Comments on: Keeping Your Train Room Dry https://blog.model-train-help.com/2016/08/keeping-your-train-room-dry.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-your-train-room-dry Model railroads and model trains Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Newman Atkinson https://blog.model-train-help.com/2016/08/keeping-your-train-room-dry.html#comment-14907 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:51:53 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4139#comment-14907 Ben is right You need to get the room in a condition to stay dry as much as possible. There will also be times when a basement can back up with water because of rains and even though the layout never touches the water the moisture in the air does wonders on the layout. Even in a garage where the doors are opened and closed all the time the changes in temperatures and moisture as one I heard about out on a housing area along the coast. I have some of my friends take their modular layout to shows. They will deliver it and temperature set the modules while they all go to breakfast then come back and set it up. Constant temps should be on the list to maintain from Newman

]]> By: Steve Folino https://blog.model-train-help.com/2016/08/keeping-your-train-room-dry.html#comment-14773 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:02:44 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4139#comment-14773 If you can’t waterproof the room itself, you can take extra care to waterproof your layout. Wood is especially vulnerable to hygroscopic swelling and contracting. But, a good coat of a heavy body paint can make a big difference.

When I was constructing the benchwork I used 1×3, 1×4 and 1×6 pine boards all purchased in 1`2′ lengths from the local lumber yard. Before cutting, I gave all four sides of the boards a good coat of a heavy-bodied house paint. When I cut the boards to length, I painted the ends.

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