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  • Homasote????

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Kevin Brant on Tue Mar 21 13:22:10 2017
    On Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 5:22:12 PM UTC-4, Kevin Brant wrote:
    Does any know where you can get Homasote in Canada, especially Eastern Ontario? I have called several building supply stores, including Home Depot(which did not even know what it was) and have had no luck.

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    Kevin Brant
    http://www.yardlimit.ca
    http://www.storm.ca/~brantkg/trains/index.htm

    Homasote is (surprisingly) very resistant to water damage. In fact it was originally made (100 years ago) for outdoor use, if you can believe it. Go to the Homasote website to read the history. You can even find a letter written by the arctic explorers
    who made their houses out of it, and one who discovered some of the remnants 75 years later outside having soaked in water for years. Fascinating! After reading this I did my own test and soaked a piece in water for one week, then dried it and it is
    still fully intact. Almost no swelling. And as a bonus it has no formaldehyde and is made from 100% post consumer recycled content. One of the first "Green" commercialy produced materials.Hope that helps.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Kevin Brant on Fri Mar 24 08:29:07 2017
    <[email protected]> wrote in message...
    On Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 5:22:12 PM UTC-4, Kevin Brant wrote:
    Does any know where you can get Homasote in Canada, especially Eastern Ontario? I have called several building supply stores, including Home Depot(which did not even know what it was) and have had no luck.
    Kevin Brant
    http://www.yardlimit.ca
    http://www.storm.ca/~brantkg/trains/index.htm

    - Homasote is (surprisingly) very resistant to water damage. In fact it was
    - originally made (100 years ago) for outdoor use, if you can believe it.
    - Go to the Homasote website to read the history. You can even find a
    - letter written by the arctic explorers who made their houses out of it,
    - and one who discovered some of the remnants 75 years later outside
    - having soaked in water for years. Fascinating! After reading this I did
    - my own test and soaked a piece in water for one week, then dried it
    - and it is still fully intact. Almost no swelling. And as a bonus it has
    - no formaldehyde and is made from 100% post consumer recycled
    - content. One of the first "Green" commercialy produced materials.
    - Hope that helps.

    Old post, but still valid idea.
    The problem in locating may be that Homasote is a brand name
    associated with the product generically known as
    cellulose based fiber wall board.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homasote
    "Model railroading
    Homasote is frequently used by model railroading for the sub-roadbed
    or roadbed,[5] because of its noise-deadening qualities, ease of forming
    into shapes used as roadbed for tracks, ease of driving nails to hold
    track sections to the bed, light weight and retention of form under
    plaster scenery. Cork, plywood, hardboard, drywall, and foam
    insulation are common alternatives to Homasote."

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  • From kd@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 19 05:05:51 2017
    On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 13:22:10 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
    wrote:

    On Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 5:22:12 PM UTC-4, Kevin Brant wrote:
    Does any know where you can get Homasote in Canada, especially Eastern
    Ontario? I have called several building supply stores, including Home
    Depot(which did not even know what it was) and have had no luck.

    --
    Kevin Brant
    http://www.yardlimit.ca
    http://www.storm.ca/~brantkg/trains/index.htm

    Homasote is (surprisingly) very resistant to water damage. In fact it was originally made (100 years ago) for outdoor use, if you can believe it. Go to the Homasote website to read the history. You can even find a letter written by the arctic explorers
    who made their houses out of it, and one who discovered some of the remnants 75 years later outside having soaked in water for years. Fascinating! After reading this I did my own test and soaked a piece in water for one week, then dried it and it is
    still fully intact. Almost no swelling. And as a bonus it has no formaldehyde and is made from 100% post consumer recycled content. One of the first "Green" commercialy produced materials.Hope that helps.
    Go to the homasote website. There is an option to search for a dealer.
    Try that

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