Cheers Dan, good points. Perhaps i should have mentioned the purpose in more detail.
I was looking to build something less portable than the standard hexayurt, so more permanent. Here in the damper Uk, we have more of a rat problem, especially if food stuffs are stored in the shelter to attract them. I aim to build in a mezzanine shelf for sleeping /storing, so have gone down the frame route. However, If joints are strong enough & metal-skinned PIR panels do not delaminate, I suspect the structure would hold without a frame (with no mezzanine) but have yet to prove it. I may try that first, then add a frame to prove a point. The design will be stronger now, as i will stop using screws where possible as per my last prototype <http://www.cabinznet.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2016-04-16T15:22:00-07:00&max-results=7> ( l was using them for low cost & avoiding thermal bridges) and now use bolts & washers with an insulating cap im many places. These will help stop any delamination of the metal skin of panels. I have yet to experiment with pop rivets though. On Saturday, 23 April 2016 02:45:07 UTC+1, BurnerDan wrote: > > 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 <[email protected] > <javascript:>> 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 [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. >> > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
