Yurt owner wannabe

[dlhall]

Thanks for the reply! My site is on a farm where I will be exchanging labour for land rent and we are skirting county rules on permanent structure, hence not pouring a cement pad. If the whole setup in deemed temporary there is no permitting required and property taxes not affected. There are pluses to erecting the yurt on a raised platform ( looking for the pluses) ..... I can have the composter for a waterless toilet under the yurt as well as the generator I will run weekly to use washer etc. I'm trying to keep open mind here & go with the flow......lol

[gurt_from_the_yurt]

welcome, DL....i will be eager to read of your experiences as we are looking to build our yurt sometime later this summer.

[Jafo]

I will be interested to see how the composting toilet works out. As I understand it, don't they need a bit of heat to work properly?

[Bob Rowlands]

It is a certainty some of the deck screws will either be stripped heads, broken off, bent, etc. Don't worry, just pry the board up with a large 2' or longer prybar. Busted off screw stubs sticking out of the deck boards can savage you. Just bust the mothers off with a hammer. They'll conveniently break right at the boards surface. If you go to make rips from any of the deck boards, always assume there are busted off screws where the holes are. That save your table and skilsaw blades.

[dlhall]

Thanks for the advice on that bud.

[Bob Rowlands]

You're welcome. Good luck.

[Jake]

Jafo check out the book Humanure on Amazon, its the best treatment on the subject I have read.

A composting toilet beats a standard flush one when the power goes off.

[Learningyurts]

When are you putting up your yurt? We are getting one this summer and are putting it up at Buck Lake, probably in June. We are buying ours new at Yurtzbydesign. Have decided to go with just the reflective

insulation

offered and foam

insulation

in the floor. Will be using wood stove with fan. Sure hope it's enough!

[dlhall]

Thanks for askin. I'll be on a farm just south of pigeon lake. I found a 5 yr old yurt from the same company you're buying from. I'm putting in a wood stove cooker as well but have concerns about insulation. After reading every thread I could about that I've decided I'll install fabric covered rigid foam insulation panels between the upright studs & between the ceiling beams. If I leave a gap behind so air can flow a bit I'm thinking I won't have

moisture

troubles. I'm hoping it works.

[Jake]

Good luck on your setting up.

I would suggest reading everything here on insulation. My one advice is the more the better. Always.

Let us know how your set up goes. I'd love to see a great many more yurts all across Canada.

Keep your stick on the ice !