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Forum: Yurt Living 09-25-2023, 10:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,853
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Shelves and storage in a non-vertical wall yurt

My first thought was "check out Dekay's crafts on YouTube for inspiration". There's some creative ways of doing things there. Might not address your need exactly but will get the juices flowing.
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Forum: Building a Yurt 09-25-2023, 10:30 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 132,612
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Permitting a yurt

Ha! I had agreed with Jafo on the right way to do it. But that's what I did and it got me in a world of frustration...so I'm rethinking my approach.

I made a similar mistake 5 years ago on some...
Forum: Powering the Yurt 09-25-2023, 10:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 557
Posted By skihuckster
Re: where to get components that meet the codes

True enough. Fingers are crossed someone here hoed the same row and found a supplier.
Forum: Building a Yurt 09-25-2023, 08:10 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 132,612
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Permitting a yurt

The usual best advice...but in this case that's not true at all. I actually started talking to the county well before I decided to purchase a yurt and went that way based on their assurances. Given...
Forum: Building a Yurt 09-24-2023, 10:03 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 132,612
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Permitting a yurt

I see some hints in these posts, but I'd strongly recommend NOT drawing attention to yourself and just calling your yurt a pop-up/collapsible "yoga room" if you get caught. I made this mistake and I...
Forum: Powering the Yurt 09-24-2023, 07:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 557
Posted By skihuckster
where to get components that meet the codes

Hi all,

I'm dealing with a cluster*&$^ of a code issue. The county I'm in (which uses state inspectors) wants a passing electrical inspection for my solar setup that powers my well pump. I bought...
Forum: Yurt Living 07-31-2022, 12:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,932
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Toilet ideas

I made one out of scrap plywood. Constructed a box and cut an oval hole in top to put seat over. Drilled holes in the bottom. Sprayed inside with evaporative cooler "coating" to keep the interior...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-31-2022, 12:16 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 13,607
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Water under door thresholds.

This is an old thread but in case someone is looking...Aquaseal has worked really well for me to patch fabric and seams. I have same issue with water on the threshold. Silicone caulk under it stopped...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-31-2022, 12:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 11,197
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Firewood

10 cords of rounds the right length for your fire box

1 cord split

Lots of bucked but not sized logs

I person who splits their wood warms themselves twice. You'd be surprised how much heat...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-30-2022, 11:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,549
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Platform Blocking

More blocking is always better if you can afford it. I recall two popular quotes:

1. "few have regretted an early start but many have suffered the consequences of a late start"
2. "build the...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-30-2022, 11:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,269
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Lightning rod for a yurt in an open field?

What I've heard about lightning is that you should expect it to strike pretty much anywhere and the goal is to deflect the energy away from sensitive stuff. Lightning has to go to ground (actually, I...
Forum: Building a Yurt 07-30-2022, 11:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,275
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Electric sockets in yurts

Code is going to force you to get those receptacles off the floor, probably, unless it's a recep designed for the floor (have you considered that?). You could put in some raceways like this one:...
Forum: Building a Yurt 05-06-2022, 10:08 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,063
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Slabs and radiant heat

I can help you through some of the calcs if you decide to go radiant. But if so I'll need to know things like:
- what power sources are available to you and what do you prefer to use?
- are you...
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-24-2022, 07:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,094
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Plumbing vent

Well that's not promising.

Since my deck is off the ground I was thinking of teeing my vent off the main drain where it will exist under the deck structure and bringing the vent pipe over to the...
Forum: Everything Else 04-23-2022, 11:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,627
Posted By skihuckster
Re: 10 Foot Walls

I guess why not? I'm sure it was twice the work to adjust the lattice and run the tensioning cable due to ladders. What's with the frame-outs with no lattice that don't have real headers? Looks like...
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-23-2022, 11:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,094
Posted By skihuckster
Plumbing vent

Didn't find this in a search of the forums. Has anyone dealt with plumbing codes and specifically, the main vent on the drain system? In a typical framed house, the vent goes through the roof but...
Forum: Yurt Repair 04-23-2022, 11:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,120
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Bear Damage! - Alternative Siding Ideas?

Thanks for the picture. That's nuts!

This idea is a little off the wall, but if you have cell service, you could get a game cam that texts you when it senses/shoots something going on and I think...
Forum: Simplicity 04-23-2022, 10:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,333
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Heat Storage Idea

Jafo, you've probably learned a few tricks in 5y on heating, but since this thread is fun I thought I'd pass along some of my engineering knowhow.

First, oil doesn't hold more heat than water (few...
Forum: Powering the Yurt 04-23-2022, 10:07 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,997
Posted By skihuckster
Re: battery bank for weekend use yurt in western maine?

If you need your batteries outdoors and you're worried about temps you can bury them in a battery box and put some pieces of foam board on top. That will vent well enough and the batteries won't get...
Forum: Yurt Living 04-23-2022, 12:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,945
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Yurts and energy consumption (Firewood)

Wow, found just what I was looking for! Jafo, I'm looking at the Ideal Steel myself and have been trying to figure out if it's too big. How is yours working? The manufacturer keeps telling me it's...
Forum: Yurt Living 04-23-2022, 12:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,493
Posted By skihuckster
Re: baby and woodstove

I'm told that as a baby my first word was "hot" because I burned myself on the wood stove. I've never done it since and I'm OK.
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-23-2022, 12:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,766
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Building a yurt in New Zealand

Living in the boonies, doesn't really matter what you have. You can learn how to pick almost any lock on YouTube these days, and then there are angle grinders, cutoff wheels, crowbars, axes...the...
Forum: Building a Yurt 01-17-2022, 12:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,484
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Questions About Building a Maine Yurt

someone please tell me if those pictures show. I can't find software to reduce these below 100k...160k looking like the best I can do
Forum: Building a Yurt 01-17-2022, 12:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,484
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Questions About Building a Maine Yurt

Figuring out adding pictures so bear with me...

8699 shows the sonatube and bigfoot together. The tube screws to the bigfoot and the bigfoot sits in the bottom of your hole. This will get filled...
Forum: Building a Yurt 01-14-2022, 09:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,484
Posted By skihuckster
Re: Questions About Building a Maine Yurt

I used Bigfoots, which expand from a sonatube to a larger diameter and look kind of like a bell. The ones in the middle of the deck (x4) are 12" sonatube and the bigfoot expands to 28". The ones...
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