Thanks for the links\info. Good stuff. On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 12:01:58 PM UTC-5, ChadC wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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 >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >
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