Yurt - so far
- Thread starter JohnC
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raining on and off, but we finally finished off the roof and central wheel "cap"
The roof has a series of grommets round the edge with a rope strung between them that draws the bottom of the roof in...
The roof cap (the 4 pointed star bit on the top) can be removed for ventilation and a bit of light. We kept it on today for the rain.
Inside looking up, the green is pretty restful inside....
From the door, we were hanging some midge nets for size and had rolled up the ground sheet. We'll have some garden camping, and I'd like to see how it does it heavy rain (not long to wait for that I guess) then we're off for a week in it later next month.
Its been a fun project (so far) I think, looking at the notes I made, it took, spread over the last 6 months or so, about 2 weeks of work. But its been the odd hour here and there in evenings, waiting for funds to buy the next bit of wood or canvas etc. Than
ks for the comments and suggestions folk have made, its helped a great deal, and influenced some of the work as it went along...
The roof has a series of grommets round the edge with a rope strung between them that draws the bottom of the roof in...
The roof cap (the 4 pointed star bit on the top) can be removed for ventilation and a bit of light. We kept it on today for the rain.
Inside looking up, the green is pretty restful inside....
From the door, we were hanging some midge nets for size and had rolled up the ground sheet. We'll have some garden camping, and I'd like to see how it does it heavy rain (not long to wait for that I guess) then we're off for a week in it later next month.
Its been a fun project (so far) I think, looking at the notes I made, it took, spread over the last 6 months or so, about 2 weeks of work. But its been the odd hour here and there in evenings, waiting for funds to buy the next bit of wood or canvas etc. Than
ks for the comments and suggestions folk have made, its helped a great deal, and influenced some of the work as it went along...
Eric_Methven
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Very very nice John. On the subject of insulation, I've heard of some folks using carpet underfelt (the proper stuff) as it is treated as fire retardant and it comes on a big roll already.
A light dust sheet next the khana, then the underfelt, then the outer wall. That'll give you a white inner wall and no dust problems from the felt. Only if you're going winter camping mind you. You won't need it otherwise.
Eric
That looks absolutely fantastic
Really excellent project, you must be incredibly proud of what you have achieved.
We spent a short holiday in a Yurt in October a few years ago, wonderfully warm with the wood burner on tick over all the time. Unfortunately it rained most of the time so we had to keep the door shut - the only thing we really wished our Yurt had was a window in the door so we could see out?
Best wishes with all your finishing touches..
Really excellent project, you must be incredibly proud of what you have achieved.
We spent a short holiday in a Yurt in October a few years ago, wonderfully warm with the wood burner on tick over all the time. Unfortunately it rained most of the time so we had to keep the door shut - the only thing we really wished our Yurt had was a window in the door so we could see out?
Best wishes with all your finishing touches..
Wow, how did I miss this. That is a fantastic project, one I would love to do if I had the space, I am always thumbing the yurt hand book and planning. Brilliant to see, well done!
Thank you for the comments... Its been up in the back garden for the last couple of nights in the rain and appears to be watertight (so far) Theres bits of tweaking to do on the cover and possibly oil or something on the wood. Jane's working on bags/housewife style hanging bags for stuff the tie on the walls to keep the floor clear.
Gobsmacked by just how good this is looking. Now if I had the time/space/patience and skill................
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