skihuckster
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UKadventurer liked post by skihuckster On thread : Shelves and storage in a non-vertical wall yurtMy first thought was "check out Dekay's crafts on YouTube for inspiration". There's some creative ways of doing things there. Might not address your need exactly but will get the juices flowing. ...Liked On: 09-25-2023, 11:36 PM
Posted On: 09-25-2023, 10:36 PM
Bob Rowlands liked post by skihuckster On thread : Electric sockets in yurtsCode is going to force you to get those receptacles off the floor, probably, unless it's a recep designed for the floor (have you considered that?). You could put in some raceways like this one:...Liked On: 07-31-2022, 08:34 AM
Posted On: 07-30-2022, 11:28 PM
Bob Rowlands liked post by skihuckster On thread : Lightning rod for a yurt in an open field?What I've heard about lightning is that you should expect it to strike pretty much anywhere and the goal is to deflect the energy away from sensitive stuff. Lightning has to go to ground (actually, I...Liked On: 07-31-2022, 08:33 AM
Posted On: 07-30-2022, 11:41 PM
Bob Rowlands liked post by skihuckster On thread : Platform BlockingMore blocking is always better if you can afford it. I recall two popular quotes: 1. "few have regretted an early start but many have suffered the consequences of a late start" 2. "build the...Liked On: 07-31-2022, 08:32 AM
Posted On: 07-30-2022, 11:51 PM
Bob Rowlands liked post by skihuckster On thread : Questions About Building a Maine YurtFiguring out adding pictures so bear with me... 8699 shows the sonatube and bigfoot together. The tube screws to the bigfoot and the bigfoot sits in the bottom of your hole. This will get filled...Liked On: 01-20-2022, 12:13 PM
Posted On: 01-17-2022, 12:08 AM
Wintergreen282 liked post by skihuckster On thread : Questions About Building a Maine YurtFiguring out adding pictures so bear with me... 8699 shows the sonatube and bigfoot together. The tube screws to the bigfoot and the bigfoot sits in the bottom of your hole. This will get filled...Liked On: 01-17-2022, 10:42 AM
Posted On: 01-17-2022, 12:08 AM
Wintergreen282 liked post by skihuckster On thread : Questions About Building a Maine YurtIt's not surprising that your deck materials are expensive. For my 30' yurt the materials for the deck were on the order of $28k and that was OPTIMIZED and engineered taking advantage of local...Liked On: 01-17-2022, 10:38 AM
Posted On: 01-12-2022, 12:13 AM
Muhamedrahim Kursabaev liked post by skihuckster On thread : Questions About Building a Maine YurtEverything Bob said. He reminded me that I saved at least $10k by getting timbers cut from a local sawmill. Just make sure you put some wood treatment on something like that to keep it from rotting....Liked On: 01-16-2022, 08:24 AM
Posted On: 01-12-2022, 12:17 AM
Muhamedrahim Kursabaev liked post by skihuckster On thread : Questions About Building a Maine YurtIt's not surprising that your deck materials are expensive. For my 30' yurt the materials for the deck were on the order of $28k and that was OPTIMIZED and engineered taking advantage of local...Liked On: 01-16-2022, 08:24 AM
Posted On: 01-12-2022, 12:13 AM
Muhamedrahim Kursabaev liked post by skihuckster On thread : Murphy bedI have the same and it heavy wind the tops of the studs visibly sway. BUT I don't have blocking between the studs at the top. Curious to see what difference that makesLiked On: 01-16-2022, 08:21 AM
Posted On: 01-11-2022, 11:27 PM
Muhamedrahim Kursabaev liked post by skihuckster On thread : Murphy bed@ pacific yurts, those are great pictures (I kept scrolling)! I hadn't seen the idea to put studs horizontally at the tops of the wind load studs...going to use that trick to keep mind from shifting...Liked On: 01-16-2022, 08:21 AM
Posted On: 01-10-2022, 02:17 PM
Bob Rowlands liked post by skihuckster On thread : Questions About Building a Maine YurtI used Bigfoots, which expand from a sonatube to a larger diameter and look kind of like a bell. The ones in the middle of the deck (x4) are 12" sonatube and the bigfoot expands to 28". The ones...Liked On: 01-15-2022, 02:59 PM
Posted On: 01-14-2022, 09:34 PM
Jafo liked post by skihuckster On thread : Questions About Building a Maine YurtI used Bigfoots, which expand from a sonatube to a larger diameter and look kind of like a bell. The ones in the middle of the deck (x4) are 12" sonatube and the bigfoot expands to 28". The ones...Liked On: 01-15-2022, 12:27 AM
Posted On: 01-14-2022, 09:34 PM
Bob Rowlands liked post by skihuckster On thread : Murphy bed@ pacific yurts, those are great pictures (I kept scrolling)! I hadn't seen the idea to put studs horizontally at the tops of the wind load studs...going to use that trick to keep mind from shifting...Liked On: 01-11-2022, 11:57 PM
Posted On: 01-10-2022, 02:17 PM
Wintergreen282 liked post by skihuckster On thread : Wind and the YurtMy yurt (which has a wind kit) took on winds at least that strong in said event 1.5w ago (mine is W and S of AFA) and I lost the dome (just made a post asking for advice) but the wind kit kept it in...Liked On: 01-01-2022, 04:25 AM
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