I was looking for alternatives to homosote, etc. at Home Depot and I came across 4 ft wide rolls of cork underlayment used for flooring. Was anyone used this and then put Midwest cork roadbed on top of this?
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Doug,
Never used the stuff myself, I do use the acoustical block tile they have on my 1st platform level, you might want to take a look at it, my FasTrack layout works very well on it, especially with the Green inside/outside carpet over it. Minimum noise level for sure.
PCRR/Dave
I went with the HD Sound Choice board, and the sound isn't bad with my FasTrack thrown up there. Once I get the Midwest cork and Atlas track on it I'm sure it'll be just right sound wise.
I'm not sure how cork would react over time. Some funky stuff could be happening with regard to heat and humidity, etc.
You only need something under the track that has sound a attenuating properties. Cork roadbed is excellent. The underlayment is a little thin.
What about using carpet under the fastrack as a roadbed?
Check out Sandjam's (forum member) layout build video, Episode 3. He used a type of carpet padding or floor sound barrier and cut it around the track.
His whole thread
Originally Posted by PRR2818:
What about using carpet under the fastrack as a roadbed?
The carpet-central trains I have run were the quietest ever. I run a slot car track on carpet and love the quieting effect on the 4 lanes of cars. Since I have some green carpet left over I intend to use it under my upcoming layout.
Thanks for your comments
