A Homasote question?

[piemandan64]

MENARD'S CARRIES 4X8 SHEETS IN INDIANA @ $18 A SHEET OR THE LOCAL LUMBER CO. CAN ORDER IT FOR A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICE. I'VE GOT IT ON 1/2 IN PLYWOOD. YOU DO NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU PAINT IT SEVERAL TIMES (ALL EDGES TOO) TO SEAL IT BECAUSE BEING A PAPER BASED BOARD IT IS PRONE TO EXPANSION DUE TO HUMIDITY (WHICH WE HAVE PLENTY OF HERE IN INDIANA THIS TIME OF YEAR). I DO LIKE MY CORK ROADBED BETTER AS FAR AS THE SOUND ABSORBING QUALITY. HAPPY RAILS TO YOU!!
DAN

[Anonymous]

Just a little info, Homasote is recycled newspaper, mostly used as an underlayment for flooring and sometimes as a sound deadener due to it's density. In construction, it is not recommended for use without a subfloor (i.e. plywood) as it is prone to sag with high humidity. It would bridge it cases where there is a gap between sheets of ply if you have it down for trackwork. I have found it is great for handlaid track after you ballast. I think the spikes rust and hold very well.

[genelewis]

I also live in a northern suberb of Detroit, (Oxford).
Earlier this year I bought some Homasote from James Lumber in Ortonville. Think I paid almost $30.00 for a 4x8 sheet.
In prior years, I also found it at Burke's Lumber on Dixie in Waterford.
Hope this helps.

[Paul W. Beverung]

I used to cut a 4x8 into 1.5 inch strips. Use this on edge and bend as needed. Laminate 3 or 4 strips together with glue. After the glue has dried sand the top smooth and lay your track. You get real nice curves this way, nice easments.
Paul

[Anonymous]

"Homasote is a dinosaur that is rarely used any more because of the added weight it produces on the layout."

All of the modelers I know use homasote....

[bsteel4065]

Hey, ghackman, it would be L'homosote.
Sorry too!

[jacon12]

I live in central Georgia in the U.S. and have checked the local Lowe's and Home Depot. For you folks overseas those are kind of giant 'home improvement' type stores that carry tons of stuff. At neither store did they even know what homosote was. On the homosote website you can type in your zip code to find a dealer close to you, my zip code wasn't in their data base. I think I'm going to have to find a substitue for homosote.