build a yurt

Simplicity seems to call to me.

planning on a mid-size yurt. have the plans from a book on building outdoor structures.

so this spring/summer I can begin to build my yurt.

am planning on doing.

We live in a time where a simple life is reaching the peak of desire for most people. We have come through so much complexity in our economic and physical well being. But in that abundance we forgot how sweet a simple life can be.

Yurts are beautiful things. Unseparated from nature, simple and comfortable. I have looked at so many options and places and think that living in a yurt would be amazing. Especially since its moveable so as long as you have land you can have a house.

I want to do this as soon as possible and set it all up into a beautiful place to live. But where to put it? And where to get the money?

Built my best yurt to date as a wedding present for my favorite ex. She and her husband love it- especially the dutch door. It’s going so well that I may begin yurt-mongering semi-professionally.

I’ve built a few yurts thus far. They’re everything people say- practical, strong, sacred, and pleasing to the eye. Building one appeals to a body’s sense of self-satisfaction, and if you’re one to consider the science wrapped up such things, it’s amazing on a whole additional level.
Ya don’t have to be a carpenter (although I happen to be) to build a yurt. Aside from the materials, all it takes is tools and a decent hand for making things. Both of these can be borrowed or rented if needs be.
As for the know-how, I’d be happy to share a step-by-step breakdown of what it takes and what to do. It gets a little wordy, and some of the work gets a little tedious in spots, but it’s definitely worth doing. Ya see, us yurt folks like to see this sort of knowledge get around ( bad pun intended). It’s a thing with us.
Sincerely-
Marc H. fightinghippy@hotmail.com

Well I have started on my yurt already, and its coming along wonderfully, the foundation is about done, which is just concrete blocks, but still.. WONDERFUL! and I have made the mailbox as well. I will post plenty of pictures for everyone to see how its coming along, I wish I could get it done by Thanksgiving, BUT yule would be fine too!

My parents (who have a small-holding) have given me the ok to build a yurt in one of their small fields. My idea differs slightly from a yurt…I want to put the canvas on the inside, and grow LOADS of willow, harvest it and weave it around the main structural posts on the outside. So it should look like a big basket! :o) My goal will take a few years to accomplish. Another (not so yurty) good idea can be found at the following website:

http://www.simondale.net/house/

I’ve no idea about the roof though…any ideas? P.s. I’m a girl and I’m building this myself with no help :o(

I built my yurt totally from scratch including sewing the canvas. It was really an empowering and fulfilling challenge. At the time, I planned on putting together complete documentation so someone else can do it. There are some good books out there but nothing I found gave explicit steps for some of the more challenging aspects of the design process. I think I have my next “thing” to do now! If anyone has questions, let me know. I’ll start digging up info!