[hexayurt] Re: Semi-temporary hexayurt for February weather?

2013-01-15 Thread Phil Dirt
I built a stretch hexayurt and beveled all the edges where the panels met. I think beveling is critical to the strength of the walls and also improves the R value of the walls. Beveling is really not as difficult as some imagine. I just placed a few 2x4s on a level surface, snapped a chalk line

Re: [hexayurt] Semi-temporary hexayurt for February weather?

2013-01-15 Thread Robert Waldrop
The primary difference between Rmax and Thermax is that Rmax is not as strong as Thermax. I built a window box solar air heater last December. The plans called for Thermax. In discussions at a solar heater group at Yahoogroups, the general consensus was that Rmax was OK as a substitute, ex