Homasote

[Anonymous]

Can anyone tell me the pros & cons of using Homasote? I have read where you can use Homasote on top of plywood as sound deadening. I really want to cut down on the noise, any suggestions?....thx.

[csxt30]

Hi sbnr466! I can tell you a little about it. I've used it for 25 yrs. or more & 50 yrs. ago my Dad had it on my Lionel RR in my room, to help quiet the trains. It's been around a long time. It was once considered the best way to go, but i think the foam may be more popular now & lighter. We used it cause you could stick or pu***hings into it easily. You have to cut it with a knife or you get a lot of dust. It is fairly heavy, & comes in 4by 8 sheets. Here, it sells for around 22dollars a sheet. I still use it & it's great for mounting it on a flat door or board & building straight & true model airplanes on, also. Some times I used to just use it where the track would lay down on. I think any paints will stick to it as well as plaster for your scenery. Tell ya the truth, I think foam is much more used today. Hope this helps some. Thanks, John

[csxt30]

Oh, I forgot to mention, it will quiet the trains down as compared to putting the track right on plywood. Also, don't put the screws or nails all the way down into the plywood. I also never glued the homosote to the plywood, I just used screws, cause I am always changing things. Thanks, John

[laz 57]

I agree with JOHN with the foam. BUCKEYE RIVETER has use it and has shown pics of him building his layout with it. If I were to do it over again I defininity would use the foam and homasote combination. This I believe would really deaden the sound and still give you enough bite for your screws and stuff.
laz57

[TurboOne]

Here, in CA, there is no such thing. Searched everywhere. Then I ran into an old guy about 85. He went to the counter at Dixieline. Said show him the sound board. And there it was. No one in the whole place knew what it was. I guess its been there for years and they have only sold 1 4 x 8 sheet in that time. They had it for $14 per board. Heavy compared to foam, but that is a whole other issue in CA. Can't find it except for 1 small lumber yard then its $35 for 4 x 8 x 2" pink.

Anyway if you can't fid homasote, ask for sound board.

Tim

[Jumijo]

I've always wondered what Homasote was and what it looked like.

How do most people secure track to the pink rigid, insulation/foam? Can Fastrack be secured to it?

Jim

[Anonymous]

TurboOne, you can also put in your zipcode on the homasote web site and find a "dealer near you"

http://www.homasote.com/where.html

[TurboOne]

Thanks plasticlizard, do you also know of a pink foam company that has the same ? Would love to find that at affordable price.

Tim

[Anonymous]

As I understnad it, track is usually affixed to foam using a foam-safe glue. As I understand it, the roadbed gets glued down, then the track goes on, then you ballast. The glue solution you use to keep the ballast from moving keeps the track in place.

Tony