Forum: Building a Yurt
09-02-2015, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,676
Re: Yurt on the Ground
I'm unfamiliar with earthbags but I've worked with a few dirtbags over the last four decades. :D Wish I could give you better advice but I know you'll get it figured out. Good luck with your...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
09-02-2015, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,676
Re: Yurt on the Ground
I wouldn't opt to set my yurt on hay or any other bug harboring/nesting material. Even camping I'd set it on a cheap tarp and tub the floor.
There's a <6" gap between the ground and the bottom of...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
09-01-2015, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,676
Re: Yurt on the Ground
I got no bugs in my yurt. A few mice have cruised through there. The garden hose makes quick work of really cleaning the floor. Roll up the cover and have at it.
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Forum: Building a Yurt
09-01-2015, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,676
Re: Yurt on the Ground
Where I live here in CO the ground is cold most of the year. For the half year I had my yurt directly on the ground I didn't have even a tarp down. I didn't have any problem, however I wasn't living...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
08-31-2015, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,676
Re: Yurt on the Ground
Well I forgot the anchoring part. :D First go round I made a five looped rope bridle that drapes over the roof as if it were a net. Since I only have a 16' yurt it just had the five loops. Those five...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
08-31-2015, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,676
Re: Yurt on the Ground
Agree with Jafo. A smaller yurt like mine at 16' is still plenty work to set up. If you do proceed I suggest clearing and leveling the site and rolling out the floor membrane. Erect the yurt and fold...
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