Admirable keeping off-fall from landfill! Good job! As far as most of your other questions, it really goes to the purpose of the structure, how it's handled, delivered, put up, etc. At Burning Man, most people are looking to foam board yurts as something nearly as portable as a tent, especially weight-wise and potentially as comfortable as an RV at less cost. There's little interest in rodent-proofing - no ratz at BM and then you try to store the panel bundle where it won't be disturbed. I'd be interested in metal-skinned board, sips etc. in my examination of hexayurts as rapid, but possibly longish-term emergency/disaster shelter.
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Cabinz Admin <cabinz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8XLDiA9ZaWQ/Vl9Qjrc-NaI/AAAAAAAAAK8/mQYE7RqNjqg/s1600/SAM_3542.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oQ7pgq7pRFk/Vl9Ph-KbP0I/AAAAAAAAAK0/uuk9rl-7O3c/s1600/SAM_1734.JPG> > Hi, > last yr, I started a small community group called Cabinz in Chester Uk > (details www.cabinz.net ) supplying reusable insulation & building > materials at low cost & making prototype insulated panels for outbuildings > & retro-fit. > > We've been working with a large composite door manufacturer for over a > year to re-use their off cuts (see pic2 - glass is green house panel +1m > rule) , of which 10 tonnes are land filled weekly . We've reused approx. 30 > tonnes, but its been tough. > > I'm thinking of making a small hexayurt from these panels, using drywall > lining steel frames & grp or steel sheet covering. We have experimented > with drywall lining steel / grp / upvc core beams ( see Pic 1 & > http://www.instructables.com/id/Clad-Composite-Beam-From-Waste/ > <http://www.instructables.com/id/Clad-Composite-Beam-From-Waste/> > > > > I wondered if a grp skinned panel had been tried beforeand also if > internal frames have been used to make hexayurts stronger. > > Two final questions, I noticed from this post that rats/ mice / birds can > sometmes attack rigid foam. > http://www.bikersoracle.com/vfr/forum/showthread.php?t=130100 > > Is there evidence ofthis happening to hexayurts ? > > I thought a metal skin could prevent this. > > A large supplier of slight seconds metal sided sandwich kingspan panels > supports our project & we could make a hexa yurt prototype at low cost. > Has one been made before ? > > Regards Paul Ridley co-ordinator > > > > > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit 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 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.
