How much for one? I think they look cool. Thanks peace, Phoenix
On Jun 1, 2014, at 11:46 PM, Dan March <[email protected]> wrote: > Is that a sort of Playa cammie? > > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 2:21 PM, hal muskat <[email protected]> wrote: > beautiful, very creative. Do you have dust color? > > > On May 31, 2014, at 10:55 AM, Dan March <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just wanted to show off my new skirt, door and matching windows! >> >> A few people have asked if we could make skirts and doors/windows for their >> yurts and yes - our only question now is, "How many?" And - yes, if you >> want to DIY, we can help there too. >> >> The design is clever (I think - but hey... I'm the designer...) in that it >> solves engineering problems in more or less artistic ways. >> >> The skirt smooths out installation, spreads the hold-down load, carries the >> caravan theme and personalizes the big silver box. You throw it over the >> completed, taped up yurt, align the corners and hook on cargo straps >> connected to stakes. Go around the yurt carefully tensioning the straps so >> they're all equal and all corners line up. Don't be silly and tension them >> so they over-stress a wall. The mechanical advantage means you can put a >> lot of force on a strap - but don't forget you're just dealing with foam >> boards! It's very nice because it makes it easy to get all the tensions >> equal >> >> I like the door design a lot because it basically clamps on a door frame >> inside and out, gently squeezing the foam board and providing a firmly >> anchored, sealable opening. The hinges are attached to both door and frame >> with machine screws threaded to tee-nuts embedded in the back side of the >> frame and door. This means it can go through an indefinite number of >> assembly/dis-assembly cycles. A variety of sealing systems are/can be used. >> I've put in a soft compressible edge to let the edge of the foam on the >> door mate to the foam panel surrounding the opening. I've also put in >> magnetic holders. >> >> Windows follow the same principal of clamping a frame. Glazing can be fixed >> or openable. >> >> The Funky Sultan look shown is just one notion. Anything you can cut out of >> plywood and varnish, stain, paint, upholster... will work. You can use >> thinnish plywood to save on shipping weight and size. I used 5/16". I >> placed 1/4-20 x 2.5" carriage bolts 4-6" apart around the periphery. I >> drilled through the foam to insure against damage to the foam by just >> pushing our pounding. I made a ton of somewhat flexible 2" diameter fender >> washer type things to spread out the load on the window frame and clamped >> down with a wing nut and regular steel washer. The inside of the door frame >> can also be clamped down with the same bolts and wing nuts, but since it's >> got all kinds of loads on it, it's got a full plywood frame on the inside >> too. I made it an inch smaller all the way around as part of the sealing >> system. Finally, I added a 1x4 on the bottom inside for the full width of >> the panel to beef up the threshold since that seems to be what gets broken >> first and most. Again, it has the carriage bolts and wing nuts. >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> <20140526_085716.jpeg><20140524_183606.jpg><20140531_100619.jpeg> > > > -- > 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/d/optout. > > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
