Hey Wynn ~ Good Luck building! Sounds like you're on the right track with most stuff. We used 1.5" but were also building some larger - H15 - yurts. Bevel angles are 30 degrees (two 30s make a 60) for walls and 12 to 15 degrees for the roof, depending on how your taping works out. You may want an in-coming air filter (regular paper HVAC) down low-ish and a higher vent to let out hot air. I posted a drawing a week or so ago for an openable DIY vent.
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Wynn R. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, just wanted to pass along some info in case there are still > others out there looking to build their hexayurt. > > I've decided to build an H12 that will house three people. I'm based out > of Los Angeles. > > My build list: > > (12) 1" Insulation boards. Home Depot sells it for $20.25 (1"x4'x8') Poly > ISO RMatte R6, SKU 0000-787-264 > > (5) Rolls of 4" Bi-Directional tape, 60 yards per roll. I wanted the 6", > but all I could get in time was the 4". Ordered from Findtape.com. $19.59 > per roll, tax and shipping came to $129.86 > > (3) Rolls of 2" foil tape to cover the edges (from Amazon - ~$8 per roll) > > (8) 12-14" Lag bolts from home depot - price uncertain since I still need > to purchase this. Technically, I'll only be using 6 bolts to hold down the > yurt, but buying a couple extra just in case. I got this idea from a member > here - thanks! > > (1) Chain link to use with lag bolts for anchors. Two links per bolt. Bolt > goes through one link on the chain, guyline is attached to the other link. > > (1) 100' of rope for anchor (already own this) > > (1) 12x16' tarp from Amazon for flooring ($23.95) > > (1) 1"x4" 10' wood board to make cutting the boards easier. Not sure of > price yet. Est: $10 > > (1) razor blade with long edge $5 > > Total price for my build: ~$453 > > Some questions: > > *Ventilation*: I'm thinking about building a swamp cooler and from my > understanding, I'll need to let some of the dry hot air in for the swamp > cooler to work effectively. Does it make sense to have the vent/window on > the opposite side of the doorway? How big should the vent be? > > Anyone have a good diy for a sample cooler? > > *Orientation*: We're not sure of what are location on the playa is, but > what is the best orientation for the hexayurt? I'm not sure if this > matters, but it would be nice to take advantage of the crosswinds on the > playa. Or maybe face the door/vent perpendicular the wind to minimize dust? > Am I over-thinking this? :) > > *Miter'ed edges:* Since I could only source the 4" bidirectional tape, I > was thinking about mitering the edges. First, is this necessary? Second, if > it helps, what degree should I miter for the wall panels? For the roof > panels? I believe I read somewhere it's 60 degrees for the walls, but > don't remember seeing anyone mentioning anything about the roof panels. > > And lastly, I need a ticket! I'm proceeding with the build and hope that > sometime between now and when I leave on Tuesday I will be able to get one. > If anyone knows of a lead, I would be so grateful. > > Thank you Vinay for this project and to all the other members here for > helpful posts. Very excited to get this going and hope to see you all on > the playa. > > -- > 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.
