What glue have you found that works on Mylar? On Jul 2, 2017 9:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
[email protected] <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/hexayurt/topics> Google Groups <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> Topic digest View all topics <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/hexayurt/topics> - Pyramid shaped yurt with exhaust vent <#m_-6612119774705149747_group_thread_0> - 1 Update Pyramid shaped yurt with exhaust vent <http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt/t/23c5d78a37ff8e08?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> Steve Upstill <[email protected]>: Jul 01 08:55PM Re the pyramid hexayurt: this will be my third year with this design, and I think I've solved a couple of problems. Problem The First: sealing the bottom. First year I just lay the base on a tarp, and got light, wind and dust coming in the bottom. Second year I tried trenching the walls and keeping the tarp inside, velcroing it to the insides of the walls. Result: it was a huge pain doing the trenching in such a way that the walls hit flat on the bottom. Problem The Second: with 1" walls, this design is a tad floppy in a high wind. There was one several-hour period when I wasn't sure the thing would survive. Plus, movement of the bottoms of the walls near their centers makes it nearly impossible to seal the bottom (see Problem The First). Problem The Third: the arch shape of the front wall with the door cut out is VERY fragile. I had to do a field repair last year, and consider myself lucky to have made it back. I'm rebuilding the front wall today. Problem The Fourth: (related to #3), the front wall tends to splay corner-to-corner, further reducing the strength of the wall and killing your door seal. Okay, so now you know the context, here's my solution to all four problems (trying it this year; results to follow). The main thing is handling the tarp. I'm going to cut a tarp 6" wider on all sides than the yurt. I'll mount velcro 6" up the yurt walls and on the edges of the tarp. In situ, I'll fold the tarp up and velcro it into place, "wrapping" the base of the yurt. This will eliminate the sealing problem *and also the structural problems*, since it will keep the four walls from poofing outward and hold the front wall from splaying. How does that work at the front wall? Easy: instead of the single "bridge" above the door, I'm going to cut the door leaving solid wall across top *and *bottom; the bottom bit will secure the tarp there. Codicil the first: I'm also going to strength both of those "bridges" by gluing thin flashing steel straight across (inside and out) Codicil the second: to keep the rain completely out, i'll glue a flap of silver mylar just above the tarp, overlapping it. Any questions? Back to top <#m_-6612119774705149747_digest_top> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/hexayurt/join> . To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to [email protected]. -- 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.
