A Homasote question?

[Anonymous]

Tim

Sorry, man. I asked you the question that you asked in your post. I've lost alot of brain cells through the years.

I live right near a Home Depot and I swing by this afternoon some time, and post here around 5:00 eastern time. I always need stuff there (no more local hardware store).

Isn't that foam behind siding? This is a processed wood product, actually processed down to look like a paper product. It is heavy, but soft enough for track nails and stuff.

I'll be back from Home Depot at 5

Jim

[Anonymous]

Jim,
That is why I asked if anyone knows of a different, possibly generic, name for the product. I don't even know what it looks like, so I wouldn't know it if I saw it. From their websites description, it almost sounds like that soft reinforcement that came behind aluminum siding. Is it thick (1/2"-3/4"), brown, and easy to snap off a piece by hand?

clinchvalley, is that homasote between the track and plywood in your construction photos?

Tim

[Anonymous]

Tim

Tell your Home Depot that the Home Depot's in South Plainfield, NJ and Dover, NJ both sell it. At least they used to. Its pretty common stuff. Maybe Home Depot is now carrying a "like" product , by another name.


Jim

[ClinchValleySD40]

Did you check their web site.

Here is the link to their dealer locations

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

I used this to find a place close to me. Last time I bought it was about $20 a sheet or so.

[jjbmish]

Do you have a Menard's nearby? My local menards carries the Homasote. But they just started carrying it a short time ago.

John

[Anonymous]

I checked with The Home Depot, and the Lowe's store nearby, and neither one carries it or knows what I am talking about.

[Junctionfan]

Some people just know it as train board.

[Anonymous]

Is there another name for the Homasote product? I know Homasote is a brand, but does someone else make a like product? Also, do you use it to cover all of your layout, or are you using it just under roadbed? I checked their website, and the major retailers near me aren't listed. Approximate price?
Thanks for the help!!
Tim