--- In [email protected], tennsgauge@... wrote:
>
> I am close to laying roadbed before laying flextrack and turnouts. I have
> always heard that the homosote roadbed should be painted with latex paint
> to avoid absorption of water in the air.
> Any suggestions on this
> topic would be appreciated.
>
Hi Earl, Homasote is pretty tough stuff , I've got scrap pieces in my barn
that look fine after 20 years or more so I'd say it depends on your layout
location. If the existing wooden stuff in the room looks fine then homasote
will be fine, if you got moisture problems already then you might want to paint
the roadbed but I doubt it really will help, better to fix any room problems
instead. Paint is not a moisture barrier long term any way, painted wooden
boats swell and shrink just fine, only full saturation with epoxy resin can
mummify a wooden structure....dave
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