I've never done the concrete hexayurt thing. It's always been an idea,
looks like a pretty straight forwards application of ferrocement
techniques, but I've never done ferrocement either! Bit beyond my
practical skills as a builder.
I'd be very, very happy to see somebody give it a try. Might even be
able to find a funder?
V>
On 20/07/12 17:49, Phil Dirt wrote:
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.
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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] <mailto:[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
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