Yurt cost calculator

[Jafo]

I have no idea how much reeds cost! LOL, that being said, some people were talking earlier about using straw bales:

http://www.yurtforum.com/forums/buil...-yurt-341.html

That gentlemen who put up the link to the reeds photos builds them all the time from scratch. Here is his site:

http://jurten.heimat.eu/

He does speak English too. He may be able to give you some ideas there as it looks like many of his structures have some of the same goals in mind (lower costs).