Traditional Yurt: felt inside or outside drip edge?

[calcetines]

Originally Posted by Bob Rowlands

Yup, rough. Tough too. Like my wife says when I pull her close for a goodbye hug in the morning. She grabs my arms and says, "Don't ever lose those 'guns, Bob.". haha

Good luck. Have fun.

hahaha
thanks, rasising day is tomorrow (amm located in portugal)


one last one:
to tie the rope to the rings on the door/window......what knot would you use?

[Bob Rowlands]

Well isn't that somethin'. My wife is Portuguese. It just dawned on me, it should be dawning on you shortly. haha Get some rest. You're gonna need it.

[calcetines]

So we made it! 24 ft yurt, three healthy men and we stopped when the first water protecting layer was on.
On the following morning we placed a UV protecting layer and the outside canopy. Now moving on to finishing jobs & bed building, my third son is due to be born begin july.


Now I know from experience how rapid yurts can be raised, this was our first time and we countered a couple of manufacturing mistakes so normally with 3 people you can get it done easily within 8-10 hours.

[calcetines]

This picture is not our Yurt, but here you can see the last two layers before the outside canopy.........can anyone tell me more about the qualities of these layers? Especially the black one?

I tried a google search, it's used in roofing I guess, the name is "Esterre 60 - HPV".......the seller brands it as breathable, non-permeable cover.......do you guys have something similiar?

The white one is sold as UV protecting, I guess to protect the mentioned black cover

[Bob Rowlands]

Making good progress. Get some stairs built and walk right in. Beats me what that '60' stuff is.

[TSRalex]

Originally Posted by calcetines

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first water protecting layer
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UV protecting layer
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outside canopy.
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I´m a little bit confused on your layer system - can you explain it more detailed and describe the used material of each layer?

[calcetines]

Yeah sure. Ok so I bought the yurt from a spanish company so I have to translate some words:
First layer Cotton inner fabric
Second layer 3cm felt

Third layer Esterre 60 - HPV (the black stuff). On the order it's called "membrana extra impermeable y transpirable" which translates as "extra waterproof and breathable membrane."
Fourth layer A plasticy looking white fabric which is called "membrana impermeable anti-uva" on the invoice, I thought uva was either a typo or meant as much as anti UV
Fifth layer is a thick outside canopy

Wondering if the 3rd & 4rd layer is commonly used......What is a actually a common layer structure? Inner fabric, felt and outer canopy and more???


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[Bob Rowlands]

Mongolian trad yurts the layers are white liner, then felt, then cover. The first layer keeps the interior bright, and probably clean. My guess is felt picks up all manner of litter when off the yurtwhile being moved. Just a guess.

[TSRalex]

Originally Posted by calcetines

First layer: Cotton inner fabric

OK - the decoration layer....

Originally Posted by calcetines

Second layer: 3cm felt

OK - the

insulation

layer....

Originally Posted by calcetines

Third layer: sterre 60 - HPV (the black stuff). On the order it's called "membrana extra impermeable y transpirable" which translates as "extra waterproof and breathable membrane."

Mmmmh - why is an "extra waterproof" layer needed, below other (4th & 5th....) layers?

Originally Posted by calcetines

Fourth layer: A plasticy looking white fabric which is called "membrana impermeable anti-uva" on the invoice, I thought uva was either a typo or meant as much as anti UV

Mmmmh - why is an "anti UV" layer needed, below an other (5th) layer?

Originally Posted by calcetines

Fifth layer is a thick outside canopy

OK

Originally Posted by calcetines

Wondering if the 3rd & 4rd layer is commonly used......

Exactly that was/is confusing me on your layer regime.....

Originally Posted by calcetines

What is a actually a common layer structure

"Common" is depending on location and time (summer/winter) of usage.

Insulation

can help to keep the Yurt warm, but with the right material (e.g. aluminum reflectors....) you can keep the summer heat outside too.

Originally Posted by calcetines

What is a actually a common layer structure? Inner fabric, felt and outer canopy and more???

Yes - change "felt" to "insulation" and I can agree....

[calcetines]

allright, thanks for the replies. I'll go find out some more about that esterre HPV stuff