... me for particulars, Tim ... HI timothy. thanks for answering my call. I may be interested in it. what shape is it in, what color and why are you selling...
-I would love toknow what you have! perhaps you can contact me thanks -- In The_Yurt_Community@yahoogroups.com, "Kenneth Paul **********" ... anyone ... rid ...
The wall fit a 24 foot diameter yurt. It was less than a year old when a wind storm damaged most of the lattice wall (I have since rebuilt the yurt with a...
hi everyone, looking at a yurt to travel with, small one say 12ft is it a viable option to use one to live in move on a regular basis, how heavy and what time...
Hi Paul, When my family and I go away we take our little 10 foot felted ger. It takes 30 minutes to put up and 15 to put down. The weight I font know exactly...
Hi All. Have been thinking about yurt designs. I have looked at how some of the modern style yurts use a metal cable instead of a tension band. According to...
I have a 12 and a 16 we made that goes up in under 30 mins to an hour, (sorry I used acrylic for cover). The frame is the same as our 4 season ones, but cover...
Hi all, has anyone actually made a yurt temselves. Looking at the various websites, ( i may be wrong so bear with me....) it appears that the walls are a...
now roofs, looking at the roof on the photos section, can anyone tell me how many struts/bars i need to create a roof for a twelve foot diameter structure and...
... thing is lifted off the ground.as for your other questions go to my yurt page everything is there short cuts and all. free do a search Martys yurt page.any...
I just found this group and will definitely need your help as it has been more than 30 years since I built the yurt we used in the Jacksonville Home Show. ...
The resurch that I've done so far suggests that 30 has been done, using flawless 14 foot 2 x 6 there pricy but the manufacturer wants to side step code issues...
Chris, IF by saying "manufacturer" you mean the yurt companies building yurts "wants to side step code isssues or should it be said as lazy inspectors" I...
Hi dave, there is not a 'better' way, but there is defenitely a 'wiser' way: Putting the cable, or rope, or webbing, at the very top of the walls demands that...
Froit1, What is this pick on American Yurt builder week? I agree with you on why the Old masters did what they did. Your reason for why Commercal yurt...
ok, But I think you miss the sizes, we where talking a yurt 35 to 40 feet in diameter. (GOD I wish I had learned meter, damned english system). Ken froit1...
Here in Washington the last inspector I talked one on one with said that Washington still hadn't ratified the World build code. OK well they stopped printing...
Sorry but it does seem like you got an inspector that worried about his ass. But you are right in the state of Washington, they have gone to WBC or IBC for...
I appreciate that you've done the math using accepted engineered lumber. And can take that route off the list. As someone who worked at Boeing I can think of...
Most 12v Ele. reading is in Marine. Stay away from the 12v coffee pot it takes 4 hours to brew. I was waking up at 2 to get my 6 am coffee started. When you...
IF you walked into an inspectors off with an engineered wetstamp on it, and it equals or passes their specs, would be hard for them to say no. If you do have a...
Here in Washington Excess water is an Issue so I'd consider the nonstandard walls VS. the washer and dryer in the same building. If I were to build an out...
Hi ken, indeed, it's 'picking on American Yurt-builders week' again, but only if you want to... I never said anything about 'better', real carefully, and all I...
OK, little bigger, but no problem. Use lodge-pole-pine, about 140 rafters, roof-ring 7 ft or more to accept 140 2" tips, two or four (3??) supports, walls...
LOL "precise" I was, I have a real ger from mongolia it's a 5 wall 20 it has 100 rafters. I even double checked this morning. LOL and you need to do the...
... 20 it has 100 rafters. I even double checked this morning. Interesting, I thought there was extreme standardisation in Mongolian ger, at least in the...