They're sturdy above the roofline. The wall edge adjacent to the ground can be moved in the wind. I saw some bowing last year; nothing enough to overly concern me but I went inside and moved some heavy pieces of furniture against the walls just in case.
Someone last year suggested trenching to better brace those edges. Sounds like a pain but if you're going to be there for two weeks, it might be worthwhile. Really, I don't see how you'd easily, effectively backfill those trenches, not with a tarp and the yurt walls already erected on top. Yeah, I think I'll just go the heavy furniture route again. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Nick Silva <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm also curious about this... our yurt is built out of 1.5" R-Max, and > we're gonna be out there for two weeks... my girlfriend has threatened to > leave early if the yurt fails, and I'd be sad if that happened. > > --N > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Liz Fate <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Has anyone been through a burn with an Rmax hexayurt? >> >> The only material I can track down in Miami is Rmax . It does not >> seem to be as sturdy as Thermax HD or Tuff-R due to its lack of >> fiberglass reinforcement. >> >> Also, the only Rmax available is 3/4" so I am even more concerned >> about its structural integrity. >> >> Any info would be fabulous! >> >> liz >> >> -- >> 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]<hexayurt%[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]<hexayurt%[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.
