Thinking further, a 2.5 board Wedgeblock shelter could be hinged to fold flat and put on a car or van roof to form a shelter for light adults / teenagers or cheap storage box..
A 2400 x 1200 x 12mm *panel* will *weigh* approximately 20 *kg, so that 50kg (2.5 sheets) +2 kg for hinges / screws * When erected, with thin end of wedge at front, this is reasonably aerodynamic for short distance driving at lower speeds. " Issues to consider are the overall limit of 75kg (including the bars), make sure the load is evenlydistributed" www.advanced-driving.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2500 For 2 bigger size adults, a 3rd roof bar or supporting bracket bolted into roof may be need. I guess weight limits are aimed for moving cars, so if it was overloaded while not moving, & weight was evenly spread, it may be ok (this is not advice) thinner play or osb will save weight 6 or 9mm, but may bend too much. Going below 12mm on the base may not be advisable On Tuesday, 16 February 2016 23:22:51 UTC, Cabinz Admin wrote: > > Hi again, further to my last post: > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/hexayurt/JrehbfU--MY > > I welcome comments, and am wondering f there are similar designs > (Hexayurt or other) from which I may learn to improve my design explained > below. > > hexayurt H13 seem the nearest, comparing roof shape, but is more > complicated with lower head height. > > > Having deciding on a design i am provisionally calling the "WedgeBlock" as > its a wedge shape roof on a square block walls. More details at > http://www.Cabinz.net > > It is simply made to take adavantage of Uk permitted development > <http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/miniguide> > > rules for small outbuildings. The rules allows 4m total hieght for a dual > pitch roof, as opposed to 3m for a flat roof . > > I plan to put a mezzanine floor in for roof storage, as this shape gives a > good size space. > > > It involves only 2 cuts to form 3 triangles for the roof sides, the rest > are complete boards,It takes 12 Boards in total with no waste > > > > > * > Paper Model (with gapes to show triangle configuration)* > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DVxFAGC9AjA/VsNsfUjkMuI/AAAAAAAAATc/nMtkN9bK-6g/s1600/SAM_4398.JPG> > > > > *Full Size Mock Up of Roof with no Walls* > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H-bu1JJ2GHw/VsNtLhHp_1I/AAAAAAAAATk/oyIewEaSfJA/s1600/SAM_4408.JPG> > > > > The 2 cuts are made on one board only. The small triangle is then joined > to the middle size triangle, to form 2 triangles of the same size for the > roof sides. > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sNzfBcQHcpE/VsNxlXgka2I/AAAAAAAAATw/0K2aMoiaCpo/s1600/WP_20160215_09_06_01_Smart.jpg> > > Of course, the roof could form a small shelter of its own, without the > walls, using 4 boards, or half the size (pic below) using only 2.5 boards > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D5dK4Yjb5FE/VsNySUB0WEI/AAAAAAAAAT0/4_YWMVZAFaI/s1600/SAM_4405.JPG> > > I notice similar small Hexayurt designs > > > > > -- 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 hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
