On one side of my property is a strip that is 7.5' wide and 75' long. That strip never gets any sun as on one side is the house and the other side is a
6' tall wood fence. The house also has a roof overhang about 5'. When it rains in Miami the rain water pours down to this strip. Basically nothing will grow and it's basically all dirt with an occasional patch of weeds here and there.I saw this:
I don't want to excavate every 2 or three feet down 8-10", and I think real RR ties are way heavy and difficult to cut.
So what I am wondering, if I get 2x8 pressure treated lumber, and cut them to desired lengths and lay them down spaced equally along my strip. Then pour say 2" of stone/pebbles between them and level them, will it give the same look? I think it will...may be not as dark as real RR ties. What I think will happen is 2x10s will probably shift around when walked on or get kicked...unless I stablize them somehow. May be drill a hole on each side and pound a rebar down? Another problem is may be it will buckle and warp after much rain.
Is this a good idea or a bad idea?
Any other way to achieve this look without having to cut 8x8 PT RR ties and dig trenches for each piece?
Thanks,
MC