I am using the 1.5" thermasheath from Home Depot for the roof. However for the walls, I am going to use a combination of 7/16" OSB and 1/2" Thermasheath. I am going to glue these sheets together with liquid nails to make sturdy insulated panels. The walls will still have a R rating of 3.6+ and will allow you to screw brackets/hinges to hold the walls together. This reduces the amount of expensive tape needed and adds a lot of strength.
I followed the tape videos for the roof and it worked great. No need to bevel the edges. Definite recommendation for prefabbing your yurt. The tape I used worked great and is cheap! It is called sheathing tape. http://www.amazon.com/Scapa-House-Wrap-Splicing-Sheathing/dp/B000QC4BG6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1306809633&sr=8-5 The great thing about that tape is that it is strong and does not rip, it stretches. Once everything is up on the playa, I am going to put a layer of metal tape over it to block light from coming through to keep it nice and dark inside. I have altered my design because of additional people coming and have opted to make a modified 4 bedroom, 1bath H13 with an 8'x8' wood frame in the middle to expand for a living room for almost 380 sq ft. of living space. I am trying to figure out how to share the design with goggle sketchup but I keep getting an error. Any thoughts, ideas, or even help how to get my design sketch to upload is greatly appreciated. -- 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.
