Questions About Building a Maine Yurt

[Bob Rowlands]

If you have a flat lot pour a slab. Since it is sitting on the ground you won't have issues with it getting engineered, it won't be considered permanent if it sits on the ground. At least that's here in CO.

If it is a sloped lot, then the foundation and platform plans on a couple commercial manufacturers internet sites can be acquired. I have looked at those and the structural engineering is very good.

I don't know anything about the screw anchors. My guess is, getting them accurately placed,(necessary for post and beam decking), has the potential to be a real trip if there are big stones in the ground that drive them out of plumb and off your string line. If they can easily be drilled into the ground, then cool.

If you end up wanting to place concrete piers, spend the money and order concrete from a batch plant. Have forms, anchors, lines, tools, rebar cut to length everything 100% ready to go and the pour will go very fast. The driver will gladly guide you through the process. Make SURE you have gloves and muck boots, and working hands or other skin balm.

Yup, a wood deck is gonna cost you serious dinero nowadays. That's just the way it is, you have to figure how to deal with that. Maine is fully treed there might be local sawyers that can get you a better price than the lumberyard. Beats me. Ask around. If you have a carpenter friend get advice from him. At any rate good luck.