stevenf
Platinum Member
I don't recall posting to the rural living site I'm usually found lurking and learning on the tractor section. I have a chance to buy unused 7" x 7" x 9' creosoted railroad ties at $10. each. Can I use these in a pier and beam house as the piers buried 3' to 4' feet in the ground or will the rot if they are buried. I need them to be about 3' or so above ground for crawl space but my main concern is how fast do ya'll think they would deteriorate being buried. If they outlast me slightly that would be fine, give the kids something to do after they shovel the dirt in my grave. I'm hoping to get 50 or so years out of them I'm around San Antonio in Texas so we do get rain just not like Oregon.