Platform questions - 30 foot yurt

[HawaiiYurts]

Maine is my homestate, shout out! Have you been up to Bill Coperthwaite's yurts yet? If not, I suspect you will have a life changing experience if you do. He has passed on now, but his Yurt Foundation legacy lives on.

For winter climates I haven't seen a company do soft sided yurts better than

Colorado Yurts

and their Alpine yurt. I just posted this to someone else on the forum too. Check out their Alpine Stout. Metal ring with brackets, 2x6 rafters, better insulation, center post, blocking between the rafters... ideal for those uneven snow loads so your yurt is still standing come Spring. And with proven engineering for permits if needed. It's hard to beat. And yes, they can give platform plans. For a circular deck, more piers are needed. Most of the pier layouts are very much the same from any company. The only good ways I have seen to change it up is to do a joist floor system or a square deck with the round floor raised on top.

Interested to see how it all goes! Best of luck!

Melissa