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Call the Homasote Co. at (800) 257-9491; home page http://www.homasote.com. They will give you a dealer in your area. It may be a wholesaler or trade-only dealer, in which case you can probably have a local building supply store order it for you. Industrial Plywood in Minneapolis (612) 521-4767 has 4' x 8' sheets of 5/8" in stock but you have to have a retail dealer order it for you. It used to more easily available. I have been using it for a long time and love it. I've just bought some 4' x 8' sheets of 5/8" homasote through a retail dealer who got it from IP. There is also 1/2" which I think is what another responder found at Menard's - these places tend to have only 2' x 4' sheets. I have used this too but want to try 5/8" without any plywood underlayment. It should work well; 1/2" has. I slop dark paint on the sheets before using them which seems to keep them from shrinking or expanding with changes in humidity, and keeps their dust down. Homasote is pretty easy to cut with a utility knife although you may need 3 or 4 swipes. Cutting with a knife rather than a saw keeps the dust down. Good luck!
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