Recent content by ChrisL

Hi all I'm considering the possibility of putting together a wooden floor/decking that can be transported with a 6M yurt. trying to figure out if its feasible or not. floor would sit on 2x2 sleepers to raise it off ground. yurt will be moved via transit van (rented) once or twice a year. with...

Hi people I keep seeing a recuring theme on the forums of mouisture / Mold issues in wet climates. (I live in UK) In particular, mold in the insulation. iv been researching a while and have thought of a possible solution, was wondering what you chaps / chapesses thought. The first yurt i ever...

hi all Most instances of yurt living that i have seen / heard of, often involved a quiet secluded lifestyle. I currently recovering from several years of drug addiction. I isolated and hid away for a long time. I am still mad keen on living in a yurt, but it would probably be best i don't...

Hi chaps, hope all is well. I been working on a 6m yurt for a while now. Though am struggling to get work done due to health issues. Perhaps i initially over estimated my output-capabilities in reference to the work-load of building a yurt. I was on the verge of giving up the build all...

I been mulling something over for a while now. I see a lot of Yurts with White covers. i no expert in thermo-dynamics, but i guessing white colour holds heat better? (i was trying to remember science behind shuttle re-entry heat shields, i forget). All heat stuff aside, white stands out...

Hi chaps / Chapesses so iv been getting on with (or trying to) debarking coppiced Khana poles with a draw-knife. with bark stripped, they between 1" and 1-1/2" thickness. done 20ish and am looking to steam bend the 1st batch. but im having some uncertainties about the thickness of the...

Hi everyone Im starting out a project to build first yurt, to live in. im needing to decide the size (Diameter). what was the size of the first yurt you lived in? do you feel it accommodated for your lifestyle suitably? iv had a go at going out into a field with tape measure, string and lots...

Hello All, wonderful little forum here :) glad i found it. i am finally working towards building a yurt, to be used as a home, moved seasonally, and was looking for some advice on using coppiced greenwood poles for both wall and room frame. a quick outline / context of my approach to project...