thanks everyone!! follow-ups below...really appreciate all the help!
NEW QUESTIONS:
I am close to buying a new yurt, but a seller just got back to me who has a Pacific Yurt that is about 10 years old. It sounds like it's in decent shape. I could buy this for less than half of a new one, and get a bunch of wood and extras in the process. Anybody bought a used yurt and regretted it? I understand top and sides have limited lifetime but I think I can replace the top on a 24' Pacific Yurt for around $1300 if necessary. Sound reasonable?
PEX:
Definitely will keep in mind what Jafo and Marshall say about
keeping PEX away from perimeter.
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Originally Posted by Marshall Eppley
...try and keep them at least 1 foot apart. keep your loops as close to 300ft as you can.this makes it easier on your circulater pump. the best way to keep your lines from floating up in your slab is to put roll wire in the slab the squares are about 6x6 and makes it easier to tie the pex down we used what we called a wee winder it winds those form tie wires to hook rebar together. hope this helps a little. (i am a Master plumber)
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Ok new information here for me here. I'll set back pex 18" from perimter of yurt to give myself a buffer.
Curious about keeping lines at least 1 foot apart... is this to keep my total run to about 300 feet? Is the 300 feet a target or a threshold? One complication that I haven't figured out yet is actually how I'm
the water, and I know nothing yet about circulator pumps. Are the ideal target total length of pex runs for hydronics variable depending on on the
and/or pumping mechanism?
I do not have utilities on my site yet, and I probably won't for a couple of years. The yurt will be used mostly as a "living room". I have a well-equipped Bluebird bus that will handle sleeping/cooking/showers/potty.
And I have is a large amount of deadfall wood (20 acres of mature second stage forest) I can cut up and burn. My perfect buildout would be to have some kind of thermosiphoning system in conjunction with a wood stove (ok we'd probably cook on this too sometimes), and I've read maybe an hour on it but I don't think it will work because I need to have my water tank above the wood stove. Awkward (and possibly dangerous if built incorrectly). I'm fine with a DC circulating pump if my pump stays under say 10amphour draw @ 12v. Pex can handle up to 200 degree F water. Regarding floating pex: good points and will consider. I'll be using your 6"x6" heavy wire mesh, and will secure the pex to that. Can't find "wee winder" on the internet.
More details on this please. Can I just ziptie the pex to the wire mesh to prevent floatage? Pex should have enough rigidity to not kink when it tries to float.
WATER RUNOFF
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Originally Posted by Jafo
Consider the water runoff from the yurt. You will definitely
want that water to run away from the yurt, so consider your
grades AROUND the yurt base.
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Originally Posted by Bob Rowlands
My comment is regarding what Jafo mentioned about making certain water drains away from the yurt. You absolutely do not want rain water hitting the slab and migrating under the wall and into your yurt. It assuredly WILL in a heavy downpour unless the yurt is elevated above the surrounding slab. Even if the slab is sloping 1/4" per foot away from the exterior wall, some water will get in during a long term driving rain. This issue is normally checked by the wall cover draping over the edge of the platform. If your slab is 30x30, how will you stop water from entering?
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Interesting...I hadn't realized this as a serious issue. Pad itself will be protected by excellent drainage...but yes water will land on pad.
So this pad will likely be used for my lifetime on my land. I don't know if I'll have a yurt there 15 years from now...but that concrete pad will still likely be there. This is why I was planning on building it as a square:
* more future utility
* i get a "deck" now
* i like concrete
* i don't like warped rotting decks and that's what pretty much always happens in Seattle area
* i like to do it once now for good, and move on to my next project
So I could do a couple of things:
* create like a 1" 24' diameter circular form and when I do my pour, I'll pour an extra inch around the most of it. if in 10 years when i'm no longer using a yurt and want to do something else, i can grind down the edges and have a slight incline.
this is easiest
* something fancy with a more gentle incline to 24' circular diameter
* ideas anyone??
* or I could set and plumb driveway style drainage (but find some curved pieces or do something clever in the concrete around the perimeter...wouth this be preferable to having the pad elevated
* or i could cut PVC in half and set this in with drains... this would look kind of ghetto though
SALUTATIONS
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Originally Posted by mama23
Not much to respond to, but just wanted to say Hi.
We are relative neighbors (20 mi N. of Sea) & we are receiving our 24' yurt in May & will be building around memorial day in e. wa.
We've got radiant heat in current cabin & feel hit/miss about it. our yurt will be wood stove heated, but not using it full time.
good luck & looking forward to hearing more about your project.
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Hi Mama.
Where is your land at? Curious about what you don't like about your existing radiant heat?
Most people seem to love systems if they're installed correctly and functioning well.
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Originally Posted by cmwingfield
If I had to do it again, this is what I would do. Good luck!
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Hi there -- thanks.
I'm only planning on doing this once so trying to get it the best I can.