I have an OSB hexayurt that has held up really well aside from a couple of
defective tarps.

http://yurtbuilder.blogspot.com/2014/07/osb-hexayurt.html

I just added a post on how the floor was done:
http://yurtbuilder.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-few-details-on-floor-of-my-hexayurt.html

Hope that helps.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:22 AM, RichShumaker <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Thanks Hal but you missed the point of my post.
> Structural Insulated Panels for a permanent Hexayurt(not on the playa or
> on the playa permanently).
>
> SIP's are used for floors and ceilings in building all the time.
> My question still remains.  The walls are 4' by 8' straight panels when
> doing 8' ceilings.
> 4' by 8' panels are cut and flipped for the roof.
> How would you do the floor geometrically?
> Also would 7 footers 6 walls and one larger center be enough?(As an FYI
> you don't pour footers on the playa in case anyone was confused by that)
>
> I understand that most view Hexayurts as playa buildings and since most do
> they haven't gotten much farther.
> I have made several Hex's for the playa, read a lot on modern and ancient
> shelters as well.
> The Hexayurt is both modern and ancient and yet it has never made it off
> the playa in any great number.
> I have seen many real world builds for hexayurts but they all seem
> difficult and most seem structurally challenged.
>  You can't just nail 4' by 8' plywood together and call it a day.
>
> SIPs, Spraycrete, and a few other techniques take the playa ease of
> building a Hexy to the world.
> What if you could build a temporary Hexy with the ability to be permanent.
> Insulation and tape as has been pointed out creates a hazardous fire
> situation, hence the discussion on fire detectors for safety.
> What if a low cost SIP could be made and easily set up?
>
> Made in a day used for a decade.
>
> Thanks again for any help.
>
> Rich Shumaker
>
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