Sweet, glad to be of help, and I love the H13!
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Xain C <xainc2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Alejandro. > > Thank you!, *exactly the answers i was looking for*, so I need roughly 40 > Poly iso panals. R-tech is not Polyiso, hence the lower price tag, and > also it's more likely to breakdown and it's not as weather resistant. > > I am going to make a couple h12's and my h13, as well as as many little > h5's as I can carry. > > and yeah I'm building everything in Tahoe, and driving to playa from there. > I've been playing with adhesives and found the perfect roofing adhesive > for the joint tape as well. > > all edges will be sealed pre-playa. > > -X > PICS TO COME! > > > > On Monday, June 24, 2013 8:21:20 PM UTC-4, Alejandro wrote: > >> Xain, >> >> I built an H13 for 2011. >> >> 2" is overkill unless you're going to be in very cold or hot extremes for >> extended periods of time. Also remember that, assuming you're going to >> stack these panels on top of your car roof (or wherever you may transport >> them), the thicker the panel, the higher the entire pile will ride on top >> of your car, worse aerodynamics, more smashed bugs to clean off, etc. I >> used 1" which was fine but I'd say 1.5" is the best of both worlds. >> >> The main thing to keep in mind is *you want to use polyisocyanurate*(polyiso >> for short). You do not want to use any other material. Only use >> polyiso. So stick with R-max or Thermax. >> >> Thermax is Dow's brand name, it's polyiso. >> >> R-max is just another brand name (and the company's name), this is also >> made out of polyiso. >> >> R-tech (different brand and different company) serves a similar purpose >> but it is NOT polyiso, it's expanded polystyrene aka EPS. There are also >> panels out there made from *extruded* polystyrene (the pink or blue >> stuff). *You do NOT want to use the pink or blue stuff and/or you do not >> want to use expanded/extruded polystyrene*. >> >> R-tech also does NOT have reflective foil on the outside. It has a >> different type of skin that is made to be pest-resistant and is intended to >> be only used in situations where it's going to be encased in a wall or >> inside some other protected situation. It is not intended for being >> exposed to the elements. Whereas R-max and Thermax *can* both be left >> exposed to the elements, given you don't have huge rips in your foil skin >> (which eventually you will put some rips in your panel foil skins, it's >> inevitable). So make sure you buy *polyiso* panels with foil skin. And >> build your yurt with the foil logo side inwards, and the plain foil side >> outwards. And buy foil tape to patch up any foil skin rips. >> >> Make sure you build the yurt at home before you go, have it all cut, * >> mostly* taped and ready to go. Do not arrive at the playa with uncut >> panels and try to build it out there, it will be miserable and you will >> generate lots of moop (matter out of place). >> >> Otherwise, enjoy the adventure. >> >> -Alejandro >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Xain C <xain...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> thanks, but what I'm trying to understand is the difference between the >>> R-max and the Thurmax and the R-Tech >>> it's my understaning that the higher the R-value, the better. so I dont >>> see the problem with R-tech as opposed to r-max (the price for 1.5" is $14 >>> vs $26 for rmax, and yet the R value only differs by 2 points and both >>> feel about the same in person) >>> >>> I'm going to be building one yurt for myself, but also about 4-5 more >>> for others in our camp, so even a few dollars makes a big difference. >>> but of course I don't want to build it from something that will fall >>> apart of cause problems either. >>> >>> thanks for your time >>> >>> >>> -X >>> >>> >>> On Friday, June 21, 2013 5:21:31 PM UTC-4, Xain C wrote: >>>> >>>> I am building an H13 for this years burn, I've been wanting to for >>>> years but only this year have the logistics worked out. >>>> >>>> So, My question(s) are in regards to which material should I use? >>>> >>>> 1" seems a bit thin, but I've deff seen it on the playa, 1.5" is what >>>> I'm looking mostly....2" seems like overkill to me, but I'm new to >>>> hexayurts. >>>> >>>> Here is a link to the 1.5" R-Tech at home depot ( >>>> LINK<http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202532855?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=202532855&R=202532855#.UcTBfD4joec>) >>>> would this work? if no, why not? >>>> >>>> what should one expect to pay per panal for 1" 1.5" and 2"? >>>> >>>> thanks for your help! >>>> >>>> pictures and video to come. >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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+u...@**googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to hexa...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/hexayurt<http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -Alejandro Moreno S. >> GreenMBA, Dominican University of California >> Marketing Manager, Earth Day Marin 2013 >> Cell (415) 578-8731 >> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandromorenos> >> > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -Alejandro Moreno S. 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