Need advice on tack-board
 

Hey there,

I've been thinking about putting up a big floor-to-ceiling tack-board
to hang the kids artwork on. The other day, when swimming at the
YMCA, I saw a bunch of these big tack-boards that looked like they
would be perfect. Basically just a 4'x8' piece of board, sometimes
covered with fabric to make it look nicer. My question is - what is
the material and where can I get it? It didn't seem like just plain
cork - and when I searched the Lowes and Home Depot sites, I couldn't
find anything appropriate when searching for cork or tack board.

I could find large framed tack-boards for sale on-line, but I'm hoping
there's a relatively inexpensive ( $50) DIYsolution - and something
that I could easily get the materials for at the local lumber-yard or
big-box DIY store. Also, I don't want a framed product because I'd
need to trim the size anyway.

Thanks for any advice.

-J

Need advice on tack-board
 

On Nov 17, 9:18*am, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:00:34 -0800 (PST), JJ wrote:
Hey there,

I've been thinking about putting up a big floor-to-ceiling tack-board
to hang the kids artwork on. *The other day, when swimming at the
YMCA, I saw a bunch of these big tack-boards that looked like they
would be perfect. *Basically just a 4'x8' piece of board, sometimes
covered with fabric to make it look nicer. *My question is - what is
the material and where can I get it? *It didn't seem like just plain
cork - and when I searched the Lowes and Home Depot sites, I couldn't
find anything appropriate when searching for cork or tack board.

I could find large framed tack-boards for sale on-line, but I'm hoping
there's a relatively inexpensive ( $50) DIYsolution - and something
that I could easily get the materials for at the local lumber-yard or
big-box DIY store. *Also, I don't want a framed product because I'd
need to trim the size anyway.

Thanks for any advice.

-J

Homosote, which is sold in 4x8 foot sheets *might be a possibility.
It's made from recycled newspapers.

Per Sa's comment Homosote is often used BUT the push pin holding
abilty is not great BTDT. :(
And will fail to hold pins over the longterm since Homosote is not
"self-healing".

The best is cork sheeting but it's nowhere near was cheap. :(

I made one using 3/8" cork sheet over 3/8" plywood..the cork is decent
looking & (IMO) needs no covering.
Thicker 1/2" is about 50% more $'s...1/4" is probably too thin.

McMaster 4x8 x3/8" is ~$90 ....shipping?

maybe you can find it cheaper locally

cheers
Bob