I just put my homasote down on Friday night. I used Liquid Nails, and then put a few screws around the edges to hold it down while it dried. It was rock solid by Saturday morning. I am going to leave the screws in just to be safe, but I am sure I could remove them without causing any problems. Good Luck.
SK
Liquid Nails is truly great stuff.... haven't used it for train stuff but for just about everything else.
underworld
Birds,
Homosote is essentially pressed paper and very porous. So when you use a water based glue like Elmers, the water is quickly absorbed.
Use a construction adhesive like Liquid Nails if you are going to glue it down.
Regards, Roy
What would people recommend as a good, long lasting way to secure homasote to the decking of a permanent layout?
The last small layout I did was in the early 1990s. I glued the homasote down with Elmer's wood glue, and then screwed the homasote to the decking in the corners. Years later the glue has held in most (but not all) the spots, but the screws are still very secure.
Just curious what those with more experience have found over time.
Thanks,
Chris
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