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New, modern yurt build in Mongolia

UKadventurer said:
It’s a decent price but shipping is impossible at the moment.
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Maybe it´s a problem to ship to Mongolia?

I know some Austrian companies, which are getting their goods from China. Most time with delay because the international harbor situations, but if they can switch to train cargo ("Railway Silk roads") its usually better (but more expensive).....
 
TSRalex said:
Maybe it´s a problem to ship to Mongolia?

I know some Austrian companies, which are getting their goods from China. Most time with delay because the international harbor situations, but if they can switch to train cargo ("Railway Silk roads") its usually better (but more expensive).....
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Yes, it’s specifically a Mongolian border problem. There’s only one border crossing for freight whether train or truck. It’s Zamin Ude in Inner Mongolia which is again subject to zero Covid lockdown.

When we import bulky items from China they all go through there. My mountain bike was stuck there for 3 months last year and early this year. It’s a nightmare for basics too, such as food. To paraphrase a saying, “when China sneezes, Mongolia gets pneumonia.”
 
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Wood burning stoves installed and operational. Just in time as night time temps are already just around or below freezing.

We plan to add a larger hearth of something non-combustible next week but we love the Mongolian style mini hearth pedestals.

Each German wood burning stove cost about $1300 with all the parts and installation and claims to put out 7kW.
 
Is this rafter running through the chimney? :confused:

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TSRalex said:
Is this rafter running through the chimney? :confused:

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No, the rafter is cut and then the cut piece is used as a cross brace to support the cut end to the two neighbour rafters. You can see the cut piece (now a brace) at the top of the metal collar(?). It also gives something for the metal to be screwed to. There’s another piece of scrap wood at the bottom of the collar. Now hidden.

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No attempt at trickery. It’s a pretty standard construction technique. The installers wanted to cut 2 rafters but I insisted only 1 needed to be cut. In any case, I’m very happy with result. The only thing I don’t love is that the stove is about a metre from the wall. That wastes some floor space.

It could’ve been closer to the wall with a vent that goes horizontal but it needs a much more complicated chimney with 2 ninety degree elbows and visible supports outside. The vertical chimney is cleaner visually.

Also it reminds me of a cute steam train which mated with a US post office drop box and this was their child.

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Straight pipe for the win. :thumb up:

Carpenters call the cross piece a header. Also what they call falling off a wall. Been there done that a couple times :D
 
Bob Rowlands said:
Straight pipe for the win. :thumb up:

Carpenters call the cross piece a header. Also what they call falling off a wall. Been there done that a couple times :D
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Quite right. I was going to make the comparison of how a window is framed in a stud wall. Especially a retrofit. I did a lot of rough carpentry in California for a major renovation. Cutting studs and adding a header and sill to frame out a window has some similarity to a roof penetration for a chimney flue in a yurt.

These days, I mainly do the planning and design and pay younger people to do the grunt work.
 
68 and still carpentering even though I'm retired. My son is buried with work so I buckled on my bags June and July this year. He was just here an hour ago and imma cover for him for a couple weeks this fall while he and the fam are hunting.

I'm covered with battle scars from 49 years of carpentry and the surgeries that go along with making a living in construction. My wife binge watched 'Vikings' tv series and started calling me her Ragnar. I'm way more ruggedly handsome though and the scars are real. lol
 
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TSRalex said:
I´m coming back to the opening post and would like to know more about these layers.

How thick are the single layers?
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Without measuring precisely, I believe each layer is 5cm thick. We have 2 layers. There is some variability in thickness due to the traditional process used. I'll measure again when I get a chance.
 
Bob Rowlands said:
68 and still carpentering even though I'm retired. My son is buried with work so I buckled on my bags June and July this year. He was just here an hour ago and imma cover for him for a couple weeks this fall while he and the fam are hunting.

I'm covered with battle scars from 49 years of carpentry and the surgeries that go along with making a living in construction. My wife binge watched 'Vikings' tv series and started calling me her Ragnar. I'm way more ruggedly handsome though and the scars are real. lol
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Very impressive, Bob. I had a nice little workshop with most of the tools of the trade. However, since moving abroad and being a rolling stone, and a renter, this is the first time I've needed tools. So I've started assembling the most useful tools so I can do rough carpentry. Maybe our furniture too. Who knows?
 
UKadventurer said:
Without measuring precisely, I believe each layer is 5cm thick. We have 2 layers. There is some variability in thickness due to the traditional process used. I'll measure again when I get a chance.
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Thanks - the approx. value is enough for an general estimation.... :cool:

Never thought in your planning phase to use something similar, but longer lasting, like "Synthepon"?
 
Use it or lose it. My brother in law is 75, a retired lineman for PG@E. He is one of the pitchers in his competitive fast pitch softball league. I mean tourney winning level no fiddly farting around. He has been pitching longer than I've been a carpenter, and I kid you not, he can send it. I've seen catchers half his age on the receiving end go "DAUUUMM!!" At 75, 300 pushups and situps a couple times a week, no drinking, no smoking. A lifetime of labor and exercise keeps you the real deal. And that's no BS.
 
TSRalex said:
Thanks - the approx. value is enough for an general estimation.... :cool:

Never thought in your planning phase to use something similar, but longer lasting, like "Synthepon"?
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I’ve never heard of synthepon but after a quick search it looks like polyester or other synthetic fibers. Anyway, for whatever reason, It wasn’t an option that the ger company offered. So I did no research on types of insulation for my gers.

I like wool but how long will wool felts last? In a dry climate and shielded from the elements (UV and damp) and pests, hopefully the rest of my life.

However, I did some research on foundation insulation. Expanded clay was my choice over XPS and EPS for cost reasons mainly.
 
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UKadventurer said:
I’ve never heard of synthepon but after a quick search it looks like polyester or other synthetic fibers.
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Yes, you´re right - it´s similar.

https://sngroup.all.biz/en/polyester-staple-fiber-g131256

UKadventurer said:
Anyway, for whatever reason, It wasn’t an option that the ger company offered. So I did no research on types of insulation for my gers.
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Now it´s too late, but for other readers it could be an alternative insulation. ;)

BTW: I´m sure that - with a good negotiation & under the support of Whisky - most Ger-Builder are willing to work with other materials too.... :D

UKadventurer said:
I like wool but how long will wool felts last? In a dry climate and shielded from the elements (UV and damp) and pests, hopefully the rest of my life.
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That´s the big question. On the one side you´re right with the circumstances the felt is used and on the other hand on your age expectations.... :p
 
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