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Humidity?
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JeremyB
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March 2003
From: Canada
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Humidity?
Posted by
JeremyB
on Monday, April 18, 2005 3:48 PM
Hey guys
now the warm weather is here in Canada and the humidity starts up agin I was wondering what is more prone to damage from humidity cork or foam roadbed? I have heard cork can swell up in the damp air is this true?
Jeremy
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, April 18, 2005 3:51 PM
I think homosote has the most problems with moisture, since it is reconstituted paper.
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joseph2
Member since
January 2003
From: indiana
792 posts
Posted by
joseph2
on Monday, April 18, 2005 3:56 PM
I live in Indiana and use a dehumidifer in the basement.It doesn't cost much to run.Haven't had any expansion or mold trouble on either cork or foam,it also helps to prevent old magazines from getting moldy.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, April 18, 2005 3:59 PM
I had a layout for five or six years with cork roadbed and have never had expansion problems with cork. The wood that it sits on may be a different story. If your track kinks in hot, humid weather you may have to cut some gaps in the rail to account for the wood expanding.
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Javern
Member since
November 2001
From: US
732 posts
Posted by
Javern
on Monday, April 18, 2005 4:11 PM
I find the humidity effects my undershorts and I get cranky, more likely to make mistakes on my layout.
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tatans
Member since
May 2004
4,115 posts
Posted by
tatans
on Monday, April 18, 2005 4:58 PM
Humidity?? here in Alberta there is an enormous lack of it, we sit and listen to the piano splitting into little pieces, layout legs warping, track popping up, glue ungluing, paint drying far too fast, and very,very ,very dry skin and electrical shocks when you touch a light switch. we actually use a couple of humidifiers and gallons of water, winter and summer.
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nickinwestwales
Member since
April 2005
901 posts
Posted by
nickinwestwales
on Monday, April 18, 2005 7:31 PM
Here in Wales we dont have humidity,or even weather as such-just rain at different temperatures.....a previous layout I built used strips of very dense carpet underlay as roadbed,no problems there( in fact a section of it is incorporated into my current layout) where I have used cork,it`s surplus floor tiles cut to shape,these come ready sealed and seem to be completely stable-you might consider painting a coat of sealant onto the cork before track laying,good luck!,regards,nick
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