"macmeech" wrote in message
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What do you think of using railroad ties as stairs. Are they
appropriate for this type of setting? What are the safety hazards ?


I used to think railroad ties were great. Until I tried to use them as
borders. They work fine, then they rot, then moles move in. And ants .
Then they suck digging them up. And getting rid of the moles. A decade
later I find that they leech preservative too. So I don't want them around
my veggies.


Now if you're trying to do some type of rough cut style stairs with new
ties. Feng Shwei style or something. Maybe.

Diesel.