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Bob Rowlands Bob Rowlands is offline

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  • Last Activity: 04-29-2025 02:44 PM
  • Join Date: 11-03-2013
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  1. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : How much to sell a yurt on site?
    90K is a 2x4 under every rafter. :D
    Liked On: 10-28-2021, 08:37 AM
    Posted On: 10-28-2021, 08:28 AM
  2. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Where to place a yurt in the forest.
    top of hill not good due to wind exposure. back side of hill, no because snow drifts leeward of obstacles. so hidden behind hill expect drifts. open flat place be windy, (that's describes our lot...
    Liked On: 09-21-2021, 03:41 AM
    Posted On: 09-20-2021, 10:14 AM
  3. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Cheap window coverings
    $470 seems very reasonable in todays economic climate. Don't forget they are a biz and attempting to keep the biz afloat. The only altenative I can think of that would be cheaper would be to do the...
    Liked On: 09-02-2021, 09:51 AM
    Posted On: 08-30-2021, 09:52 AM
  4. Wintergreen282
    Wintergreen282 liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Rigid Foam insulation and Drywall
    OK, all of the following is my opinion, and is off yurts in general. I'd leave a professional yurt 'as is'. I wouldn't invest in any of my unproven 'trial and error' ideas on a standard yurt I...
    Liked On: 09-02-2021, 05:05 AM
    Posted On: 08-31-2021, 11:47 AM
  5. Ivan
    Ivan liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Looking for yurt experts as consultants
    This stuff is simple. You don't need a computer to solve it either. To figure the geometry and exact rafter length I laid out a full scale 'section' through the center of the yurt on the garage...
    Liked On: 07-03-2021, 01:27 PM
    Posted On: 07-03-2021, 10:15 AM
  6. thebitmaster
    thebitmaster liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Do portable air conditioners work in yurts?
    To prevent the batts from slumping it might be possible to lay precut lengths of backed batt down on precut plastic sheeting. Tape the flange on the batt to the plastic using that foil tape that hvac...
    Liked On: 06-27-2021, 12:51 PM
    Posted On: 06-27-2021, 07:06 AM
  7. thebitmaster
    thebitmaster liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Do portable air conditioners work in yurts?
    That 'bagged fiberglass in plastic sheeting.' idea is ingenious. Thanks so much for the tip. That should go into the build archives here.
    Liked On: 06-27-2021, 01:09 AM
    Posted On: 06-26-2021, 10:23 PM
  8. paulacaceres
    paulacaceres liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Electrical Outlet Placement
    I've been carpentering since 1973. The waY I see it there are several issues with installing floor receptacles in a yurt that is more roughly used than a typical subdivison house. My yurt is roughly...
    Liked On: 05-16-2021, 02:56 PM
    Posted On: 04-11-2015, 05:24 PM
  9. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Getting Someone with A Forklift to Unload My Yurt Delivery?
    Forklift huh? Better call Biden for forklift money. Why the heck the shipper thinks someone gonna provide a forklift for offloading a yurt at a rural address in the Maine woods cracks me up. Tell the...
    Liked On: 05-12-2021, 05:41 AM
    Posted On: 05-11-2021, 09:56 AM
  10. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Question about cutting the inner liner (roof)?
    If you want to see my 16' yurt, copy and paste, and go to google images: Bob Rowlands handmade yurt Mine is the rustic yurt with extra rafters standing vertical either side of the green door....
    Liked On: 04-30-2021, 12:07 AM
    Posted On: 04-29-2021, 01:43 PM
  11. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Question about cutting the inner liner (roof)?
    Good to hear. A long arm commercial sewing machine is 'the tool' for this work. You can do it Ralex. Make a plan and go for it.
    Liked On: 04-29-2021, 10:07 AM
    Posted On: 04-29-2021, 09:54 AM
  12. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Question about cutting the inner liner (roof)?
    IMO green is gonna be one massive headache so I would not take that approach. I made my outside yurt cover from a flat tarp I bought from mytarp, just like you are showing in purple diagram. I...
    Liked On: 04-28-2021, 11:33 PM
    Posted On: 04-28-2021, 02:14 PM
  13. Jafo
    Jafo liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Ring failed. Image of construction. What's your opinion?
    It would take a monster snowload to colladpse one of my yurt rings. If that should happen though, I'd drink half a bottle of vodka, and dump out the last half on its remains, and set it ablaze in its...
    Liked On: 04-24-2021, 12:43 PM
    Posted On: 04-24-2021, 10:18 AM
  14. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Ring failed. Image of construction. What's your opinion?
    It would take a monster snowload to colladpse one of my yurt rings. If that should happen though, I'd drink half a bottle of vodka, and dump out the last half on its remains, and set it ablaze in its...
    Liked On: 04-24-2021, 10:30 AM
    Posted On: 04-24-2021, 10:18 AM
  15. TSRalex
    TSRalex liked post by Bob Rowlands On thread : Ring failed. Image of construction. What's your opinion?
    ha! Yurt joke column might increase the traffic here...but I doubt it. :D
    Liked On: 04-23-2021, 10:29 PM
    Posted On: 04-23-2021, 02:35 PM
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