What to put on my rail?

[ct]

I just built a 36 foot Flat-down-flat rail and have no idea what to put on top of it. It's 5 1/2 inches wide. Keep under 50$

 

[oakjewlery]

pvc

 

[joetyson]

yo no question if your on a buget pvc

 

[Galin]

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=72&product%5Fid=10369

go there, thats what im using for my rail. Mine's 4" wide and with that 1/4 " 2'x4' it makes 24 feet of rail. You might have to get like 3 sheets though which'll be like 80 with shipping.

 

[ct]

that stuff it too expensive

 

[Galin]

for you i guess but if you made the rail 4" wide it would work really good and fairly cheap. I dont think you're gunna find anything that'll work good for that long and wide of a rail thats gunna be under $50. If you somehow do find something, please tell me.

 

[ct]

i think im gonna use this coping stuff i found at home depot im not sure if it'll work tho cuz its aluminum

 

[xnoresponse]

dont use aluminum..its to soft and you will catch

 

[Galin]

isnt alluminum more expensive than steel too...?

 

[ct]

i already bought some to test it was 5$

 

[Skipig25]

aluminum doesn't work well. trust me on this one

 

[oakjewlery]

yeah unless you have skis with no edges

 

[ct]

yea the aluminum isnt gonna work unless i dull my edges which i might but anyone else have other ideas? that are cheap

 

[BigJew]

PVC pipe.PVC pipe, it comes in pipes of 10ft long and they're 9$ a piece for me.

 

[Galin]

really? for how thick? At my home depot its $1.50 for 10 feet of 1/2"

 

[Davevinc1080]

50 is pretty cheap, you will have to use pvc for taht much

 

[ct]

i might go with the pvc even tho i dont think it will be very good

 

[BigJew]

The stuff we got is almost 1/2 inch thick. It's burly!! PVC will crack when it's thin or when it's really cold out (-35oC)

 

[ct]

now im thinking about putting metal flashing on it but there would be a 1/4 inch overlap on each side. you think that'd matter?

 

[Skipig25]

fold it down with a mallet after it's on

 

[Frostfired]

12ft pvc with 1.5 or 2inch diameter (not sure which) for 7$

 

[treesmann]

i wouldnt use wide pipes b/c they will be easier to crack, i think

 

[ct]

heres a tipO NOT USE ALUMINUM

 

[Kal-El]

post a pic of ur rail, how much did it cost u?