Count me in if people decide to pool together to make a purchase
directly from Dow. I'll be interested in a 2" thickness. I'm
planning to craft something that is built to last. I live in Oakland,
CA.
Also, I was just studying the Dow website to make sense of the
acronyms. I see mention of Thermax HD ("Thermax Heavy Duty"), but no
Thermax HY. Maybe thats a discontinued product. I also see other
Thermax products like Thermax CI, Thermax HD Plus or Thermax LD. 'HD'
or 'HD Plus' looks the most interesting.
Look up Thermax at: http://building.dow.com/na/en/products/index_finder.htm
Then click Find Product By: "Dow Brand" --> "Thermax" -->
"POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM CORE & INSULATION"
David
On Jun 8, 5:20 pm, "Bill Wiltschko" <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK, Vinay, here goes. I though you knew I had a Thermax HY. NOT
> Thermax HD, just plan ol' Thermax. As usual, I set it up in the
> Alternative Energy Zone theme village (AEZ), and gave a presentation on
> the HY (and swamp cooler, and misting system, etc, etc) every day on the
> daily AEZ tour.
> Pictures:http://picasaweb.google.com/bill.wiltschko/2009BurningMan#
>
> It's holding up very well, but taking the tape off after several hours
> of exposure to the sun is kinda destructive to the foil (in several
> possible ways), but I've figured that out too. Bring a heat gun; it
> does a beautiful job.
>
> The foil does nothing at all to the tape. I did ruin a skilsaw blade
> cutting all the boards, though.
>
> I achieved playa nirvana: dust free and cool inside.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Source of Thermax in CA
> > From: "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]>
> > Date: Tue, June 08, 2010 4:58 pm
> > To: [email protected]
>
> > Yes, yes I have! Do you have some pix? How's it holding up? Did the
> > metal cut the tape or was that OK?
>
> > Tellmetellmetellme I've always wanted to build one out of that stuff.
> > The samples were *amazing*.
>
> > Vinay
>
> > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:56 AM, Bill Wiltschko <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > My Thermax HY has been on the playa two years, this year with be the
> > > third year (knock on wood). I know one other person has a Thermax HY,
> > > because I bought the Thermax for him.
>
> > > You've been off-playa too long, Vinay!
>
> > > Bill
>
> > >> -------- Original Message --------
> > >> Subject: Re: [hexayurt] Source of Thermax in CA
> > >> From: "Vinay Gupta (Hexayurt Shelter Project)" <[email protected]>
> > >> Date: Tue, June 08, 2010 12:53 pm
> > >> To: [email protected]
>
> > >> Ooh... It's *such* a good material. Could this be the year we finally
> > >> see Thermax hexayurts?
>
> > >> They'll last years. Possibly decades.
>
> > >> Vinay
>
> > >> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Bill Wiltschko
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > I just called the Dow Building Solutions customer service number at 866
> > >> > 583-2583, and was told the following are distributors of Thermax:
>
> > >> > Coyne Construction
>
> > >> > Oroville, 916 631-6500
>
> > >> > Bay Insulation
>
> > >> > Fresno, 559 268-6330
>
> > >> > Bill Wiltschko
>
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