Sorry should have been clearer. I experienced wind being able to get beneath 
the tarp, when taped to the inside, even with the roof properly tied off to 
rebar. 

> On Feb 5, 2015, at 6:31 PM, Alex Gorbatchev <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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] 
> <mailto:[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] 
>> <mailto:[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] 
>> <mailto:[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] 
>>> <mailto:[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 
>>> <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 
>>> <http://www.sharpie.com/enus/pages/proindustrial.aspx>
>>> 
>>> Maybe something like this?
>>> http://www.durablesupply.com/higtemacmar4.html#.VMv0A17F_tI 
>>> <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 
>>> <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
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