Cost for platform (and deck)?

[rylan1]

Hello,

I'm new to this site and very fascinated with these structures! They are so beautiful. I think I've watched every video dealing with Yurts on Youtube at least 20 times. I've been on all the Yurt Sites checking out prices(& photos), and looked threw every Google Image I could find on every aspect of these structures. Now I found myself here hungry for more knowledge

So now I've been trying to figure out the costs associated with building the platform. It's not cheap sad to say. So I've been brainstorming alternative ways to build these platforms cheaper. Here's what I came up with and wondered if anyone tried this method. That method is making a cordwood platform. Maybe strap the diameter together or use some other method to hold them together. Then set the yurt on top of it. Here are some links to use as a reference.







Obviously keep in mind that the wood would obviously be hooked together into a circle. The photos are just for an idea. It would be cool to hear some feedback on this. The only thing I don't like about this idea, is that this method seems more invasive to the land and more for a permanent structure.