Our neighbor's hexayurt avoided much of the rain by taping their tarp against the exterior of their HY. I think they also taped the inside seam. This prevented the puddles from sneaking under the edge and pooling in the living area.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Scrog <[email protected]> wrote: > I have R-max panels, like the ones from Home Depot, although I got > mine from a local heating and cooling insulation company. I guess you > could say they are more plasticy, kinda of like compressed foam, that > has been dried out and is now hard. > As for Bonnaroo, I will have to wait and see the weather report. I do > not want to make any changes to the structure just yet. I do have a > Quonset hut, the Monkey Hut, built out of PVC and a tarp and some > rebar, I can put a tent under that and protect myself some from the > sun and rain, and if is going to be wet that is what I might do. I > think the benefit of coolness will be lost if it rains and the HY > could become more of a trouble than should be in those wet conditions. > If it is going to be sunny Bonnaroo will be introduced to the > Hexayurt. I will share my experiences. For sure! > The response is awesome Thanks! > > Scrog > > > On Mar 23, 4:24 pm, [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 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. 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.
