[TheForge] Re: yurt

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

reply intermixed below.

On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 LrdThorolf@aol.com wrote:

ike> 
ike> A friend of mine has one so I can helpsome.
ike> 
ike> 
ike> Is the yurt going to be up all the time or part of time?
ike>

figure a year or two.

ike>
ike> As for the side walls tie that slats together with a strong cord.
ike>

there is a form of nylon tie-wrap which does not form the typical loop.
it is straight with a button on one end and a shaft which looks like
small cones stacked on top of one another. the locking part slides for
the stack of small cones and locks in place. there are several different
types of locking parts available. they have a drawback of that they do
age and become brittle.


ike>
ike> Gives flexability and if you have to replace a slat just untie the cord.
ike> use dowel rods to connect the rafters with the center ring.
ike>

the other option would be to create slots in the compression ring for
the rafters to slide into. still need someway to keep the rafters from
pulling out of the compression ring if a strong wind would begin to lift
the compression ring.

ike>
ike> also use tie to tie the rafters to the walls.
ike>

the rafters need to be 2x6. that is what the county building person is
telling me. a 2x6 rafter needs something stronger to hold it.

ike>
ike> Stay away from metal because if a strong wind or snow gets on it
ike> it will flex  more and still not break stuff. use ties on everything.
ike>

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ike>
ike> parachute cord works well for the ties. He used 1x2 with extra 1x2 at the ring.
ike> he used thin slats for the walls he also made a dome of slats for his smoke 
ike> hole opening on the center ring. he had slots for the dome to fit in. It all 
ike> folded up and went in his regular size van. He has been using it for over 10 years 
ike> and it is still in good shape. I think that it is 16 foot diameter.
ike> 

the wall slats are basically 1x2s. the rafters are 2x6. on the 24 foot
yurt the compression ring is 5 feet in diameter. on the 12 foot yurt the
compression ring is 3 feet in diameter. the compression rings will be
made of 2x4s laminated together with glue and bolts.

not sure about the dome/skylight yet. may try to get a factory second
from pacific yurts or nesting bird yurts.

ike> 
ike> Hope this helps. 
ike> 
ike> Later Ike 
ike> 

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Terry L. Ridder ><>