If you plan to raise your yurt in a location where summer climates reach high temperatures, you will want to consider the best tactics to stay cool in a yurt while the temperature rises.
Aside from being popular glamping and full-time living options, yurts are designed to provide one of the most environmentally friendly living options available. What about the sustainable efficiencies that yurts offer?
The issue of plumbing a yurt and choosing the bathroom fixtures is a constant question. We are seeing more and more yurt dwellers explore composting toilets as an option for their dream yurt.
The dome at the crown of a yurt is a formed acrylic “bubble” centered over the compression ring. The standard material is ¼” clear UV-Stabilized cell-cast acrylic. The dome can be non-opening or have opening hardware fitted to it at our factory which comes with a hand crank.
In this section, we will walk you through building a yurt platform from start to finish. We will also discuss platform options, estimated labor, and associated costs.
As night falls, your campfire keeps the surroundings lit. But inside, your dwelling is dark. So how do you match the environmental integrity of your yurt and your values with your need for lighting?
This is part one in our series, “ The True Cost of Building a Yurt: Introduction.” For this introduction, we’ll touch on permits, insulation, location, the platform, floor plans, and pricing.
We customize every yurt based on the environment, elevation, wind, and snow load requirements. Each yurt is engineered for a ground snow load calculation.
The weather was too cold for our backpacking tent and we preferred the outdoors over a hotel. We grabbed the Centennial Wall Tent knowing exactly where to go!
Statistics have shown that heating costs are around a third of the cost of most homes' utility bills. Therefore people are seeking cost-saving and efficient ways to stay warm. One of these alternatives is the pellet stove.
Candace Rardon is a brilliantly talented artist and yurt enthusiast. She posted this illustrated history of yurts on her blog and has given us permission to share it here.
Differentiating solar generators for yurts versus other structures will depend on your yurts' design. You will not put a solar system on the roof, that’s for sure. Sizing will be dependent upon how much power you need.
