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Forum: Building a Yurt 02-06-2024, 02:19 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Re: Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Good guess! It's january and I'm wearing shorts :) Cold nights, but whe the sun is up it's so nice. very cool you live up there, adventure indeed! good luck
Forum: Building a Yurt 02-04-2024, 03:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Re: Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

So yeah easy seyup, works like a charm. Draw is very good

But hey, how impressed am I by the felt insulation. Incredible the way it holds warmth.
We almost never have the stove running during the...
Forum: Building a Yurt 02-04-2024, 03:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Re: Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

haha, the Lidl shopping bags sure make it traditional
Forum: Building a Yurt 02-04-2024, 03:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Re: Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

For a party definitely goes better late then never U.K.
Nice stove setup. Clean. I like your Yurt too! The side window is very nice, in Mongolia right?

Well after a couple of months I can give...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-25-2023, 03:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Re: Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Yeah longer bolts was what I figured :) Thanks for the support Bob
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-25-2023, 04:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By calcetines
Re: Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

Thanks man! We love the this way of living, the challenge, working with the elements. Can you point me to one of those discussion threads?
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-25-2023, 03:52 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Re: Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

This is our baby. It's a top loader I guess. Two latches on the front, for regulation & poking?


Since I'll be opening the top for refilling I expect quite some smoke to exit after opening. You...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-25-2023, 03:32 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Re: Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Can you show me a pro grade heat ring? This is the one I got.
It's small, can't measure now but around 7-8 inch.

Which makes me think this one is supposed to be used on the 'hat', a cover piece...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-25-2023, 03:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By calcetines
Re: Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

No def. not, especially ones solar is there. But for now inside moisture is no issue, not yet. It's just the rain that tortured the window & door frames, cheap wood, not high quality carpenting and...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-25-2023, 03:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By calcetines
Re: Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

Ah nice! The best people in Europe if you ask me, so kind and good hearthed.

And thanks! We love it too. The energy a circular gives, the wood & cotton around you, being tucked in by 2 inch of...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-24-2023, 05:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,815
Posted By calcetines
Dude it's cold! Installing a wood stove

Ok here we go. I've bought a 2nd hand iron cast wood stove. I read a couple of threads about chimney support here and this is my plan and my questions.

We live & build on a budget. I want it safe...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-24-2023, 05:39 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By calcetines
Re: Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

The platform I build on a sloped hill and the yurt itself. Not the best pictures but you get an idea
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-24-2023, 05:07 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By calcetines
Re: Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

With the rain comes the cold. Project of this week is installing the 2nd hand cast iron stove we bought. My plan is to place it close to the wall and have it exit trough the wall. I'll start a...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-24-2023, 05:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By calcetines
Re: Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

To start off. Our yurt has a 'sombrero'. Say a hat which covers the dome. the dome consists of 8 windows, pie shaped that form the dome. This summer (no rain) we removed all 8 windows (you can take...
Forum: Building a Yurt 10-24-2023, 04:58 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,019
Posted By calcetines
Hi, we live in a traditional mongolian yurt in Portugal

Hey guys,


I already had a couple posts but would like to connect to other traditional yurt owners. We bought one from a company in Spain, who imported it from Mongolia. Ours is 24' (7.3...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-22-2023, 04:00 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

allright, thanks for the replies. I'll go find out some more about that esterre HPV stuff
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-17-2023, 04:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

Yeah sure. Ok so I bought the yurt from a spanish company so I have to translate some words:
First layer Cotton inner fabric
Second layer 3cm felt

Third layer ...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-15-2023, 02:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

This picture is not our Yurt, but here you can see the last two layers before the outside canopy.........can anyone tell me more about the qualities of these layers? Especially the black one?

I...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-15-2023, 02:54 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

So we made it! 24 ft yurt, three healthy men and we stopped when the first water protecting layer was on.
On the following morning we placed a UV protecting layer and the outside canopy. Now moving...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-09-2023, 06:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

hahaha
thanks, rasising day is tomorrow (amm located in portugal)


one last one:
to tie the rope to the rings on the door/window......what knot would you use?
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-09-2023, 05:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

Ah ok, I understand. Second reason is interesting
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-09-2023, 05:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

My sticks out one inch above floor level and covers the side of the floor and the supporting beams, being 5,5 inch in total
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-09-2023, 04:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

"rough looking one" :) nice bob
I see your point, would work too. Altough I have no idea yet what the length of my outer canvas is.........I think I'm gonna measure it tomoorrow


Nice deck Jafo,...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-09-2023, 07:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Re: Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

Ok that's clear! Thanks for replying. What makes you say definitely?

The second part I don't fully understand.....you mean raising the vilt a bit above the floor? My deck is a circle so there is...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-08-2023, 11:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,829
Posted By calcetines
Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

Hi guys, thanks for the extended library of info. I have been reading a lot on the forum the past weeks, a lot of good insights.
We're about to raise our traditional yurt, from inside out consisting...
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