I actually did cover 4 of the panels with a mylar-like material (emergency blankets that they give out by the thousands at some marathons...people simply throw them away after using them for a few minutes. I collected them pretty easily), and simply taped it on with Gorilla tape. That worked pretty well for those panels. Unfortunately I placed those on the east and west to help block the low-angle sun. They would have been much more useful on the roof panels to preclude rain, but that would have been moot if I had covered all panels. I also painted some panels with white exterior house paint, and those fared ok given the length and amount of rain we received. Hexacomb is still probably not suitable for non-desert use, even if covered or painted, but probably sufficient for the playa. I was also looking for Hexacomb the other day and had a hard time finding plain Hexacomb. What I did find was "Falcon Board"... which is essentially Hexacomb that is precoated on one side for use in display panels. Has anyone used this stuff? This might be a good alternative to petrochemical-heavy TherMax HD (super hard to find) or R-Max.
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Spiral Syzygy <[email protected]>wrote: > I would imagine that using some spray-on contact adhesive with some > mylar would remedy the water-proofing issue. Just put it on before the > edging tape to ensure the edges of the mylar don't peel up. > > Spiral > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Ian Bates <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rich- > > You probably remember me as the guy who came to your place in Oakland to > > pick up my portion of the Hexacomb order. I used the Hexacomb cardboard > > both last year and this year, to pretty good effect. However... you > missed > > this year, and specifically missed a significant rain storm on Monday. > > Turns out cardboard isn't the best in rain... who knew? As much as I > love > > the Hexacomb, for application on the playa, and especially off playa, a > > solid waterproofing strategy needs to be implemented. Because of that I > may > > not use it again, at least in isolation. This year I was half way through > > tarping my structure when the rain hit, and got thoroughly soaked. > Monday > > night was miserable, and the panels were a partial loss.... they fared ok > > the rest of the week, but they weren't worth taking home and reusing. > > Luckily Hexacomb burns quite nicely, so we had a little memorial service > > for our home and chucked it into a burn platform at the end of the week. > > Cathartic at least! So that's my two cents on the efficacy of Hexacomb > as > > a building material... even on the "it never rains" playa. BTW... I > wasn't > > using tape at all. I built a very light wooden frame and used screws and > > washers to attach the panels to the frame. Works quite well. I may try > to > > go even lighter next year by having just a few blocks cut at angles that > > serve as screw attachment points between panels... I think a bit like the > > plywood Hexayurts that Vinay demonstrated in London. > > And Rich... don't worry about missing BM this year... no fun at all. Too > > dusty, too hot, the art and music were a bore. Nothing missed at all. > ;) > > Ian > > > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Richard Shumaker < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> I missed BM this year and that is a sore topic as I am sure most > >> understand. 2 years ago I built a 6 foot high 6 foot stretch with > honeycomb > >> cardboard and my primary tape pre-playa was low cost heavy duty paper > tape. > >> All folding seams and all edges. The roof was one continuous piece and > the > >> walls were 2 parts. > >> > >> This year I want to use white walled cardboard and tape to avoid thermal > >> transfer. I am also looking at beehiving or hex-papering several hex's > >> together. > >> > >> Has anyone done there tie downs for zero clearance meaning no guide wire > >> trips. Also has anyone overlapped hexs and removed redundant walls? > >> > >> I wanted to write up the success and failures of my honeycomb yurt but I > >> never had the time. Oh and bi-direcional tape on both my previous yurts > was > >> shot by the end of the week. I am considering the tie down option. Has > >> anyone ever used medical wrap that is re-uasble and stretchy for the > >> connection of roof and walls. Three wraps around stretched tight with > it > >> anchored to itself and security taped should probably work. > >> > >> One idea I don't remember reading here on this set of ideas that I saw 2 > >> years ago is tie downs. Instead of rope you use tie downs that you > would > >> for your car for your corners. It make tightening daily easier too. > >> > >> Rich Shumaker > >> > >> -- > >> 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]<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.
