Hi people
I keep seeing a recuring theme on the forums of mouisture / Mold issues in wet climates.
(I live in UK)
In particular, mold in the
.
iv been researching a while and have thought of a possible solution, was wondering what you chaps / chapesses thought.
The first yurt i ever stayed in had a vynle cover (that or somthing plastic based, very heavy duty). very watertight.
I get the strong impression that cotton canvas wont suit wet climates.
some suggest making sure the
is ventelated. But that would reduce its insulation properties.
what if the yurt sat on a plastic ground sheet which folded up the side of the walls a few feet (outside of the wall insuation), with a strip of velcro around the top edge.
The vynle wall cover can then sit on top of that, with a velco strap to connect them.
Then a vynle roof cover which overlaps wall cover and connects them with another velcro strip.
some good rubber seals in door frame would be good.
Asuming all seams are glue'd + sewn properly (+ some tensions straps over all velcro areas) it should give an almost airtight seal on the yurt, and prevent most
from getting in.
a sealed unit
well thats the theory at least.
perhaps a completely airtight yurt might pose health/safety risk. so maybe a small sliding hatch on front door to let in air (with filter to prevent
coming through).
what you think?
(i got the idea from a youtube channel 'strateigic living', but the channel gone now :/ )
An (almost) Air-tight yurt to prevent mold?
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