Recent content by Aaron Harris

My 30' came with a 3/16" (+ vinyl) 4000lb tension cable. A snow load can weight 10s of thousands of pounds.. Not only do I notice that some 30' manufacturers supply 1/4" 7000lb cable, but I'd like to hang some stuff (bed? 1/2 a loft? potentially a basement access trap door foolishly built to...

I have a 30' yurt on a 2-by T&G platform with a dry bermed, insulated, heated walk-in "crawlspace" basement with barrels of water as a thermal mass. (So I'm not insulating the floor). I opted not to pay $3400 for reflective bubblewrap in a liner. I think my solution will be building 'pie...

Hello! I'm looking at building a 30' yurt. Before I commit to my footings, here's the situation. I'm trying to minimize the number of footers I need to dig and pour/slipform: I'm down to 12 in my design. It's rocky granite mountainside (beech) forest, though with a reasonable amount of loamy...