Keep in mind that you're building a yurt out of foam board sandwiched between paper and foil. It was never meant to provide any structural or sheer strength, so we're already pushing the envelope trying to build yurts with foam and tape.
The foam sheets will crack or fold under pressure. They ding easily and sometimes will cave when tape is removed. With the 1" thick stock you're getting 33% less than the 1.5" and if you don't bother to bevel cut the joining edges you'll have even less structural support. The beauty of the yurts is that they are designed to transfer load (force) from the roof to the ground. All the sides and roof panels work together to create a structure that will withstand high winds and flying bodies. Imagine the buzz kill when you return to camp and find that your yurt's been flattened by a stumbling drunk, or cut in half by a high-speed darktard. Do yourself a favor and get the 1.5% paneling. PS: Proper etiquette is to build with the manufacturer's logo on the inside, but RMax is often stamped on both sides. Phil Dirt On Saturday, July 6, 2013 8:34:04 PM UTC-7, Jeremy Shaw wrote: > > Hello all! > > I've read that Dow Thermax is better quality than RMax thermaseath. But, > RMax is much easier to obtain (and cheaper?). > > Right now I can run down to home depot and get some 1" RMax. I could also > get them to special order 1.5" (I think). Or I can try to find a > distributor for thermax. > > Are people happy with 1" RMax (for a folding, stretch hexayurt). Or is it > the worth extra time, money, and effort to get something the 1.5" RMax or > even the 1.5" thermax? > > - jeremy > -- 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.
