Ya I've had that problem as well. As soon as water starts getting under the tape on the roof ring it gets trapped and starts coming down the inside of your walls. This is an added pain if you have tapped a plastic tarp to the bottom of the yurt, as you are effectively trapping the water in 0_o
I've thought about making my roof overhang the walls a tiny bit to avoid this. At least it would make it harder for water to be channeled down the inner walls :-/ On 23 March 2011 14:24, <[email protected]> wrote: > > So the most troublesome spot is the ring of tape around the roof. > > The straps of tape going up and over are fine - gravity keeps the water out > of those seams just fine. At the roof ring, however, rain runs down the > roof, hits the edge of the tape, then runs underneath. This is a pain in the > ass. If the taping is near-perfect rain can't get under, but that's > nontrivial. > > I've seen some polyiso panels which are kinda plasticy, and others which > are more papery. Which kind do you have? > > Vinay > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scrog <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:35:34 > To: hexayurt<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [hexayurt] Humidity and Rain > > I love this idea, awesome job! Thanks. > > I was wondering if anybody has experience with the hexayurt in humid > condition and in rainy conditions? > I am planning on taking my HY to Bonnaroo in June in Tennessee. It > will be hot and humid and could rain. Does the HY work in humid > conditions just as well as it does in the dry desert of Black Rock > City? > If it rains I will cover the HY with a tarp and of course I will try > to make my tape sealed tight. I do not water water getting under my > tape. Any precautionary steps or any suggestions on protecting the HY > if it rains? > Thanks > > Scrog > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
