Yurt from scratch or buy a kit?

[Bob Rowlands]

Typically an aspect of a kit is that the hard part, the ring, is prebuilt for you. The rafters will be sized. The lattice needs to be assembled. The door will be made and hung, or not, depending on how much you want to spend. The door frame maight be knocked down, or completely finished. The cover will be fabricated and no modifications shoyld be needed. The

dome

should be built ready to install. Etc etc.

If you aren't handy, it would be a big advantage having a carpenter guide you through yurt assembly. Good carpenters are very good at figuring things out. Really good carpenters make tough assembly procedures seem like a walk through the park. While a yurt isn't rocket science, it IS tough enough to understand that a begineer could be completely bewildered without guidance.

[thebitmaster]

It also surprised me that making the cover is as much or more work than the frame. Since I currently use recycle billboard vinyl, I have to re-make at least the top about once a year. Good quality duck canvas lasts a lot longer, and mine would last longer if I added a cotton cover.