Love the milk barn! I'm actually hoping to avoid using OSB and that I can get just a month or two out of one of the foamies.
On Friday, January 11, 2013 11:34:31 AM UTC-5, ChadC wrote: > > For something that will be semi-permanent, you may want to consider > OSB sheathing with a 2x4 frame. I have a shed built from 7/16 OSB and > 2x4s and insulated with Prodex (www.Insulation4Less.com). I've used it > for a milk barn for about 18 months and it's worked great. I use a > small "indoor-safe" Little Buddy propane heater, and it warms up the > inside pretty quickly. Here are some photos: > http://yurtbuilder.blogspot.com/2012/03/osb-hexayurt-aka-milk-barn.html > > If you just need a place to sleep vs a full blown living space, you > might want to try a smaller version - either 4 foot sides or the > smaller stretch version. I'm working on a small version with 4 foot > sides for a winter campout next month - if you want more details, let > me know. > > Chad Cole > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 9:05 AM, RichShumaker > <richsh...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Sounds like it will work well. Are you just sleeping in it or is it > being used 24/7? > > I would recommend 6' walls adds I think 2 extra panels on a standard 8' > hexayurt. > > I cut my walls to 6 feet and combine the extra 2 feet sections to form > the extra panel. > > I build it with 2 panel per side 4' by 6' per panel. > > I would frame in a real door. > > If the hexayurt wasn't so airtight I would say to try a rocket stove > heater but that would probably be bad. > > A small electric heater should work well as 1.6" of insulation is a good > amount. > > LED lights work well and bouncing them gives a nice room light with a > low cost. > > Have fun and let us know how it goes. > > Rich Shumaker > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hexayurt" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/-MiVdia8bpkJ. > > To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > hexayurt+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/hexayurt/-/KQiMtMQFlE4J. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
