Thats a really kewl picture. almost makes you think you need dark tape to filter out the light to sleep in the day!! :-)
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 9:49 AM, CCCM <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi yurt people, > FYI, IMHO you do NOT need a skylight if you use bi-filament tape. Here is > a photo from the inside of our yurt during the day. The taped seams let in > plenty of light without punching another hole in the roof for a skylight. > We had considered doing this also, but are glad we didn't, because there > is no need for one. > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tSHIH2tY2e8/UeluG-J8kNI/AAAAAAAAEfo/dIoQs1UIGHQ/s1600/IMG_4552.jpg> > > > > > On Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:55:21 AM UTC-7, Eric VVilkinson wrote: >> >> I saw a neat idea where you take an empty soda bottle, 2L or smaller, >> fill it with water and then cut a hole for it in the roof. Apparently the >> water scatters the sunlight very effectively so that your hexayurt is not >> dark during the day. >> >> Here's a video that shows them in use: http://www.youtube.com/** >> watch?v=_zMAWztZ6TI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zMAWztZ6TI> >> >> Wanted to try it out, but before I start cutting holes in my roof had a >> couple questions in case anyone on here has tried it before: >> >> 1. Does it let in a lot of heat? >> 2. Would the weight of 2L of water be ok for the roof? >> 3. Does it provide a lot of light? >> >> Thanks for any info, >> Eric >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
