My layout in the making - Page 26

dynamite25 · 05-07-2006

I got a shock tonite from a member on Model Rail forum that my hardboard in the loft on the roof is a fire hazard so now it will be replaced with foil bubble wrapped insulation,i was going to get in the first place but decide not to due to the cost but my dad said he will buy three rolls and i buy two rolls and will still leave me money for the layout.

rjwood_uk · 05-07-2006

as i know nothing about model railways, what is the cork for? is it simply for cushoning and noise dampening?

Nigel.D · 05-07-2006

Steven its really coming on now thanks for keeping us informed i cant wait to see it finished !!! by the way where did you get the xuron sprue cutters from???

dynamite25 · 06-07-2006

The cork is really to lift the track of the baseboard so i can bank the ballast up like on the real thing and the xuron track cutters are from hattons and cost £15.

new to trains · 06-07-2006

For The Record Xuron Cutters Are Often Listen On Ebay For Alot Less, Got Mine For 8-99

Nigel.D · 06-07-2006

Cheers guy

dynamite25 · 09-07-2006

Well i have had abit of a tiring weekend as yesterday after we went food shopping we went B&Q in northwich but they didn't have the things i wanted so went to another B&Q but had to stop off at my uncles land to get some cheshires potatoes then we went B&Q in crewe to get my double sided Foil insulation which i bought two rolls and cost £43.96,and then bought my cork tiles from wickes which cost me about £23 but today we went to focus were we live and they had the same insulation there but they had a 1mx7m roll for £16.66 aswell as the 600mmx7.5m for £16.66 and cork tiles for £5.99.

So we went back to crewe to get a refund on the insulation and the cork tiles to go buy them from focus and i bought two 1mx7m rolls of the insulation and i will buy another one next weekend and i bought 3 packs of cork tiles,i also bought a new Staple gun to staple the insulation to the rafters but after all that i am to tired to go into the loft to start to remove the hardboard so i will do that tomorrow now.

dynamite25 · 11-07-2006

Both sides of the loft now have the foil bubble wrap insulation on them apart from the apex as i need another roll to complete it which i will have at the week end,and i must say it does keep it cooler than before but i can still feel the heat coming through the top as there is no insulation there till the weekend it also has Double AirTec printed on it.

I also moved the lights to the other side but higher up to the apex and closer to the middle of the loft to get light there but now have lost light at the ends so i will need to buy some small fluorescent lights for the ends of the loft,and i didn't get the lights rewired up till 8pm as some of the wire broke off the ends so it took longer to do and i have alot of cleaning up to do and a load of hardboard to throw away and alot of rusty nails to pick up.

Layout work should restart sometime at the weekend once the insulation is all done plus i need more staples for the staple gun as i am running out now.

dynamite25 · 12-07-2006

I decided to remove the hardboard from the loft tonite instead of at the weekend and stuck it outside behind the fence so my mum doesn't see it,and thought i would take two photos to show how the loft looks at the moment.

In the pic above the hardboard is there on the layout but is now outside as i took the photos before i removed it.

At the weekend i will have the other 1mx7m roll and the foil tape to seal all the joints and i hope to have it done by Sunday,but at the moment i need to take it easy as i have done my left shoulder muscles in so i need to rest it now till the weekend

dynamite25 · 13-07-2006

I wish i bought this insulation last year as it has made the loft alot cooler to work in as the sun has been shining all day and it hasn't got warm up there at all,so i have been up there this evening to do abit of tidying up and stapled a small piece of the insulation to the rafters near the chimney but have another piece on the other side to do.

Also my parents have decided to do the food shopping tomorrow so i will get the other roll of insulation tomorrow now and fit in on Saturday so i have more time at the weekend to work on the layout,also while i away on holiday i am might buy something for the layout as there is a model shop near where we are going so i'll nip in there to see what they have got in.