jazzer Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I am in the middle of (slowly ) building a layout using cork tiles , which I have had for some time, as the track bed but I need some more and now find the usual outlets don't seem to stock them because of "elf n sayfty". This creates a problem because the usual cork rolls available in model shops are not quite the same thickness and I don't really want to use them anyway unless I really have to. Does anyone know if or where cork tiles can be obtained of if not any ideas apart from ripping it up and starting again ? Any other advice on suitable material for trackbeds ? The baseboards are 9mm ply. thanks in advance.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2014 Wickes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tel2010 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Ive bought a roll of cork from here in the past.Think my delivery was on special offer at time,Though postage may have gone up since i used site. http://www.siestacorktiles.co.uk/index.htm Tel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Homebase Value range. 4mm thick, 9 in a pack (1 sq m) I think. Being a tightwad, I got mine half price during a recent stock clearance at the Cromer store. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOCJACOB Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Wickes do do them at 3.2mm thick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted April 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2014 Wickes do do them at 3.2mm thick . Be careful wickes do a sealed cork tile. This may be in addition to unsealed tiles, but.... PVa won't bond to the sealed tile. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 It's the sealed tiles I've used in the past, sealed side down. I've slightly roughened the sealed side with 40 grit and I find undiluted PVA grabs them pretty well, as long as plenty of weight is used as the glue cures. What didn't work for me was naively thinking wallpaper adhesive would hold them! It could be down to the brand of PVA and the thickness...? I've just binned a couple of litres of pound shop PVA which had all the adhesive properties of semi-skimmed milk... Edit: for "binned" I meant "recycled responsibly" of course... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 Thanks for the information guys. Strangely enough it was my local Wickes (along with B&Q) that told me they had been phased out on H&S grounds. I'll try to get them online Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve22 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 And I was thinking they were no longer around as they were now maybe out of fashion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 And I was thinking they were no longer around as they were now maybe out of fashion. Apparently they're very popular for bathrooms (sealed side up, of course). I guess it beats that fluffy pink U-shaped rug around the toilet that everyone pees on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveb860 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I got mine from Homebase within the past couple of months. No problems gluing them sealed side down with pva. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaveadams1 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Whatever you do, don't lay cork tiles with the sealed side up! I have just done this and I'm now having an absolute nightmare trying to remove these! That'll teach me to do things whilst on nights. :-( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaveadams1 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 While we're on the subject of cork. Can you use a standard countersink bit on cork? I'm installing cobalt motors and know it's suggested that the actuator hole is countersunk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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