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Forum: Building a Yurt 09-15-2023, 09:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,372
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: DIY helical piles

I don't know if you need a permit for your yurt, but if you do...it might be worth it to ask the zoning officer if the piles would satisfy any requirements. I'm basically in the catskills and they...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 09-05-2023, 08:42 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

I have not considered a heat pump. The skylight is definitely an issue. I'm in the process of replacing it with a cupola....the metal ring is the issue as far as I'm concerned it's kind of a design...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-21-2023, 11:31 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

I've spoken to Jesse lots of times lol. When they see my phone number, they probably go running.
Well, the past three winters, I think it was condensation. But now it's so much more water and...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-21-2023, 11:04 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Now...you're not going to believe this. My skylight is leaking! I'm so done with this skylight!!!
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-17-2023, 11:28 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

I think the pics are attached here
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-17-2023, 11:25 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Got some photos of mine for you:)

The one gap has always been big...my contractor said he couldn't pull that one rafter in all the way. So that was like that from the beginning. I haven't...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-13-2023, 01:43 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

That's interesting about the fact that you don't have the opening mechanism connected! Because that is currently where most of my condensation is coming from...very interesting. No, I haven't...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-13-2023, 10:16 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Do you have condensation on the skylight?
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-13-2023, 10:15 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Canada, I think the pictures look totally normal to me! I do have some tiny gaps here and there from the compression ring to the rafters. But from your pic, I don't see any difference from mine. ...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 02-09-2023, 08:29 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Still here for sure! Would love to hear about your project:)
Forum: Buying A Yurt 01-25-2022, 09:20 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

haha true.

If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm all ears.

The humidity inside is around 43%. I have the woodstove going. The temperature inside is between 60-70 F and this winter the...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 01-24-2022, 01:05 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Sure can:) Here is my yurt!

Also, I tried another method of dealing with the skylight condensation. We cut two half circles of plexi and set them on top of the ledge of the compression ring with...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 01-06-2022, 12:02 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Scratch the fiberglass insulation...totally didn't work. Just soaked up all the condensation and I had to remove a bunch of wet insulation:(
Forum: Buying A Yurt 12-14-2021, 12:15 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

I just wanted to post a follow-up for anyone out there having problems with condensation in a Smiling Woods yurt around the frame of the skylight. I tried a couple different things. Fan does...
Forum: Buying A Yurt 04-15-2021, 08:17 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Thanks HawaiiYurts and 1daveman! And yes, I agree. It's so much work, but worth it in the end:)

Yeah, I think they could come up with a better ceiling option, I'm just not sure what it would be....
Forum: Buying A Yurt 04-14-2021, 12:08 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 44,602
Posted By yurtgurl
Re: Anyone purchase a Smiling Woods Yurt?

Hi Everyone:)

I purchased a Smiling Woods Yurt and wanted to share my experience. Because when I was doing research, there wasn't a lot of information available at the time about the company. ...
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