Hexayurt construction - Revision history

Marcin at 20:34, 29 September 2019

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	[[Image:EdmundsIT.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Look at the picture and go through the steps in your mind again. You get the boards and you get the tape. Then you cut some of the boards into triangles, and tape them together to make the roof, and then you tape the roof to the walls and you are done. You just built a Hexayurt. This is easy. You can do this. If we were working with index cards and sticky tape, you could make one right now on your desk. You know how this works now. You can do this. ]]		[[Image:EdmundsIT.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Look at the picture and go through the steps in your mind again. You get the boards and you get the tape. Then you cut some of the boards into triangles, and tape them together to make the roof, and then you tape the roof to the walls and you are done. You just built a Hexayurt. This is easy. You can do this. If we were working with index cards and sticky tape, you could make one right now on your desk. You know how this works now. You can do this. ]]

	[[Image:Hy2.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|'''Hexayurt II''', Built in July, 2012 by Vann Miller at ~~FeF~~ ]]		[[Image:Hy2.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|'''Hexayurt II''', Built in July, 2012 by Vann Miller at Factor e Farm. Consistent with the nature of temporary shelter - he structure collapsed within a year due to windstorms.]]

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

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	here is a link to photos and videos that were taken in 2008 when the first hexayurt was built at FeF:		here is a link to photos and videos that were taken in 2008 when the first hexayurt was built at FeF:
	http://files.howtolivewiki.com/open_source_ecology_plywood_hexayurt_build/footage%20092708/?C=S;O=D		http://files.howtolivewiki.com/open_source_ecology_plywood_hexayurt_build/footage%20092708/?C=S;O=D


	~~== External Links ==~~

	* Appropedia pages:[[appropedia:Hexayurt\|Hexayurt]], and the [http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_book Hexayurt Book] - tons of info.
	* [[appropedia:Hexayurt_playa_checklist]] - More specifically, assembly instructions for the one Vinay built on the playa at burning man. Lots of options for construction now!

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	===[[User:Andrewed\|Andrewed]] 04:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)===		===[[User:Andrewed\|Andrewed]] 04:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)===
	Your results are perfectly consistent with any use of an uninsulated structure on exposed dirt in winter in Missouri, with a poorly functioning stove. Even 1" styrofoam boards on the ceiling, 1/2" styrofoam boards on the walls, and a plastic tarp on the floor would have helped you immensely. Also, the use of a [http://www.rocketstoves.com rocket stove] from Aprovecho in Oregon (plans available from them) or the very cheap [http://www.woodgas-stove.com woodgas stove] that Vinay recommends on his website would have kept you warm without the extreme hassle with smoke and complicated chimneys that you suffered. Better luck this winter?		Your results are perfectly consistent with any use of an uninsulated structure on exposed dirt in winter in Missouri, with a poorly functioning stove. Even 1" styrofoam boards on the ceiling, 1/2" styrofoam boards on the walls, and a plastic tarp on the floor would have helped you immensely. Also, the use of a [http://www.rocketstoves.com rocket stove] from Aprovecho in Oregon (plans available from them) or the very cheap [http://www.woodgas-stove.com woodgas stove] that Vinay recommends on his website would have kept you warm without the extreme hassle with smoke and complicated chimneys that you suffered. Better luck this winter?


	===[[User:Vinay Gupta\|Vinay Gupta]] 16:05, 13 February 2009 (PST)===		===[[User:Vinay Gupta\|Vinay Gupta]] 16:05, 13 February 2009 (PST)===
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	Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.		Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.

			==Links==
			* Main website: [http://hexayurt.com/ "The Hexayurt Project: Free Hardware housing for the world"]
			* Appropedia: [http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_playa Hexayurt Playa]
			* Appropedia: [http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_playa_checklist Hexayurt Playa Checklist] - More specifically, assembly instructions for the one Vinay built on the playa at burning man. Lots of options for construction now!
			* Appropedia:[http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_book Hexayurt book] - tons of info.
			* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexayurt Hexayurt]

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	Then, like the wall panels, attach flashing consistently on one side, leaving width space for angle and attachment.		Then, like the wall panels, attach flashing consistently on one side, leaving width space for angle and attachment.


	~~[[Image:Hy2.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|'''Hexayurt II''', Built in July, 2012 by Vann Miller at FeF ]]~~

	==2008 FeF Hexayurt Construction==		==2008 FeF Hexayurt Construction==

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	[[Image:EdmundsIT.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Look at the picture and go through the steps in your mind again. You get the boards and you get the tape. Then you cut some of the boards into triangles, and tape them together to make the roof, and then you tape the roof to the walls and you are done. You just built a Hexayurt. This is easy. You can do this. If we were working with index cards and sticky tape, you could make one right now on your desk. You know how this works now. You can do this. ]]		[[Image:EdmundsIT.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Look at the picture and go through the steps in your mind again. You get the boards and you get the tape. Then you cut some of the boards into triangles, and tape them together to make the roof, and then you tape the roof to the walls and you are done. You just built a Hexayurt. This is easy. You can do this. If we were working with index cards and sticky tape, you could make one right now on your desk. You know how this works now. You can do this. ]]

			[[Image:Hy2.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|'''Hexayurt II''', Built in July, 2012 by Vann Miller at FeF ]]

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
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	Then, like the wall panels, attach flashing consistently on one side, leaving width space for angle and attachment.		Then, like the wall panels, attach flashing consistently on one side, leaving width space for angle and attachment.


			[[Image:Hy2.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|'''Hexayurt II''', Built in July, 2012 by Vann Miller at FeF ]]

	==2008 FeF Hexayurt Construction==		==2008 FeF Hexayurt Construction==
	here is a link to photos and videos that were taken in 2008 when the first hexayurt was built at FeF:		here is a link to photos and videos that were taken in 2008 when the first hexayurt was built at FeF:
	http://files.howtolivewiki.com/open_source_ecology_plywood_hexayurt_build/footage%20092708/?C=S;O=D		http://files.howtolivewiki.com/open_source_ecology_plywood_hexayurt_build/footage%20092708/?C=S;O=D


	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
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	I tried living in the hexayurt for a little while, here are my thoughts. It was in November 2008. Weather was cold but not much rain or snow yet. Yurt was quite sturdy and kept the wind and water out, but was cold inside. Before Bob left we put the 55 gal. drum stove in and cut a hole in the side for the flue that had two bends. The stove was and is a difficulty, hard to light and very smoky. I slept on the futon mattress we had on the dirt floor of the yurt at the time. The floor was still kind of damp, I guess it was built when the ground was not entirely dry or water had gotten under the walls underground. In the morning it seemed very damp inside the yurt, which I think was from the damp ground. I don't know how it would be if it had a good stove.		I tried living in the hexayurt for a little while, here are my thoughts. It was in November 2008. Weather was cold but not much rain or snow yet. Yurt was quite sturdy and kept the wind and water out, but was cold inside. Before Bob left we put the 55 gal. drum stove in and cut a hole in the side for the flue that had two bends. The stove was and is a difficulty, hard to light and very smoky. I slept on the futon mattress we had on the dirt floor of the yurt at the time. The floor was still kind of damp, I guess it was built when the ground was not entirely dry or water had gotten under the walls underground. In the morning it seemed very damp inside the yurt, which I think was from the damp ground. I don't know how it would be if it had a good stove.
	Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.		Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.
	~~[Image:Hexayurt.JPG]~~

	[[Category:Housing and ~~Construction~~]]
			[[Category:Housing and construction]]

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	[[Image:All hexayurts web dimensions.png\|thumb\|700px\|Shows isometric dimensioned plan views of hexayurts, These are inexpensive shelters that can be quickly constructed by taping standard 4x8 foot sheets of waterproof insulating construction material, normally sheets of foil-covered plastic foam insulation. ]]		[[Image:All hexayurts web dimensions.png\|thumb\|700px\|Shows isometric dimensioned plan views of hexayurts, These are inexpensive shelters that can be quickly constructed by taping standard 4x8 foot sheets of waterproof insulating construction material, normally sheets of foil-covered plastic foam insulation. ]]

			[[Image:EdmundsIT.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Look at the picture and go through the steps in your mind again. You get the boards and you get the tape. Then you cut some of the boards into triangles, and tape them together to make the roof, and then you tape the roof to the walls and you are done. You just built a Hexayurt. This is easy. You can do this. If we were working with index cards and sticky tape, you could make one right now on your desk. You know how this works now. You can do this. ]]

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	Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.		Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.
	[Image:Hexayurt.JPG]		[Image:Hexayurt.JPG]

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	[[Image:Hexayurt sa.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Hexayurt at Strong Angel 3, San Diego, California. The large ball is an inflatable satellite dish (the parabolic dish is inside the ball) made by http://gatr.com ]]		[[Image:Hexayurt sa.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Hexayurt at Strong Angel 3, San Diego, California. The large ball is an inflatable satellite dish (the parabolic dish is inside the ball) made by http://gatr.com ]]

			[[Image:All hexayurts web dimensions.png\|thumb\|700px\|Shows isometric dimensioned plan views of hexayurts, These are inexpensive shelters that can be quickly constructed by taping standard 4x8 foot sheets of waterproof insulating construction material, normally sheets of foil-covered plastic foam insulation. ]]


	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
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	* Appropedia pages:[[appropedia:Hexayurt\|Hexayurt]], and the [http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_book Hexayurt Book] - tons of info.		* Appropedia pages:[[appropedia:Hexayurt\|Hexayurt]], and the [http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_book Hexayurt Book] - tons of info.
	* [[appropedia:Hexayurt_playa_checklist]] - More specifically, assembly instructions for the one Vinay built on the playa at burning man. Lots of options for construction now!		* [[appropedia:Hexayurt_playa_checklist]] - More specifically, assembly instructions for the one Vinay built on the playa at burning man. Lots of options for construction now!

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	== Hexayurt Review ==		== Hexayurt Review ==

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* [[appropedia:Hexayurt\|~~Appropedia site on the hexayurt~~]], tons of info.		* Appropedia pages:[[appropedia:Hexayurt\|Hexayurt]], and the [http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_book Hexayurt Book] - tons of info.
	* [[appropedia:Hexayurt_playa_checklist]] - More specifically, assembly instructions for the one Vinay built on the playa at burning man. Lots of options for construction now!		* [[appropedia:Hexayurt_playa_checklist]] - More specifically, assembly instructions for the one Vinay built on the playa at burning man. Lots of options for construction now!

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			[[Image:Hexayurt sa.jpg\|thumb\|700px\|Hexayurt at Strong Angel 3, San Diego, California. The large ball is an inflatable satellite dish (the parabolic dish is inside the ball) made by http://gatr.com ]]

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

Chris DeAngelis at 15:18, 12 August 2012

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	Then, like the wall panels, attach flashing consistently on one side, leaving width space for angle and attachment.		Then, like the wall panels, attach flashing consistently on one side, leaving width space for angle and attachment.

			==2008 FeF Hexayurt Construction==
			here is a link to photos and videos that were taken in 2008 when the first hexayurt was built at FeF:
			http://files.howtolivewiki.com/open_source_ecology_plywood_hexayurt_build/footage%20092708/?C=S;O=D

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

Chris DeAngelis: /* Hexayurt Review */

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Hexayurt Review

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	Your results are perfectly consistent with any use of an uninsulated structure on exposed dirt in winter in Missouri, with a poorly functioning stove. Even 1" styrofoam boards on the ceiling, 1/2" styrofoam boards on the walls, and a plastic tarp on the floor would have helped you immensely. Also, the use of a [http://www.rocketstoves.com rocket stove] from Aprovecho in Oregon (plans available from them) or the very cheap [http://www.woodgas-stove.com woodgas stove] that Vinay recommends on his website would have kept you warm without the extreme hassle with smoke and complicated chimneys that you suffered. Better luck this winter?		Your results are perfectly consistent with any use of an uninsulated structure on exposed dirt in winter in Missouri, with a poorly functioning stove. Even 1" styrofoam boards on the ceiling, 1/2" styrofoam boards on the walls, and a plastic tarp on the floor would have helped you immensely. Also, the use of a [http://www.rocketstoves.com rocket stove] from Aprovecho in Oregon (plans available from them) or the very cheap [http://www.woodgas-stove.com woodgas stove] that Vinay recommends on his website would have kept you warm without the extreme hassle with smoke and complicated chimneys that you suffered. Better luck this winter?

	===[[User:~~Jeremy~~\|~~Jeremy~~]] 10:12, ~~13 February~~ 2009 (~~PST~~)===		===[[User:Andrewed\|Andrewed]] 04:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)===
	~~I tried living~~ in ~~the hexayurt for~~ a ~~little while, here are my thoughts~~. ~~It was in November 2008. Weather was cold but not much rain or snow yet. Yurt was quite sturdy and kept~~ the ~~wind and water out~~, ~~but was cold inside. Before Bob left we put~~ the ~~55 gal. drum stove in~~ and ~~cut~~ a ~~hole in~~ the ~~side for the flue that had two bends~~. ~~The stove was and is a difficulty~~, ~~hard to light and very smoky. I slept on the futon mattress we had on~~ the ~~dirt floor~~ of ~~the yurt at the time~~. ~~The floor was still kind of damp, I guess it was built when the ground was not entirely dry~~ or ~~water had gotten under~~ the ~~walls underground~~. ~~In the morning it seemed very damp inside the yurt, which I think was from the damp ground~~. ~~I don't know how it~~ would ~~be if it had a good stove~~.		Your results are perfectly consistent with any use of an uninsulated structure on exposed dirt in winter in Missouri, with a poorly functioning stove. Even 1" styrofoam boards on the ceiling, 1/2" styrofoam boards on the walls, and a plastic tarp on the floor would have helped you immensely. Also, the use of a [http://www.rocketstoves.com rocket stove] from Aprovecho in Oregon (plans available from them) or the very cheap [http://www.woodgas-stove.com woodgas stove] that Vinay recommends on his website would have kept you warm without the extreme hassle with smoke and complicated chimneys that you suffered. Better luck this winter?

	Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.
	~~[Image:Hexayurt.JPG]~~

	===[[User:Vinay Gupta\|Vinay Gupta]] 16:05, 13 February 2009 (PST)===		===[[User:Vinay Gupta\|Vinay Gupta]] 16:05, 13 February 2009 (PST)===
	Ah, yes, I'm not surprised than an uninsulated plywood structure was cold in winter. The Hexayurt geometry does not have decisive advantages in heat retention over other building shapes.		Ah, yes, I'm not surprised than an uninsulated plywood structure was cold in winter. The Hexayurt geometry does not have decisive advantages in heat retention over other building shapes.

	===[[User:~~Andrewed~~\|~~Andrewed~~]] 04:19, ~~26 May~~ 2009 (~~UTC~~)===		===[[User:Jeremy\|Jeremy]] 10:12, 13 February 2009 (PST)===
	~~Your results~~ are ~~perfectly consistent with any use of an uninsulated structure on exposed dirt~~ in ~~winter~~ in ~~Missouri, with~~ a ~~poorly functioning~~ stove. ~~Even 1" styrofoam boards~~ on the ~~ceiling~~, ~~1/2" styrofoam boards on~~ the walls, and ~~a plastic tarp on~~ the ~~floor would~~ have ~~helped you immensely~~. ~~Also~~, the ~~use of~~ a ~~[http://www~~.~~rocketstoves~~.~~com rocket~~ stove~~] from Aprovecho~~ in ~~Oregon (plans available from them)~~ or the ~~very cheap [http://www~~.~~woodgas-~~stove.~~com woodgas~~ stove~~] that Vinay recommends on his website would have kept you warm without~~ the ~~extreme hassle with smoke and complicated chimneys that you suffered~~. ~~Better luck this winter?~~		I tried living in the hexayurt for a little while, here are my thoughts. It was in November 2008. Weather was cold but not much rain or snow yet. Yurt was quite sturdy and kept the wind and water out, but was cold inside. Before Bob left we put the 55 gal. drum stove in and cut a hole in the side for the flue that had two bends. The stove was and is a difficulty, hard to light and very smoky. I slept on the futon mattress we had on the dirt floor of the yurt at the time. The floor was still kind of damp, I guess it was built when the ground was not entirely dry or water had gotten under the walls underground. In the morning it seemed very damp inside the yurt, which I think was from the damp ground. I don't know how it would be if it had a good stove.
			Nick took over the yurt when he came here. We moved the stove and had the flue go straight up to have a better thermal draw. With the stove going the yurt is pretty warm, but the door needs to be opened a lot to let the smoke out. It doesn't have insulation so it cools off quickly without a fire constantly going. The drum stove either burns out quickly and leaves the yurt cold in the morning or burns extremely hot and smoky all night making the yurt almost too hot and smoky to stay in. A good stove might leave it still pretty cold in the morning but it could be fired up easily and the temperature regulated better. Smoke still seems like a problem to me, even with a good stove in the cordwood hut.
			[Image:Hexayurt.JPG]