OHHHH I want pictures of this so bad. Please post some!!! Nice work,
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On May 1, 2009, at 7:03 PM, The Distinguished ... wrote: > > Greetings, > > I've built a pentayurt ((5 instead of 6 sides) because I live in New > England, and didn't trust the snow on the roof of a hexayurt ... yet, > since I am still monkeying around with it) out of Orient Strand Board > (what they used in the farm) and, I held the roof-bits together at the > center-joins with ledger board on the inside, and at the corners with > piano-hinges on the inside, and covered them with self-adhesive > flashing > (much like the foam boards, foil on one side, and tar on the other, > instead of insulation). The walls have ledger-board around the tops, > and a ratcheted nylon-webbing strap all the way around (the piece that > makes it yurt-like, and forces the collapsing forces in the correct > directions) with a door cut in it as appropriate. Oh, and some black > exterior paint. It's a bit heavy, and not very portable, but it > survived a harsh New England winter. > > No actual framing. Were I to want to do framing, I would probably > simply cut some 4x4 at a 72 degree angle, and screw those into the > corners for the uprights, but beyond that ... everything just worked. > > Percival > > On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 23:41 -0600, Ian Bates wrote: >> I'm a bit confused about how all of the joints are handled. In the >> rigid insulation hexayurt, joints are taped. With plywood walls and >> partitions, tape doesn't seem appropriate. Is there a way to have >> minimalist framing with 2x2's? This is the primary challenge, and >> beauty of the hexayurt at the same time... the departure from the 90 >> degree angle, which means framing with small timber is tough. Love >> the scale of the micro housing idea though... reminds me of >> southwestern native hogans. >> Happy Earth Day (I know that was officially yesterday, but >> everyday is >> Earth Day) >> Ian >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Richard Ginn >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Floor to roof partitions, as Vinay described, would add a lot >> of structural strength. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:31 AM, LaRahna <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Here is a >> link....http://worldhelptrainingcenter.weebly.com/ >> team-members.html >> There are some beginning sketchups of what a HY might >> look like divided....... >> Live life fully today! >> LaRahna >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 4:52 AM, Vinay Gupta >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Hey Rich, yes, very interesting area. Nobody >> I'm aware of has done >> solid work on interiors yet. If you want to >> divide it into rooms, a >> single 4x8 + 1/2 4x8 like a roof board make a >> partition that goes >> from the center of the space to the corner. >> Happy accident of the >> geometry. >> >> WIth the 12' hexayurt there's a ton of room >> for lofts and so on. I >> can imagine a plywood-type hexayurt with a >> floor at 7' screwed >> directly to the walls, and a second floor >> as a >> sleeping loft for >> example. Not sure about the structural >> factors, but it seems plausible. >> >> Vinay >> >> >> -- >> Vinay Gupta >> Free Science and Engineering in the Global >> Public Interest >> >> http://guptaoption.com/map - social project >> connection map >> >> http://hexayurt.com - free/open next >> generation human sheltering >> http://hexayurt.com/plan - the whole systems, >> big picture vision >> >> Gizmo Project VOIP : (USA) 775-743-1851 >> Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk/AIM: hexayurt >> Twitter: @hexayurt http://twitter.com/ >> hexayurt >> UK Cell : +44 (0) 0795 425 3533 / USA VOIP >> (+1) 775-743-1851 >> >> "If it doesn't fit, force it." >> >> >> On Apr 22, 2009, at 6:34 AM, RichShumaker >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I am starting to look at different hexayurts >> with the Micro House >>> concept in mind. One big or small thing >> about them is building loft >>> beds and the hexayurt seems like it will >> work well for that. >>> I started to use SketchUp and I have >> downloaded the models. I wanted >>> to try to get a feel for the interior >> without building it in my living >>> room again. >>> Before I start down this road has anyone >> made any SketchUp 3D models >>> for playing with the interior and laying out >> a full house inside one. >>> 1 Bedroom 1 Bath 1 Kitchen. >>> Hexayurts have a small footprint and a big >> square footage compared to >>> other 96 square foot Micro houses. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help. >>> >>> Rich Shumaker >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Tap in to your community. Support your neighborhood >> brewery." -- Jilly Katz. >> >>> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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