To avoid the water getting inside you can fold the tarp along the edges on the inside so that the yurt ends up standing directly on the sand... if you don't like that, you can use two tarps, one for the yurt walls and another one to fold inwards to avoid the water.
In terms of securing the yurt to the ground, ideally you use some kind of straps and don't rely on it being glued to the ground essentially. On Thu Feb 05 2015 at 6:27:26 PM hal muskat <[email protected]> wrote: > Alex, without taping up sides, there is “no seal,” allowing water to seep > into the yurt if the tarp is outside. My experience is taping inside does > not secure the yurt as well to the ground. > > > On Feb 5, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Alex Gorbatchev <[email protected]> > wrote: > > to adhere to the ground tarp you might want to use 4"-6" painters tape... > but in general there really is no need for that (at least in the desert). > The weight of the panels creates a pretty neat seal. > > On Thu Feb 05 2015 at 6:00:57 PM hal muskat <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Alex, how effective is the adhesive? How would this wallpaper work if >> used as strips, to adhere the ground tarp to outside walls? >> >> thanks, Hal >> >> >> On Feb 5, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Alex Gorbatchev <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Wallpaper? Easy to apply, little to no moop. >> >> >> On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 1:14:07 PM UTC-8, eric conner wrote: >>> >>> Thanks everyone! Dan, I am more interested in paint for decoration so >>> ink / markers could be a good option. Any suggestions there? >>> >>> Simple Sharpies could work, but I couldn't find much info on their heat >>> resistance. This material safety data sheet just says "boiling point >>> somewhere over 100F" which isn't very helpful >>> http://www.sharpie.co.uk/pdf/SharpiePro.pdf >>> >>> They also offer industrial markers that have ratings up to 500F which >>> could be better >>> http://www.sharpie.com/enus/pages/proindustrial.aspx >>> >>> Maybe something like this? >>> http://www.durablesupply.com/higtemacmar4.html#.VMv0A17F_tI >>> >>> Maybe temperature is not much of a concern though? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Jake von Slatt <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I painted last year's yurt and ended up mooping with tweezers. If you >>>> do paint, don't paint the aluminum tape that protects the bifil tape from >>>> the sun. It was these flexible areas where all my peeling happened. >>>> >>>> If you are dealing with panels with logos on both sides you can "wash" >>>> the logo off of the silver side with an acetone soaked rag. Use a >>>> respirator. >>>> >>>> This year I'm building a pentayurt and am going to experiment with >>>> sealing the bifil tape with this stuff: http://simaintl.com/ >>>> store/aluminum_mylar_PET_tape.html >>>> >>>> Cheers! >>>> >>>> Jake. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 6:57:53 PM UTC-5, eric conner wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Newbie here, 2015 will be my first burn. I stumbled across a thread >>>>> on hexayurts and decided that I have to build one. >>>>> >>>>> A couple of questions: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Can anyone recommend a good space to test a build in the Bay Area? >>>>> Ideally I'd be able to erect the yurt and stay in it over a weekend as a >>>>> test run. I live in a tiny apartment in the city and have no space to >>>>> experiment with nearby. >>>>> >>>>> 2) What is the consensus on painting one of these? I know paint will >>>>> reduce the heat resistance of the insulation by some amount, but are there >>>>> other practical risks to painting? And if not, what kind of paint would >>>>> be >>>>> ideal? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> -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/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.
