Securing Resin Buildings

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Robert Howard

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Hi All,

This was my first winter with a garden railway, so decided to keep my buildings in the shed for the worse of it. Took them out in March but then, on the first really windy day, my station was blown down the garden and smashed to pieces :'(

Lucky nothing was lost and a straight forward reassembly but how to stop this happening again?

I can glue to the concrete they rest on but can anyone suggest more elegant solutions? I would still prefer to be able to move when necessary (e.g when little one playing ball games etc).

Cheers Rob
 
You could try silicon rather than glue....
 
No idea if this would really work, it's just an off-the-cuff thought that came to me when reading this thread.... if your buildings are hollow (which I presume they are as they are resin ones), could you glue/cement a couple of bricks (or pieces of brick) to the concrete base so that the building slots down over them, the bricks being a reasonably snug fit into the inner corners of the building? They could still be blown over by a very strong wind, I guess, but I'd think you'd take them in anyway if such weather were forecast. Under normal conditions I'd think it would keep them sufficiently located against moderate weather while still allowing them to be simply lifted off to put away....

Just an idea - and worth exactly what you paid for it! ;)

Jon.
 
Bond metal spikes into the corners (use, for example, isopon/P38) then either drill the ground to accept the spikes or just plug them into soft ground. Done that with a couple of resin water tanks that were prone to "blow overs". Max.
 
What I do is to Screw Some Alloy Angled sourced from B&Q or any DIY Chain, about 3/4" will do to the base where Building is to be for two walls. Dress up the ends so that they are curved. Helps locate the Building. Drill a couple of very small holes through the Building and Alloy. Pop a Small Pin in and they hold through a force 10. I think there may be some pics of this in my New Line Thread. Couple repeated below:-

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Building is Goods Shed behind Station Building both have been secured by this method. Only works if you have a Solid Base. You could cement the angle into the Ground if your Buildings are on Earth.
JonD
 

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You could make the buildings heavy with a brick or stones as ballast. If you have a bas plate you could make a hole, so you can remove the ballast when taking the buildings in, so you don't have to carry the dead weight.
 
I use a similar approach to dunnyrail's, except that I screw a wooden block which was been cut to be a snug fit down to the base on which the building sits (usually cast concrete). I then drive a couple of small screws through the walls of the building and into the wooden block. Quick and easy to remove the buildings when required.

The blocks do rot after a while - I assume that' s because they don't get any air. However, they're easy to replace - though I must make sure I use brass screws next time!

Rik
 
I glue weigh inside the buildings to keep them settled...but....
I have had parts blown off the buildings like details or a roof but the buildings themselves have so far sat still for 9 years in high winds....BUT...
wild and domestic animal movement is another matter!
 
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