campmates have had yurts out there made of the same mat'l - 1" Rmax. seemed to work fine for them in past years (?)
On Aug 12, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Liz Fate wrote: > Oops. I meant have you had the Rmax out on the playa before? > > Thanks! > > On Aug 11, 4:58 am, wanda <[email protected]> wrote: >> just to add a little more information to the mix: >> >> when i spoke to them last Saturday, the Lowes in Cotati had 68 1" Rmax >> panels in stock @ $15ish each. there's a 10% off coupon you can grab from >> the Change of Address packed from your post office, which makes those really >> cheap. but delivery to SF is something around $300. >> >> the home depot pro in colma just ran through their stock of 1" Rmax, but are >> ordering more (should be coming in 1-2 days). if you bring the lowes ad to >> the store, they will match the price. & if you order more than 30 panels, >> there is an additional discount. >> >> i picked up most of our 70 panels (did i mention the hexayurts really caught >> on in my camp?) this past weekend & today from the home depot, but they >> didn't have quite enough to round out my order. hoping to get the rest of >> them up to SF on thursday, so if anyone is headed out that way from the city >> with a truck who has room for a rider & another 12 panels - let me know! >> (our truck privileges have expired for the moment) >> >> we had a 7 person / 6 yurt workday today & had a lot of fun! discovered that >> using a non-serrated blade on a jigsaw works really nicely for the straight >> cuts. no dust & a quick and easy pass. not as nice as we would have hoped >> for the beveled edges, but i guess that's what you get when you don't have >> table saw. >> >> excited about our little hexa-community on-playa! >> >> :) >> >> wanda >> >> On Aug 11, 2010, at 1:27 AM, David Kelso wrote: >> >>> Hey all >> >>> Just a heads up that I found some 1.5" Rmax at Discount Builders in >>> SF. They have 12 sheets there (when I was there on Thursday). Some of >>> the ends looked a little beat up, but they definitely looked usable. >>> And they were only $21 each. >> >>> I still wanted the 1" panels, so I got them to order them in. They >>> were a little bit more expensive at $26 per sheet. I'm guessing to >>> deal with shipping and whatnot. They get deliveries on Tuesday, and if >>> you order by Friday they get them in on time. Boxes are 20 sheets, but >>> they order a bunch of stuff, so rmax is happy to break boxes for them. >>> No problem on me ordering 8 panels. My order went through on monday, >>> so I missed delivery today, but hopefully will have them next week. >> >>> Also, I got in touch with the Dow Chemical Company, makers of (super) >>> tuff-r looking for distributors. Here's what they said: >> >>> Since SUPER TUFF-R (TM) Insulation and TUFF-R (TM) Insulation are >>> only manufactured on the east coast, they are not widely available for >>> sale in California. Please contact the following distributors who can >>> inform you of any local dealers who have purchased these products for >>> resale: >>> BlueLinx: 1-800-830-7370 >>> Weyerhaeuser: 1-800-525-5440 >> >>> Hope that helps someone! >> >>> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I got Rmax panels, 1 1/2", from Economy Lumber in Oakland at $26 and >>>> change. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Steve >>>> On Aug 9, 2010, at 4:04 PM, nutrapuppy wrote: >> >>>> I am in Seattle, having my new panels prepared and brought to the Playa by >>>> friends at Xian and American Steel in Oakland. I just called Ashby Lumber >>>> (right off 80, Ashby exit) and they have 1.5" panels for about $25/panel. >>>> They said it was Dow Brand but couldn't tell me exactly what version and >>>> didn't seem keen on going to look in the warehouse. Dow makes several >>>> versions, right? Do they make a version I should NOT use? >> >>>> Have any of you bought from Ashby recently? I got my last yurt panels from >>>> them but its been 4 years and I can't remember what they were. >> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Gibbon >> >>>> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Le Overt Mu-Djkinde <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> Hi All, >> >>>>> I've been trying to reach Service Partners and when I was able to >>>>> reach them, they said they only accept very very large orders. >> >>>>> Anyone have ideas for how/where to get just 26 sheets ofThermax? >> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "hexayurt" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. >> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "hexayurt" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. >> >>>> -- >>>> Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately, it kills all its students. >> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "hexayurt" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "hexayurt" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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