I made six gussets bent at 60ยบ for the ridge (2) and where the roof meets the walls (4). I used the preformed "W" bend galvanized flashing material left over from a roofing job, but you could buy the sheet metal at any lumber yard or home improvement store. This allowed me to drill and cut a slot in the raised bend of the flashing so I could thread through a ratcheting cargo tie-down strap. The real beauty of this approach is that I could drive my rebar anchors flush with the exterior wall so the anchoring straps were vertical and there were no guy lines to trip over. Convenient too, because last year I was camped next to a high-traffic path, so my footprint was minimized and there was no risk of anyone tripping over my lines.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eKtcLQ4pJvY/UAmLnkQL5eI/AAAAAAAAADI/--dCID8Y6Is/s1600/IMGP0373.JPG> On Sunday, April 8, 2012 10:05:55 AM UTC-7, kenwinston caine wrote: > > Should add one more question: > > Assuming you were using a (cemented-over) sandbag foundation ring (instead > of a footer), how would (or do) you tie the yurts down? What securely holds > them in place and keeps them from losing their footing while being buffeted > by high winds? > > (Or same question if you ARE using traditional footer for them.) > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 11:05 PM, kenwinston caine < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Vinay: >> >> 1. Curious what you are using as adhesive to connect/affix the panels >> to one another on the cement-coated polyiso? >> >> 2. And also, what you are using for a tension ring on these? >> >> Incidentally: Experimented last year with using asphalt emulsion and >> some asphalt emulsion-clay-lime mixes on poly foam boards and found AE >> works just fine on foam. Starting anew with finding a good AE-Clay- >> Lime mix. Trying to find a sweet, durable one that can handle both >> extreme cold and heat well without cracking and that can use clay and >> sandy soils gathered at my building site... >> >> Thank you for your help and continued work on this and other great >> projects. >> >> -- ken winston caine >> >> > -- 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/-/U2gRJ9Z5j2kJ. 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.
