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Anchor Railroad Ties with Landscaping Spikes

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What happens here

To secure the railroad ties and prevent shifting, long landscaping spikes are used. These spikes are driven through the top tie and into the tie directly below it, creating a strong, interconnected structure. The goal is to achieve deep 'purchase' into the lower tie, ideally at least an inch, to lock the ties together. This method distributes weight and enhances stability. If the existing ties are too deteriorated to hold spikes, rebar could be used as an alternative.

Goal: Securely fasten the railroad ties to each other.

Tools and materials

  • Composite Decking Scraps Moisture Shield — Shimming under ties for precise leveling
  • Drill with Auger Bit — Pre-drilling holes for spikes, especially in very hard wood
  • Long Landscaping Spikes — Anchoring railroad ties together
  • Rebar — Alternative anchoring method if ties are too soft for spikes
  • Rubber Mallet — Driving landscaping spikes without damaging the wood

What they say

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Timber down and let's see how well she lays out and how close that base actually is so just because we got the sub base ready doesn't mean steer itself is ready okay uh I'm stepping on the stair below me I'm not stepping on the base but you got a high point on that step on this side so let's put the let's put the level on it I have a feeling that this side is going to be a titch high Dead on nice it's nice I think it's just because it's warm Timber no it's because I noticed that there was a little bit of material right there that's what I was worried about right yep so the back side is high so we need to pound that back side down so we need to hit that back side down which will level that out so we are high on the back side all right I don't have as a hammer rubber mat and I need if we go with let's show them what we got for Hammer so we got a couple Hammer choices we got a rubber mallet and we got a steel Sledge We don't happen to have a dead blow this is going to bruise the wood if I really beat on it this one's not going to give me the results I need so if we end up going with this we need a 2x4 just a piece of scrap wood underneath it uh we'll grab one from underneath the deck but I'm gonna just see what I can do with the rubber mallet for the time being while I'm working on this you grab that all right let's get dialed in to go too crazy I only got to get this back knocked down a little bit yep just a little bit because we want the back higher than the front so right now we're at about a quarter bubble yeah on this side let's see how we're doing on the other side pretty damn close and how are we doing side to side so we're Level side to side we've got quarter bubble toward the back that means the stairs are leaning forward which we want for water to shed and we're leaning forward the same consistent on that side so now we put the next timber in place and it has to continue that run and as the state consistent with the results that we have there okay so good long anchor and this long anchor is going to be able to go all the way through the log and then into the log below it well the railroad tie so you can see we're not just going

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