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Forum: Building a Yurt 01-30-2018, 03:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,018
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Flooring options for transportable yurt?

XD I do indeed like apples.

sounds like tarp + carpet will be simplest solution.

Like many modular aspects of yurt building, it seems i can consider wooden flooring at later date and add it in...
Forum: Building a Yurt 01-30-2018, 02:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,018
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Flooring options for transportable yurt?

on doing some research on van rentals (the way i planning to move yurt). the weight limit seems to usualy pan out around 1000kg (~1 ton / 2200 lbs).

roughly speaking, how much is a 6M yurt likely...
Forum: Building a Yurt 01-30-2018, 02:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,018
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Flooring options for transportable yurt?

Hi Jafo

thanks for suggestion. I very much doubt I will be moving it back and forth to same location.

The desire for yurt has come about from my days of drifting/backpacking around Europe...
Forum: Building a Yurt 01-29-2018, 08:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,018
Posted By ChrisL
Flooring options for transportable yurt?

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...
Forum: Building a Yurt 02-27-2017, 01:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,741
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Easiest method for water proofing seams on roof

just thinking, one aspect that might effect the water tightness (if glued) might be the process of packing and unpacking, rolling and unrolling.

glued joints (of any kind) are not really designed...
Forum: Building a Yurt 02-27-2017, 12:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,741
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Easiest method for water proofing seams on roof

if you did use a sewing machine, be sure to use a composite thread of both plastic/cotton thread.

just plastic thread will cut through the cover creating tiny holes along seams, just cotton thread...
Forum: Building a Yurt 11-24-2016, 11:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,984
Posted By ChrisL
Re: An (almost) Air-tight yurt to prevent mold?

ah ok, i forgot about the moisture generated from general life stuff.

it sounds like i would need to keep a continuous heat source then.

The Mass heater sounds fascinating, how portable would...
Forum: Yurt Living 11-22-2016, 07:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,515
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Yurt Living without Isolation (ie, Community)

Thanks Delores.

Yea i was most certainly thinking outside of cities XD

back in my days of hitchhiking/drifting about UK/Euroupe, i stumbled across a few comunities where there were either...
Forum: Building a Yurt 11-22-2016, 07:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,984
Posted By ChrisL
An (almost) Air-tight yurt to prevent mold?

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...
Forum: Yurt Living 11-06-2016, 05:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,515
Posted By ChrisL
Yurt Living without Isolation (ie, Community)

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...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-22-2016, 08:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,934
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Part-Build / Part-Buy?

not to worry Bob. i always appreciate your advice/suggestions on this forum :)

checking dumpsters/tips sounds great. There is actually a timber warehouse in west sussex that collects the spare...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-22-2016, 03:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,934
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Part-Build / Part-Buy?

Nice idea MT Rod. A lot of the poles are thicker than needed. I bet a Froe could do the job nicely.

Thanks for sugggestion Bob. Somtimes i procrastinate too much.
Unfortunately i'm in a bit of a...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-21-2016, 02:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,934
Posted By ChrisL
Part-Build / Part-Buy?

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...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-25-2016, 05:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,994
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Building a yurt for free/as close as possible?

i been having a go at trying to do it on low budget. I am finding that lower budget usually means more hours need putting in.

are you considering de-barking your branches/poles for the lattice...
Forum: Yurt Living 05-16-2016, 04:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,790
Posted By ChrisL
Re: White yurt cover, why so popular?

ah ok so white is likely to stay cooler in hot sun. i noticed that i keep wanting to reach for a white shirt on a hot/sunny day.
Though in UK, getting too hot is not much of a problem except for 1...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-09-2016, 10:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,524
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Thickness of Khana Poles?

Ah thanks Bob. A nice reminder to just go ahead and try it out, nothing to lose :)

I may have gotten my terminology wrong up there. the poles in question are not roof rafters, but wall poles.
...
Forum: Yurt Living 05-07-2016, 11:43 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,790
Posted By ChrisL
White yurt cover, why so popular?

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...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-07-2016, 11:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,524
Posted By ChrisL
Thickness of Khana Poles?

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...
Forum: Building a Yurt 11-04-2015, 11:43 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,117
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Hoping to Build from Coppiced Greenwood

Hi all

run into slight issue, could use advice.

so i am sourcing the poles from some national trust woodland where i volunteer. they were really kind to dedicate a whole volunteer day to...
Forum: Building a Yurt 09-19-2015, 02:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,117
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Hoping to Build from Coppiced Greenwood

many thanks for all the advice & encouragement.

gonna try document / photograph the whole process.

im not too worried about building the crown. iv a bit of a background with the finite furniter...
Forum: Building a Yurt 09-16-2015, 04:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,117
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Hoping to Build from Coppiced Greenwood

I most definitely am going ahead with this.

just so happen to have gotten Paul King's book a few months ago. a fair bit of useful info on using coppice greenwood.

Alex, thankyou very much for...
Forum: Building a Yurt 09-15-2015, 10:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,117
Posted By ChrisL
Re: Hoping to Build from Coppiced Greenwood

my understanding off coppice is of the long, thin shoots that grow up from the cut tree stumps.
if a tree is left to die, it will eventualy fall, begin to rot, supplying small eco-systems with a...
Forum: Yurt Living 09-15-2015, 09:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,111
Posted By ChrisL
Size of the yurt you first lived in ?

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...
Forum: Building a Yurt 09-12-2015, 12:26 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,117
Posted By ChrisL
Hoping to Build from Coppiced Greenwood

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...
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