Hi Gang,
I,m New To Hobbytalk, But Not New To Model Railroading. I Started To Dismantle My Old 4'x8' Layout And Wanted To Share Some Of My Discoveries With You. What A Job. I Had Glued Down The Cork Roadbed To The Plywood Base Using Airplane Glue And Let Me Tell You, It's Not Easy To Get Up. Also I Overkilled The Spiking Job Big Time. One Of Many Lessions Learned. With The New Layout, No Cork Roadbed And Less Spikes. Once Cleaned Up, I'll Start The New Layout That I Drew Up Using Autocad. (computer Aided Drafting) All Details, Schematics, Wiring Diagrams, Dimensions Were Done Using Autocad. Until Next Time, Have A Good One.
Ernie

Are you putting the track down on Homosote? Straight over plywood makes a TON of noise!

If not Homosote(do the still make that?,) then perhaps some foam sheet.

What gauge are you building in?

OF COURSE they still make Homosote! it's a bigtime sound deadener.

It's actually spelled Homasote, and it is still available, at least in some areas.