Forum: Building a Yurt
06-09-2017, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,614
Re: Infloor radiant wood fired slab?
I like my yurt, but I LOVE my home. With that in mind, as much as I like my yurt, I always view traditional Mongolian style yurt as a nomadic tent, not a house, or other solid permanent structure...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
06-09-2017, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,614
Re: Infloor radiant wood fired slab?
Radiant floor system is expensive, even if you do the work yourself. IMO, investing that kind of money in heating a yurt is worth careful consideration. Normally radiant heat is quite the upgrade in...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
07-19-2014, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,614
Re: Infloor radiant wood fired slab?
That's what I call the radiant heat 'flywheel effect'.
Consider this though. If you are away from the yurt, and haven't been feeding wood to the boiler, won't that slab get real cold in the...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
07-17-2014, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,614
Re: Infloor radiant wood fired slab?
There's NO WAY I'd fire a wood boiler to heat a slab, to heat a yurt. I've carpentered on several houses over the decades that have had radiant heat, but the boilers were fired by gas. The owners did...
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