@IRON HORSE posted:Peg board is made of masonite, which can be quite noisy even with holes. Foam is always a great way to deaden sound. I'm in the insulated glass and frame business and you can never go wrong with foam. Homasote is also a great sound deadening product but is messy to work with because you have to saw it and it leaves a mess. I use it for road bed on top of foam. Screws transport sound but they are so easy to use in construction so I can't get away from them. Plastic straps or cable straps eliminate screws but take more time to install.
Hi Iron Horse,
That’s what my concern with using peg board is. I was hoping that someone had actual experience with it. From other train people, I get the impression that extruded polystyrene – the blue or pink foam – is not much of a sound deadener because it is too dense. The expanded polystyrene – EPS, white bead board – is a great sound deadener however does not wear well if you need to get on it.
I do have experience with ½” Homasote and find it very good. But find the sheets are not all that flat which doesn’t matter for a more permanent layout. On a temporary Xmas layout that gets put in storage during the rest of the year, it could be a problem. Also I think it is getting harder to find. I don’t mind working with it, would cut it outside.
Tom Stoltz
