My H12 which is both beveled (on 1" polyiso) and velcro'd, returned from its 6th consecutive Burning Man with only a few feet (2-3' total in 3 places) of glue separation. Repairs should be easy. I'm a big fan of velcro hexayurt tech; my yurt took only 15 minutes to assemble, and 15 minutes to take down this year since there was no wind.
I think I understand your idea of putting velcro on the bevel edges, and I ask you this question: Are you planning to assemble your yurt anywhere it might rain? And bear in mind before you answer, it rains at Black Rock City too! If answer to your question is "yes" then think of how rain will roll off your roof sections towards the ground. If you have velcro between the sheets, the bevels may actually funnel the rain water into your yurt, giving you a swimming pool instead of a dry haven. If you can add a kind of flashing over the seams redirecting water flow over the joints, you will probably be okay. The flashing can be as simple as a thin strip of poly tarp or vinyl or cordura taped to the polyiso. --Wolf On Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 1:04:26 PM UTC-7, Bob Hearn wrote: > > I've been working on turning my H12 into a 5-1/2 yurt (see "Has anyone > built a yurt like this?" thread), and I'm beveling the edges. And planning > on using velcro for the temporary seams. > > Some friends were over helping me this morning, and the question arose, is > it feasible to apply the velcro directly to the beveled edges (after > taping), so they mate directly, rather than taping to the wall surfaces, in > which case a skirt is needed on one side? My first reaction was that would > sacrifice too much strength, but after thinking some more, I'm not so sure. > Wondering whether to cancel the order for 8 rolls of 15' x 2" velcro that I > just placed! > > Opinions? > >> >>> -- 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.
