Paving Done
I managed to "pave" the new girder bridge on our little garden railroad and it is looking pretty good! I did one small section at a time. First, I applied a rather thin coat (but not too thin) of waterproof exterior construction adhesive on a small section of the roadway. I applied the adhesive thick enough to completely obscure the wood base. Then I sprinkled fine sand over the adhesive. Then I carefully pat the sand down with my hand... then carefully and lightly brushed the sand until it was even... then again carefully pat it down with my hand. Then I would move on to the next section. The idea of using the waterproof exterior construction adhesive was two-fold... First, I wanted to make sure the sand would stay in place in widely varying weather conditions. Next, I wanted the adhesive to act as a sort of sealing coat protecting the wood underneath. Here is a photo looking straight down the roadway and acr...