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Forum: Building a Yurt 04-12-2020, 12:15 PM
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Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

Robyn, for the yama kaminari yurt I have built, copy and paste this into your google searchbox:

BUILDING A MONGOLIAN YURT- SOLARIPEDIA

and also:

yurt construction on the go -solarpedia
...
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-12-2020, 10:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,426
Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

There are quite a few photos or the 16' yurt I built on 'google images'. They are under:

Bob Rowlands home made yurt

Mine is the rustic yurt with poles and raters either side of the green door.
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-12-2020, 10:44 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,426
Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

OK click on this and paste in your search box.

BUILDING A MONGOLIAN YURT-SOLARIPEDIA

That is the Kaminari yurt plan. For some reason clan yama Kaminari has dropped the ball on yurt build.
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-12-2020, 10:35 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,426
Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

The yurt build suggests buying wall lath at 1/4", well under 12mm. You can use 12mm lath, but it is definitely not going to bend and twist as easily as the 1/4 or 5/16ths thick pieces. So that...
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-12-2020, 10:21 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,426
Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

OK thanks for the details. I have built three camping yurts, and they might work perfectly for what you want to accomplish. Go here:

Clan Yama Kaminari yurt

Click on 'make it-yurt' on the...
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-11-2020, 08:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,426
Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

Completely off topic. If you are considering the yurt as your prime residence, I suggest lath crosses tighter than 12" centers. This certainly adds to both cost and labor, but looks better, and is...
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-11-2020, 08:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,426
Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

Robyn, that is good thinking. Yes, the yurt wall bends inward at the center, into a hyperbolid shape. That shape kinda bothered me when I made my first yurt, but I quickly adjusted to the 'look'. A...
Forum: Building a Yurt 04-11-2020, 11:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,426
Posted By Bob Rowlands
Re: Building yurt off grid

Never done it. Try watching 'steam bending yurt lath' or some such on youtube? I have seen a few vids where yurt lath comes steaming hot out of the hot box and quickly woven between three poles...
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