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 >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. 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