Tom Trigg
QUOTE: Originally posted by FJ and G Walt, I spoke to someone who used Trex and he said it expanded in warm weather and he had problems with it. I did find some cedar planks at Lowe's and using someone's advice here I purchased a large can of Thompson's waterseal. I got the longer lasting pigment kind that is a honey color. I did douse some ties in motor oil (new oil) and will wipe off excess oil and see how they work, but not using an extensive quantity. It's a wonder we didn't die as kids as they used to oil the dirt roads and use oil to kill ants.
QUOTE: Originally posted by FJ and G went to lowe's & HD and no luck. Lowes had cedar fencing that looked terrible. HD had some nice douglas fir which grows near redwood. I was tempted to pick up a large pole but I knew as soon as I did I'd be informed on the forum that it's not the right type of wood. I'm beginning to believe I have to go to Oregon to buy cedar or redwood. They did have oak but it was red oak, not the good white oak. And man is it expensive. I did purchase a 2x10x10 massive piece of pressure treated wood to use as the base for a crossover I'll be building soon (if I can ever find cedar or redwood for the ties, that is). At least I can draw out where the track is going. I'm going to loosly screw the track onto that 2x10x10 so that it has room to float a bit. Just curious if the wood would last longer for the subroadbed if I placed sand or gravel under the wood for drainage to reduce mold. Anyone comment on this? Thanks.
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