Railway sleepers - Railway sleepers as a retaining wall

[twiggi]

Hi

I suppose everyone is familiar with using railway sleepers as retaining walls in the garden but does anyone know how high these can be.

I live in a semi rural area and the road outside the house doesnt have a footpath. The boundary is standard privet hedge and the front garden slopes from the house down to the road. I am experiencing soil erosion which I want to prevent. A brick wall is overkill hence the railway sleeper wall of say 3ft. Any suggestions, experiences, or issues with planning consent welcomed.

Rgds
twiggi

[seanandruby]

we can only avise on retaining brick walls up to 1200 high, after that you need a structural engineer to advise you. If you are standing the sleepers upright you can bury a third in the ground, in concrete and have two thirds out of the ground. placing them horizontal is good for half a metre in height.