My husband and I are preparing to build a yurt in rural Texas. We've just about decided on a Frame Yurt (probably from Smiling Yurts) but I cannot get the beautiful concentric yurt designed by Bill Coperthwaite out of my mind. Since we've decided to build a wood one, part of me thinks that I should just build it myself. I only have two things stopping me: my dad is in his 60s and doesn't want to cut all the wood himself, and two, even though I have SCOURED the Internet, I can't find any information on how much the 1000 sq foot concentric yurt might cost to build. Do any of you know?
Pricing Concentric Yurts
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Might I suggest this page:
YurtInfo.org :: The Yurt Foundation
There is more info there and also a link on where to get his plans for that yurt and describes other options.
The cost for the plans is $50, which goes to help the foundation.
YurtInfo.org :: The Yurt Foundation
There is more info there and also a link on where to get his plans for that yurt and describes other options.
The cost for the plans is $50, which goes to help the foundation.
Thanks for the help. I've read the yurt info site, and Bill's book as well. All I can find on the web is the statement that it cost 1-3k to build one in the late 80s. I've no idea how much it might cost now and was really hoping to have even a rough number in mind before I made my final decision on which avenue of wooden yurt to pursue.
If no-one can answer my questions I'll just write off for the plans; I don't really mind making a donation to the yurt foundation even if we don't end up building the concentric yurt.
If no-one can answer my questions I'll just write off for the plans; I don't really mind making a donation to the yurt foundation even if we don't end up building the concentric yurt.
Using this as a rough estimate:
CPI Inflation Calculator
What cost $3000 in 1989 would cost $5554.69 in 2012.
I think that might be a good idea on the high end, but I am not a carpenter either.
CPI Inflation Calculator
What cost $3000 in 1989 would cost $5554.69 in 2012.
I think that might be a good idea on the high end, but I am not a carpenter either.
I'm sure your intentions are good, Jafo, but...........you need to have a lot of faith in what the federal government tells us to go w those numbers.
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Hi Kira,
I am also just infatuated with the idea of this yurt! From the videos I've seen of it, it is just incredibly cozy and beautiful on the inside. Just to clarify, is your estimate based on the largest Family Yurt plan?
Have you decided if you will build based on the plans?
Thank you!