I put together an OSB hexayurt this spring. It turned out really nice - I'm planning to move it to a more remote location this fall. I have another OSB hexayurt that we've been using as a milk barn for about four years now and it's held up really well. It's very dry here, so it might not do as well. Here are some pictures: http://yurtbuilder.blogspot.com/2014/07/osb-hexayurt.html
On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 12:07 PM, James Cockerham < [email protected]> wrote: > The primary purpose for building a hexayurt for me is to have a temporary, > comfortable shelter to retreat to for a period of 5 months until the end > of this year as I prepare hugelkulture gardens, rustic woodcrafts and a > permanent underground house/wofati type dwelling on top of a mountain that > has just been logged. Climate 6b, sandy loam soil that is fairly thin and > rocky(sandstone) at higher elevation. > > Once permanent structure is complete, I would like to store the > hexayurt to house volunteers as needed, and for possible shelter at events > like Burning Man if ever compelled to make that journey. > > Right now, I'm finding myself between the choice of the 12' (18 sheet) > hexayurt or the H13 for the larger entry door. I don't think Lowe's even > had the 1" thick insulation panels the last I checked. So, will either have > to order or check with another retail outlet. I also like the idea of using > OSB, for the strength, lower cost, but issues with water worry me. I really > like the H13 sip-a-yurt found on Dylan Toymaker's blog, but those > construction materials are beyond my current budget. > > Was thinking an earthen floor with a layer of polyethylene and possible > carpet on top of that for the floor. Have lots of "junk" timbers available, > good for posts and beams. The underground house will be constructed using > PSP construction, or Post, Shore, Polyethylene. This construction method is > tempting to integrate into a hexayurt for comfort sake, but at the > sacrifice of temporariness. Like for instance, building a regular H12, > digging into the ground 4', putting in posts to shore up the earth, and > adding a clear roof on the southern section to charge the thermal mass > during the winter. Also, to add an Earthship like cooling/ventilation > system with a black stove pipe in the roof to pull out hot air, with a cool > air inlet coming from about 20' of pipe buried in the earth. > > I may play with these ideas more later on, but for now, budget, warmth and > dryness are priority. Also, portability once the initial purpose is > fulfilled. > > For heating, I was thinking of some sort of rocket stove, or mass heater. > > Anywho, just looking for tips and suggestions for best practice for my > intended uses. > > Cheers! > > James > > -- > 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.
