Cost for platform (and deck)?

[Jenju]

Hey - I'm planning on moving into a yurt in British Columbia, Canada next year to live in permanently. I'll probably buy a 28' or 32' yurt from Yurtco in BC. Can anyone tell me how much it cost them to build a platform that size (or close to that size)? And if you added a deck, how much did it cost (and what size was it)?

I'll be hiring someone else to do the work - not skilled enough to build myself.

I'm also interested to know if anyone has tried in-floor

heating

in a northern climate and how it has worked out.

Thanks!

Jen

[Jafo]

This is a hard question because there are so many variables. I had a contractor friend of mine build my 30' platform with 2X6 tongue and groove and that ran me about $7,000 at a friends rate. I don't know if that will help you much, but maybe some more people can chime in.

[Jenju]

Originally Posted by Jafo

This is a hard question because there are so many variables. I had a contractor friend of mine build my 30' platform with 2X6 tongue and groove and that ran me about $7,000 at a friends rate. I don't know if that will help you much, but maybe some more people can chime in.

Yes, that helps Jafo. Thanks. This way I can get a ballpark for what it might cost me - this especially helps me because you had a contractor do it. I know there are lots of variables but if I hear how much a few other people paid I'll get some idea whether its doable for me financially.

Did that price include the finished flooring? Did you have any decking around the yurt?

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by Jenju

Did that price include the finished flooring? Did you have any decking around the yurt?

It was not finished:



(more here: Yurt Forum - A Yurt Community - Jafo's Album: Yurt Construction - Picture )

Meaning, I really didn't do anything else to it. It looks nice the way it is



I do not have any decking around the yurt.

[wjdzl]

I think the materials cost on our 24' platform using the 1-1/8" T&G plywood was $1500 or so (we did the work ourselves), call it $2000 including all the bits and pieces. Add another $750-1000 for

insulation

materials (Roxul R23 stone wool and 3/8" CDX)

[Jenju]

Originally Posted by wjdzl

I think the materials cost on our 24' platform using the 1-1/8" T&G plywood was $1500 or so (we did the work ourselves), call it $2000 including all the bits and pieces. Add another $750-1000 for

insulation

materials (Roxul R23 stone wool and 3/8" CDX)

Excellent! Thanks for the specifics!

Now I just have to find a place to plunk my yurt down in BC.

[Corinarose]

Hi there. After building my platform following the
Traditional plans on most yurt sites I wish I had
Done it differently.
Also the wood recommended is not local to the east
Coast so I had to spend time figuring out what to use instead
I spent about 9000 with finished floors and now
Having seen other platform options for as low as 4000 built by a contractor, looking nice and solid, yep consider other options
I can explain this further if you want just wanted to give my 2 cents

[Jenju]

Yes, any and all details (no matter if they seem obvious to you) will help. The devil is in the details! I'm also trying to figure out if I can do it myself.

[inthewoods]

Any other platform ideas for a platform that could potentially be moved? Have seen one from Pacific that is created with many manageable triangels. It looks nice but presumably fairly pricey. Have not priced it out yet...


thanks!

[tisseyres-yurts]

We are currently having a 7m x 11m platform / deck / yurt floor made in France (outside Carcassonne) out of 4m long x 22cm wide and 3cm thick 'autoclave' wood. The carpenter is making about 30 detachable sections which hook together. They will sit on cement blocks.

As and when we finish and IF it works out (bit of an experiment as it is ours and his first time doing this) we will post photos!

We want a deck that can easily be moved to our barn every winter when we take the yurts down for the wet / cold months.