpful and I will probably dig a small ditch with a liner in it, as suggested by OLD DAD.
Thanks again.
Scott

[d4fal]

I'd suggest setting the rip-rap or crib work back from the track, unless you really want the slope right up the the trackwork. A small ditch could be graded below the hillside and this should slow the mud from covering your track.