I tried to save money in building my hexayurt by using duct tape and gorilla tape in some places where the bifilament tape seemed like overkill. As Alejandro noted, duct tape and gorilla tape don't come in 6' widths. I think 4" is the max you can find. So any structural joint will be at risk of failing if you don't use the bifilament tape. Cover it with the silver tape, which is a pain in the butt to use, on exterior joints if you want it to last.
One place where I found the duct/gorilla tape to be a viable alternative is the bottom edges of all six walls. This is just to seal the factory cut edge to prevent moop, so there are no structural concerns. However, because the tape is barely wide enough to span the factory cut edge, you'll probably have to use two or even three strips of tape to get enough purchase on the foil facings. On Thursday, July 12, 2012 2:29:32 PM UTC-7, DanBrown wrote: > > This may just be the kind of question a layman would ask, but why use > bifilament tape on the outside joints when you can use regular duct tape on > the inside seams instead? Do the interior walls get hot enough to melt it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/jVfv8s7YfAAJ. 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.
