Thanks Phil can u maybe email me those pics directly tho they did not come thru the MSG board to my phone. [email protected]
Thanks again everyone! Linds Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2012, at 8:22 AM, Phil Dirt <[email protected]> wrote: > PS: Here's how I used sheet metal flashing to anchor my hexayurt to > rebar stakes with ratcheting cargo straps. > /Users/billsenger/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Modified/2011/Aug 20, 2011/ > IMGP0336.JPG > > /Users/billsenger/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2011/Burning Man > 2011/IMGP0373.JPG > > On Jan 11, 7:04 am, Phil Dirt <[email protected]> wrote: >> Lindsay, >> >> An 8 ft hexayurt would be plenty big enough for three. I think a 6 ft >> stretch hexayurt would also be adequate, cheaper, and easier to set up >> and take down, but a bit more cozy. Depends on how much stuff you want >> to bring inside with you. I built a 6 ft hexayurt for last years burn >> and mostly put it up by myself. I only had to ask someone to help lift >> the roof in place. I took it down by myself. >> >> I see no need to use mechanical hinges. You'd spend more money for >> hardware because you'd need a lot of them and would still have to tape >> the hinges to the joints. Tape hinges work fine and also serve to seal >> the joints from dust. >> >> I built my door out of 1/4" plywood sized about 2" larger than the >> door opening on the top and sides (2' x 2'). I trimmed down the foam >> board that I cut out for the door opening 1" on each side and glued it >> to the back of the plywood to provide insulation from heat loss and >> noise. I bent sheet metal flashing into a "U" shape 4" on each side >> and 1-1/2" wide (the thickness of my foam panels) to fit over the foam >> on the top and sides of the door opening. This serves two purposes: it >> protects the edges of the foam around the door opening from abrasion >> as people come in and out of the door and serves as a reinforcement >> where I could mount the door hinges and latch. The door hinges were >> just a couple of regular gate strap hinges bolted through the sheet >> metal on one side and the latches were hinged shackles (like the kind >> you would mount a padlock to) that I bolted to the plywood of the door >> inside and out and the other ends were bolted through the sheet metal >> flashing on the opening side of the doorway. I added a 3/4" strip of >> adhesive peel 'n stick weatherstripping around the outside edges of >> the door to create a seal against dust. I also made a removable >> transom from a scrap of 2 x 2 (2' x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2") with metal strips >> that extend 2" beyond the door opening on both sides. This is to help >> seal the doorway and reduce dust from entering the yurt. The transom >> slips into place after the yurt has been erected and is removed for >> folding and transport. Finally, I put an eye bolt through the flashing >> on the hinge side of the door and another through the plywood of the >> door and used a bungee cord stretched between them to keep the door >> closed. >> >> Definitely windows. It can get funky inside after a few days of sweat >> and accumulated dirty underwear. And without windows you'll need a >> flashlight any time you go in the yurt. I cut two 1' x 1' windows, one >> on a side wall and one in the opposite end through the roof. The >> positioning is for ventilation so cooler air enters through the bottom >> vent and exits through the top one. I used furnace filters taped to >> the outside. They are corrugated paper so you want to mount them with >> the ridges pointing up and down rather than side to side to help keep >> dust from collecting in the ridges. Save the foam you cut out for the >> window vents so you can tape hinge it on the inside to close the >> window. I had enough light filtering through the furnace filters to >> see OK during the daytime. >> >> The three of you should be able to erect it by yourselves, but it's >> easy to just ask anyone nearby to lend a hand when you need to set the >> roof on top of the walls. I like your idea for sealing the floors. >> Taping the walls to the tarp floor is a hassel and waste of tape. I >> bought a tarp for the floor and marked the outline of the yurt with a >> magic marker during my test set up at home, which made it a lot easier >> to position the walls in place when erecting the yurt on the playa. I >> just sealed the floor/tarp joint with a bunch of rolled up towels, but >> your tube sock sounds much more elegant. This year I plan to put foam >> peel 'n stick weatherstripping on all the bottom edges of my walls so >> the weight of the yurt will compress the foam and create an easy seal. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Bill >> >> On Jan 9, 9:39 pm, Colorado_Althea <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hi everyone!!! >>> I am the handy girl in my group so I have decided to tackle to >>> hexayurt for our shelter needs. I am thinking for 3 girls this is a >>> pretty perfect set up. I do have a few questions though before I get >>> started and and maybe one suggestion. So my first question, is it >>> better to "hinge" the pieces together with tape or should you use real >>> hinges? Second, what is the best way to help the door latch closed? >>> Third, windows or NO windows? Finally do you think three girls could >>> get this up by themselves? >>> I did have one suggestion for a dust barrier when it comes to the >>> floors. I made several very long tubes stuffed with beads and cotton >>> to act a a draft stop to go all the way around the inside where the >>> walls meet the ground. It should work, it keeps the cold air out of my >>> house. >> >>> Thanks for all of your help in advance!!!! >> >>> Lindsay > > -- > 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.
