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Post by laz57 on Oct 21, 2019 17:39:58 GMT
As RJ stated with the temperature, might consider a dehumidifier. I run mine from April through October, then shut it down for the winter. Lots of moisture in the summers but fall and winter not a problem.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 21, 2019 22:59:45 GMT
If your room varies in temperature summer to winter I would stay away from the Homasote. My traincave stays at good temps all year round but with two heat radiators it gets toward warm in the winter. The Homasote was swelling and shrinking. More shrinking than swelling. I filled in the cracks three different times. The Homasote issue was part of the reason I decided to rebuild my layout. Thank you.. I have to leave my humidifier on all year long. Also 2 sump pumps.....I may go with another method. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2019 23:58:18 GMT
If your room varies in temperature summer to winter I would stay away from the Homasote. My traincave stays at good temps all year round but with two heat radiators it gets toward warm in the winter. The Homasote was swelling and shrinking. More shrinking than swelling. I filled in the cracks three different times. The Homasote issue was part of the reason I decided to rebuild my layout. Luckily I haven’t had the same experience. I have Homasote screwed down on top of 3/4” plywood and have had no issues. I run my dehumidifier all summer long, and am mostly able to get by without turning on the heat over the winter. The basement is well insulated. There is some expansion and contraction, but nothing too serious. This is in the Northeast. But I think you should avoid gluing the Homasote to plywood or any other substrate. Those two materials expand and contract at different rates, and that’s where the trouble will start. Joe, good luck with whatever you decide. Andy |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 15:58:10 GMT
I have used Homasote only once. No more Homasote for me. Flexxbed under the track and Flexxbed sheeting elsewhere. If there are any track issues such as a turntable the track is easily adjustable up or down with the turn of a screw. See Eric`s Trains where he changed out his turntable. As for grades,ditches,lakes,ponds,etc. the track will be elevated enough to have those. There will be large diameter curves with O-72 as the minimum curve. Also considering slight banking on the extreme outside tracks and then clear plexi if needed. I don`t know if this helps you or not Joe.
Gary.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2019 16:30:23 GMT
I keep all my scraps from construction. In addition I have a huge collection of miscellaneous - paper towel tubes,cardboard tubes,thick straws,pieces of odd foams,thread and wire spools just to mention a few.
I also held on to a few large pieces of the Homasote and the 1/2 plywood from the previous layout. Might just need it in the new build.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 24, 2019 16:54:21 GMT
I have used Homasote only once. No more Homasote for me. Flexxbed under the track and Flexxbed sheeting elsewhere. If there are any track issues such as a turntable the track is easily adjustable up or down with the turn of a screw. See Eric`s Trains where he changed out his turntable. As for grades,ditches,lakes,ponds,etc. the track will be elevated enough to have those. There will be large diameter curves with O-72 as the minimum curve. Also considering slight banking on the extreme outside tracks and then clear plexi if needed. I don`t know if this helps you or not Joe. Gary. Every bit of information helps. Thank you. |
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 24, 2019 16:55:20 GMT
Again thank you for all your advice. Everyone sharing their experiences help a lot of us.  |
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