Let me state for the record that i have zero experience of ground work, carpentry or Yurt construction. Having said that in a lower energy environment, where money and resources are scarce, we have to simply give things a go. So this week, me and the brother, Shands, gave it a go!
Stage 1 - Ground Works
Stage 2 - Posts and Joists (look at the perfectly flat ground we've chosen, genius!)
Stage Three - Making something flat to build on. Oh and turn the heat up, the weather turned really nice this week!
Stage Four - (and here's where you see if your shady back-of-an-envelope-maths works out) Yurt Frame construction.
Look carefully and you'll notice that you actually build around your big stuff as the "hobbit-sized" door can't accommodate anything bigger then, well, a Hobbit!
Stage Five - The 4 coverings, Linen, then felt, then canvas, then something pretty to finish it off...
The final look - it really is a beautifully crafted Yurt.
There you go, me, Shands and Jess prepared, erected and completed a yurt in five days... could've been done quicker no doubt by the competent, but it looks great and we did it!
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