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I would suggest to spend some contemplative time in Armstrong"s layout design book.  One aspect he develops quite well is that there is nothing more expensive than a free standing train room.  Every facet is additional.

I know this in real life because I did it before I read his book.

I had to provide a dedicated HVAC system, I had no benefit of thermal spill over of a shared wall or ceiling.   Constant turning the temperature up and down did not help stabilize the wood.  Even with R-35 in the walls and R-58 in the ceiling, recovery from big temp  differences was always a delay when I went out to the train room.  I had to dress up in harsh weather to visit the train room.  Bug season was always a pain.   Rain was another frequent thing to contend with.   Just stepping into the train room in the middle of a sleepless night did not happen.   It got to a point that many times that I did not look forward to the effort to go out in the train room.  I had to fight with zoning code department to pull it off. It banged my real estate taxes real hard, which of course became a permanent annual expense.  I grew to resent the set up.

That prompted a purchase of a long ranch home.  An open dry basement 1970 sq ft with an 8' ceiling that already had the benefit of a temperature radiance from the living space above.  No zoning issue.  I can walk into the train room at all times of the day any day of the year, dressed "come as you are".  Just wish I had this setup years ago.

Separate train room?  Nope!  Done that, got the tee shirt.  Never again.

Last edited by Tom Tee

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