I'm getting as late a start as you. You can get tape from people with extra, I've seen postings here, and also on Craig's List in the past day. Well, okay, it's in the SF Bay Area so not sure if you are.
On Aug 22, 10:04 am, Alejandro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dawn, > > Yes, very late start here but I've found all the materials locally and > am getting started today on the H13. You mentioned that you built the > H13. That's what I'm doing. > > My question is about tape - how many rolls, or I guess the real > question is, how many feet/yards do you need for the H13? > > I ask because the bidirectional filament tape from goodbuyguys.com is > $30/roll, and at this point I'd have to do at least 2nd day air to > have it in time. I'm guessing 4 rolls, 2nd day air is expensive. I'm > also not thrilled about the flammability of that stuff, it's like > gasoline. I'd rather not have that kind of volatility present. I > know the regular 8' yurt needs 700 feet as per Vinay Gupta's > spreadsheet: > > Instead of the bidirectional filament, I'm thinking of a combo of > gorilla tape (but scrubbing the panel edges first with an alcohol- > soaked rag apparently does the trick), supplemented with some 2" foil > tape, both I can get locally and are still in stock. > > 2nd question is I'm wondering if you already have it set up and wind- > tested it on the playa (of course if you're at the playa now I'm > guessing you won't be able to check your email). > > And if anyone else has suggestions as to what tape is best and how > much, I'd GREATLY appreciate it. I'm gonna do 1" panels, 13 of them, > and probably a combo tape-down/rope/rebar anchor with carabiners from > the rope to rebar so as to prevent fraying. > > MUCH THANKS IN ADVANCE!!! > > -Alejandro > > On Aug 8, 10:24 am, Dawn Flury <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the tip about Liquid Nails. We began construction yesterday on > > our H13 and a 6 ft stretch for a friend. We purchased 1/4 inch thich > > underlying/sheathing boards and used Liquid Nails & edge tape to bond them > > to the 1 inch insulation boards. I'm very impressed with how sturdy the > > resulting walls are. We plan to finish up taping the dreaded Danger hinges > > tonight and the whole thing leaves on the container truck this coming Monday > > for the Playa. I hope to see many of you there. I'll be at 4:30 & Coming Out > > camped with Alchemy C.O.R.E. group stop by and say hello. > > Thanks again, > > Dawn Flury > > > On Aug 5, 2011 4:42 PM, "ken winston caine" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > ONLY the tubes marked "Interior and Exterior Heavy Duty Construction > > Adhesive" work well with foam and other many other poly surfaces. > > > They have a gold and blue label. > > > There are a BUNCH of different varieties of Liquid Nails. > > > Cooly enough, the one that works with foam is one of the lesser expensive > > varieties. > > > -- ken winston caine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cheese" <[email protected]> > > To: "hexayurt" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:15 PM > > Subject: [hexayurt] Re: Late starting yurt > > > I used liquid nails and it worked great, but I also used the > > Thermasheath with the foil backing. It should work fine. > > > On Aug 5, 1:13 pm, Dawn Flury <[email protected]> wrote: > > > How would you recommend attaching it? I'm seriously considering buying the > > > wall board and using liquid nails to bond it to the insulation board. > > > My boyfriend & I were also considering extra rebar on the corners for > > > added > > > strength. Any advice greatly appreciated. > > > Dawn > > > > On Aug 5, 2011 4:06 PM, "Cheese" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You should think about attaching 1/4" wall board to give it strength. > > > It adds cost of another $8 a board but it will last. > > > > On Aug 4, 4:39 pm, Dawn Flury <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm doing > > > the > > > same thing. Three of u... > > > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Elliot <[email protected]> wrote: > > I > > > > think you have plenty of t... > > > > > > On 4 August 2011 16:39, Todd Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hi > > > > all, > > >> I'm contempla... > > > -- > > 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 > > 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.
