Cheese -- am wondering two things: 1. What is the small, rectangular room to the left of the door?
2. It looks like the main room is 8' deep and about (my guess, I haven't figured out how to get sketch up to show me actual measurements on this) 16' to 18' wide. 8' is pretty tight, says this man living in an RV at the moment. Am wondering if you would be happier adding 5 more panels (2 walls, 3 roof) and deepening the main room to 12'? That would mean your 2x4 box structure would need to be 8'x12' instead of 8'x8'. P.S. I like what you're doing. Don't like that it loses the nice low-wind-resistance profile of the hex shape. Do like that it makes really efficient use of materials and provides a more Western-llike design that will feel familiar and comfortable to many people. I can see adapting this to a permanent structure with the door side facing south and being mostly glassed in for solar gain. In a design I've been playing with, I'm planning to use (used) sliding glass doors for the south facing glazing -- which solves the door issue. (Althoguh, in a permanent residence, you want two doors -- for emergency escape, etc. If glassed in, would need some sort of overhang on the south side to keep the direct summer sun out. But with adequate thermal mass inside, could be essentially a self-heating, passive-solar living unit. Not as efficient use of off-the-shelf materials, but for a permanent structure, I would want the walls to be at least 6' tall. But then, I suppose, I'd need to make the center section taller, too, in order to have adequate roof pitch. So that would be a whole 'nuther design variation. Thanks for the sketchups. And now I've got to master the sketchup program so I can easily check measurements. And start sketching up my own designs. Best, ken winston caine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheese" <[email protected]> To: "hexayurt" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 12:00 PM Subject: [hexayurt] Re: Walls I also updated my sketchup file to include the 8x8" wood frame that everything will anchor to. https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B97FoBDcf2zSNzY5MDk5YmUtZWIzNC00NDU5LWE2ZDItZDY0YzNlY2ZiOWZm&hl=en_US&authkey=CPyuvJAP I will anchor the frame with stakes and thought leaving the 2x4" on base at door and between main room and bedrooms will be helpful. On Jun 3, 10:22 am, Cheese <[email protected]> wrote: > After another trip to Home Depot, I found 1/4" wall paneling was just > $2 more than the 7/16" OSB and a lot lighter. So I am making the > change to my wall panels to include the paneling and go with 3/4" > Thermasheath instead of the 1/2" to stay at a 1" panel. If anyone > knows what type of adhesive will work best attaching the wood wall > panel to the 3/4" Thermasheath, I would love to hear it. I was also > thinking about screws and larger washers, thinking the paper backing > on the thermasheath may eventually start to peel. Glue would be a lot > faster though. > > 11 panels for roof > 11 panels for the walls + 1 door > > The Stanley FatMax Xtreme 25mm Snap-Off Cartridge Knife cut through > the 1.5" roof panels very well. > > On May 31, 7:14 pm, Cheese <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Here is a link to my sketchup file. > > >https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B97FoBDcf2zSNzY5MDk5YmUtZWIzNC00NDU5... > > > Would love to hear some thoughts. > > > Thank you > > > On May 30, 7:54 pm, Cheese <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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/B000QC4B... > > > > 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.
