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Mostly done with my yurt!! Built every piece myself, With help from Laurel Nest Yurts and a few friends! Laurel has been outstanding!!! His design is my favorite out of all the modern yurt styles. I'm currently working on my exterior and insulation, and already have ideas for my next one. This design is great, but there is always room for more efficiency. I think we all get to far away from traditional Yurts/Gerrs, and forget the point of having a Yurt. Although everyone has a different use for them!
My next one may have shorter walls, Tono sections, and a lighter ring. Message me if you want more details. How has everyone been with there double bubble insulation?? Does it seem to suffice? It may get down to -20 with high winds this winter for me. I would like to hear from people with similar size Yurts or Gerrs (20')

Also My images are not uploading for whatever reason!!
 
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It was my internet connection... Here they are!
 

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If it gets to -20 and stays below zero, you're gonna be waaay motivated to install ANYTHING you can get your hands on for insulation. I once carpentered outside all day long in temps like that for an entire week back in Nov 1982. The only way we survived that week was to duck inside the work tent and thaw out by the stove every hour. Incredibly nasty. I couldn't do that now.

Good luck. Find a cabinet company and ask where a large job is being installed, and go take the cardboard. Too bad you aren't here because the son and I just completed a huge cabinet job. Mind blowing amounts of cardboard.
 
I have one layer of reflective bubble wrap and wish I had more. However, my yurt is warm as long as I have a heat source, but as soon as the fire goes out, it is as cold inside as out. I've had many a morning waking up with ice in my beard.

*I have a 23,000 BTU heater similar to the one in the above pictures and it has no problem heating and keeping my yurt warm (t-shirt and sweatpants kinda warm) even when outside temps dip delow -20F. But, I never go to bed with it on and always have the door cracked about a half inch to ensure an adequate supply of fresh air. Plus the interior stays drier that way. Kerosene heaters kick out a lot of moisture!
 
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I'm familiar with jobsite salamanders and propane heaters. They heat the place pronto. The smell can give me a killer headache though.

If you're losing all your heat quickly after the heater is turned off, you'll likely be working on your insulation detail in the future. I can't handle the cold very well anymore. Once the stove is dampered off, I just go back in our house. Cold is for young people. I used to like it. Not no mo. lol
 
The second one shoes my and my little cousins enthusiasm toward wall completion. I had a great idea when I started the base. I used plastic pallets!! 28 of them to be exact, they hold 2500 lbs each! It worked great hard as a rock! Thanks dennishl good to know. It may do then.. Last year I lived in a camper and it was the coldest year we have seen in a while! Only a couple months of shivering anyway! Nice Yurt btw. Bob cardboard is actually a great idea!! This is what I want.. but I do not have the funds at this time... 1000 sqft Low E Reflective Foam Core 1 4 inch Insulation Housewrap Barrier Perf | eBay

Lastly!! Any ideas on stove pipe design??
 

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new pipe! Moving in soon putting insulation and cover up now! For the people who are interested in building there own yurt let me know I may be able to help. So far every piece i have built myself (even the dome) total dome cost 70 bucks :)
 
new pipe! Moving in soon putting insulation and cover up now! For the people who are interested in building there own yurt let me know I may be able to help. So far every piece i have built myself (even the dome) total dome cost 70 bucks :)
 

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What'd you decide on for insulation?

An interesting note: yurts weigh much less than houses, so they don't have thermal mass to hold heat/slow cooling. Also, traditional yurts look to have very clever ways to seal everything up (small details are very important).
 
Ive been living in my Yurt for about a month now! Doing Great! My solar is completely hooked up finally have electricity! I am considering getting a propane heater/thermostat so my new cat can stay warm next year if my fire goes out! Also im trying to find a new liner. Anyone have any ideas for a material? Also i decided on the double bubble which did get me through the worst part of the winter. But i do need some sort of felt liner for a better r value.
 

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WHat would you suggest for sealing the edge of the cover? The yurt is up on plastic pallets at this point and screwed to the plywood on the pallets. right now i have a ratchet strap/rope around the bottom. What would you suggest?
 
(Hope the picture that I attached is visible) This picture shows how I managed the interface between the floor and wall (lath not up yet in the picture). The fascia (is there a better term for what that is?) is attached to the 2x4s and floor boards and provides a "rail" to catch the wall lath, holding it nicely to the circumference of the yurt and a nice solid surface for the yurt cover to lay against, which is then held in place by the bottom ratchet strap.
 

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Depending on how tight your ratchet strap is, you might be alright for air-tightness. Having something as insulation in the floor seems to help keep things warmer (your pallets might be sufficient). How's the overlap between your roof canvas & wall canvas? Between your wall canvas and your door?

I've thought a good deal about what to insulation my 20' yurt with--depending on your fire safety standards, desired level of insulation, and budget, there's a number of options. U-haul cotton blankets would cost ~$200 per layer, as would wool emergency blankets in bulk bundles (depending on shipping). I kinda like Bob's cardboard suggestion (bike shops have nice big, thick slabs from their shipping boxes). Carpet underlayment (jute or wool or synthetic) scraps can often be had for free in scrap form from carpet installers/shops. There's always tradiation fiberglass or rock wool (~$500-900 per 3" layer), but I'd think those wouldn't do very well if you move your yurt around much.
 
thanks for the suggestions!! I like the "rail" or wood rail but im trying to stay as temporary as possible... i insulate the plastic pallets with straw with a plastic encasing.

My overlap from roof to wall is non existent as i chemically welded billboard material to itself so its one giant piece. It went up very easily with a pully system i hooked up on the crown. Very good suggestions for the liner thank you!
 
Mind you i left some flop to the weld so i could possibly collect rain water also there are some slight adjustments needed.
 

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My thoughts on yurt insulation is that if you are going to be nomadic, a tough rollable foldable insulation that can take the abuse of erection dismantle and transport is a wise choice. Felt. Mongolians have nomadic yurts all figured out. If you basically have a permanent yurt then anything can be used.
 
You're one-piece cover sounds like it should keep the air infiltration down a lot. I may have to steal your hoist idea next time I setup my yurt--the single-piece canvas is 100 lbs and rather cumbersome to lift above my head...

I'm guessing the pic you just posted was before you installed belly-bands/ropes around the walls. The tradiational yurt has these to hold the cover down and tight in windy conditions. If you made spare poles, they go under these bands right by the door, which helps seal the fabric against the door frame. See here for a good picture.

Another place to seal up well is between your cover & crown ring. I haven't figured out this detail yet, as I haven't gotten the yurt frame setup quite right for the canvas to lay well up there. If you can find pictures of Bob's yurt, he had an interesting way to do this.

The modern yurts I've seen use a single piece for the roof, with modular wall panels ~6-8' wide that connect to the tension cable above and either a cable around the platform or screw into the platform drip edge/skirt/lip/fascia below. Velcro is used to join adjacent wall panels.

The fellow that put up the SimplyDifferently.org website had a lot of ideas about yurts--some of them probably useful. If you're okay with using straw and have a cat, you might be able to use his 'staw quilted between burlap' for insulation.
 
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