Hello everyone, I've been reading threads on here for a while as a non member, so I'm delighted to join up and say hi! I'm Robb and I live in Sw Scotland - wet country.
We bought a traditional Mongolian last summer (polycotton outer layer, pvc roof/canvas walls, 15mm felt, cotton inner). Despite cleaning the inner wall canvas after last winter, it's absolutely ridden with mould right now and I'm fairly certain it's beyond help. The mould is mostly in the outer facing side, but the thick felt is absolutely saturated around its bottom end, so that's also contributing to the inner side getting a good dose too.
We live in difficult conditions for a yurt, so it's a matter of doing the best we can to keep
out.
I'm thinking of removing canvas, adding a layer of PVC around the walls and sealing to the the pvc roof layer, adding breathable
barrier on the inside, and then setting up an effective ventilation system to remove moisture from the air. Compared to a new canvas wall, all of this is very cheap to do and I won't have to worry about mould in the walls. However I'm a little bit worried about sealing the outer layer completely.
Has anyone done anything similar? I'm very open to ideas and suggestions from people who have been in a similar position/environment!!!
Many thanks in advance!
Robb
Yurt vapor barriers to combat mould
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