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Terry cloth aka towels. Laid over two strips of felt window insulation strips. Tested for 2 years and not one thread or piece of lint to cause trouble. Avery glue stick is used to hold down edges. Much lighter to work with than carpet and I can buy it in Walmart anytime. Left over towels went into the linen closet and made wife happy.

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Originally Posted by bigo426:

Terry cloth aka towels. Laid over two strips of felt window insulation strips. Tested for 2 years and not one thread or piece of lint to cause trouble. Avery glue stick is used to hold down edges. Much lighter to work with than carpet and I can buy it in Walmart anytime. Left over towels went into the linen closet and made wife happy.

 

bigo426,

  That is pretty nice looking. Can you explain that a little more?

  It looks like the felt is resting directly under the track, how wide are those (felt insulation) strips? Then, the towels are under the felt? You get the towels and the felt insulation from Walmart?

  Tom

Originally Posted by MNCW

  That is pretty nice looking. Can you explain that a little more?

  It looks like the felt is resting directly under the track, how wide are those (felt insulation) strips? Then, the towels are under the felt? You get the towels and the felt insulation from Walmart?

  Tom

Sorry for taking a few days to reply, but work and life have been very distracting. The black ties are not the felt. Under what you see are two strips of 1" wide felt window insulation. The brand here is Frost King and can be had in Home Depot or most True Value Stores. Over that is laid the grey terry cloth. The ties are Moondog rubber ties and another brand I can't think the name of. The track is on top of it all. I cut the terry cloth with sharp razor blades or utility knife. After a while I could do it free hand without tracing a pattern. In other spots I am using green, brown,and beige. Sound proofing quality is excellent. I use Avery glue sticks for the adhesive. It holds well and lets go with a tug if you need to move things. You have to have some patience on curves and where wires pass through, but it is very forgiving. Walmart has a very cheap towel about $2.99 each, but IMO does not look good when under the track. So I use the $3.99 towel. I think plush towels look better in yard areas as the ties really sink in.

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