Yurt platform on grade versus sunken piers

[Corey]

We expect to start building our 30' foot yurt next spring (very excited about it too). This will be our year round home and the building location is in north central Vermont.

My question is about the piers for the

yurt platform

. We got some basic drawings from the yurt manufacturer we plan on purchasing our yurt from and we have looked at similar plans from other manufacturers. Some go with piers sunk below the frost line and some go with simple concrete blocks on the grade. The plans we have show both options. I called the manufacturer and he seemed to think using blocks on the grade was just fine. This seems a little sketchy to me but the prospect of saving myself a few thousand dollars is tempting.

What are other people's experiences in this area? Thoughts?


Thanks.