Forum: Building a Yurt
05-23-2019, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 4
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Alternatives to concrete piers
Greetings-
I bounced this idea around this forum a few years ago, but now it is pressing. We're replacing a ~40 year old 16' yurt that was handmade and sits on partially buried aspen rounds under...
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Forum: Buying A Yurt
04-27-2017, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,208
Re: Yurt for backcountry skiing?
Hi Charlie-
We run a BC yurt biz here in n. Utah. Two yurts sit at 8,000' and have been in use for 30+ years. The originals were custom made, but over the years (we've run them for 6) upgrades...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
04-27-2017, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,343
Re: Non-typical deck support
We use concrete piers for the 24', but then must level the beams every year, consuming a couple 4x4s in the process. Cinder blocks may work at the two 16', but we get 300-400" of snow at those and...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
04-27-2017, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,343
Non-typical deck support
Greetings!
I am glad to have found this forum and to be a part of it.
Has anyone used RV sissor jacks instead of posts for a yurt's decking? We operate 3 yurts on USFS land: one 24' needs to...
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