I think you could slow deterioration of your filament tape by adding a protective layer of the silver tape described on the main hexayurt web site. You might want to try WD-40 to clean off the tape residue.
I used 12" x 24" sheet metal flashing bent to fit the top roof angle (2) and the angle where the roof meets the side walls (4), then anchored the yurt down with two ratcheting cargo straps. The flashing braces distribute the strap tension over a wider area of the roof and are also used to tie down the folded yurt package to the lumber rack on my truck. The cargo straps make it easy to adjust tension on your anchoring system and are attached to 2' rebar stakes set next to the bottom of the wall. This eliminates the need for guy lines that will inevitably trip somebody. The cargo straps and flashing are easy to set up, cheaper than using a lot of tape to create tie-down anchors, and are almost immune to deterioration. And serve a secondary purpose as tie-downs on my lumber rack. I only use tape hinges for my ventilation ports. They don't work well on the doorway. I bent sheet metal into three "U" shape pieces to fit around the door opening and installed the door with metal hinges. The sheet metal cladding protects the foam board from bumps and scrapes that are inevitable for a doorway and also provide a sturdy surface to mount the hinges. Bill On Nov 21, 4:07 pm, andreas <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings all. > Did my first yurt this past burn, H13, and it worked great. > > However, after being out there for 20 days, by the time I got it home, > the tape holding it together was practically flaking apart. > The tape hinges *seem* secure, since they didn't get as much UV > exposure, but the outer tape would basically de-laminate... outer > layer would pull off leaving a puff of powdered adhesive and most of > the fiberglass strands still suck loosely to the board. > > My question is, do you think I ought to re-do all of the hinges before > next year as well? > As i said, they seemed fine as we were unfolding-refolding and washing > it down, but I don't want to risk it if others have experience saying > I shouldn't. > > Also, my tape anchors were.... iffy... as well. They had a tendency > to pull apart. > > The tape I was using was this: > http://www.goodbuyguys.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/22_200 > > I realize I was out there a bit longer than most... but it does make > me a bit nervous. > > Secondly.... speaking of the tape residue left on the boards... do you > think it's safe to just tape over it? or should I find some kind of > solvent to try and remove it? > > -Andreas -- 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.
