Edges should be sealed with foil tape. Cheaper and lasts longer.
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Jeremy Shaw <jer...@n-heptane.com> wrote: > Ah yes -- I didn't really think about rain. Maybe I'll make a vinyl flap > on the receiving side under the velco that bridges the gap and tucks under > the top layer of vinyl. I'll think more about that. > > On a related note -- what are contact-cementors doing about sealing the > edges that have been cut so that they don't moop all over the place? Are > people still taping those? And, if so, using what kind of tape? Hopefully > something cheaper than bifi since it is not load bearing at all? > > - jeremy > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Steve Upstill <upst...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I thought briefly about that, but having a little experience at keeping >> rain out in a permanent building I figured the velcro wouldn't really >> provide a seal on an edge that's parallel to the direction of flow. Maybe >> it wouldn't be enough leakage to matter… >> >> On Jul 30, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Jeremy Shaw <jer...@n-heptane.com> wrote: >> >> I am experimenting with contact-cement+vinyl as well. For the temporary >> seams I am thinking of using the size with vinyl strips as I do elsewhere. >> One half will be contact cemented to the polyiso as normal. But on the >> other side I will contact comment velcro strips on the vinyl and polyiso. >> >> - jeremy >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Steve Upstill <upst...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hey Group, >>> >>> This year I'm doing the vinyl-and-contact-cement thing for my permanent >>> hinges (very chuffed about that), and put in my tape order for the closeup >>> tape. I ordered 4" bifi for those because (except for the one or two pieces >>> of structural tape that close the roof and walls) they're just for keeping >>> rain out, right? >>> >>> Well I woke up this morning and realized: why are we even using that >>> expensive bifi for joints where 1) the only purpose of the tape is to seal >>> against rain, and 2) they're going to be ripped off at the end of the show >>> anyway. Has anybody got any suggestions for tape that's not so dear and >>> that pulls away with a tad less trauma to the foil? Of course you'll still >>> need the strong, sticky stuff to finish your nice unfolding yurt, but still… >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Steve Upstill >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> > > -- > 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. > > > -- 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.