Hi Everyone,
I bought a Pacific
24' geodesic
and am hoping you Yurt folks can help me with a design question.
I've been trying to come up with a way to build a rectangular deck that the dome sits on. Originally I thought I'd just make a 32'x24' platform and make the first 24x24 a flat plywood surface, and then the last 8x24 deckwood. If I didn't have to worry about a drip edge, the dome would sit right on the plywood. My plan had been to lay down 2x6's stacked 2x thick on the plywood in the outline of the deck. That would allow the frame of the dome to sit off the surface and have the drip edge overhang correctly. The problem, of course, is that the water would just drip directly down onto the flat plywood, and may seep under the 2x6 and into the dome. This overall design is shown in the first image below.
I saw how
basically built a full deck topped w/ 2x6's for draining, then built a seperate platform on top for the yurt. The problem is that I'm going to have to move this thin in a year when I finish my PhD, so I want to come up w/ something that is as modular/easy to take apart and move as possible.
My current thought is to take advantage of the fact that the joists for the dome sit on top of the beams, and then just add some new joists on hangers off the same beam and build the deck on them. That way the dome would be elevated 6'' off the deck (actually a net of 4 inches, since the deck will be 2x6's).
It seems like it will work, but I'd love your input and suggestions. Thanks so much!
Original idea: Make a rectangle and plop the frame on it
Latest idea: Dome joists on TOP of beams, deck joists on hangers:
Suggestions for keeping drip edge w/ modular rectangular deck?
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