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carbonebria

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Hi all,

I just completed the framing for my 25 foot yurt that will be located in Central VT. Since we get quite a bit of rain and snow in this area, I wanted to see if anyone had recommendations for the following:

I am installing 2x6 Spruce tongue and groove on top of PT beams and I'm wondering what is preferred for both a vapor barrier and insulation for under the flooring?

Does anyone have any experience with spray foam insulation? I am hoping that this may solve any moisture issues as well as insulating the floor....
 
Hello,
I am also interested in this topic. My 6m yurt is coming soon from Kazakhstan and I need to come up with flooring solution, however it should be portable.

@carbonebria Did you build your floor yet?

Kochevnik
 
If I was thinking I'd be moving regularly, I'd absolutely consider siting my yurt atop the ground just as Mongolians do. All that's needed is to clear and level the site. Really it doesn't get any easier. Wherever you go the landlords gonna be happy because you haven't done anything to his property.

You could ditch the yurt etc. But, that's a whole lot of work and you'd need gravel fill etc. If it IS really wet ditching the yurt is a good idea, and you certainly don't need tpo fill a trench with gravel to do so effectively. Also I left info on your other thread about protecting the floor with a tarp. Good luck.
 
Central Vermont folks~

I too live in central VT and have been living in my yurt for 4 years.
I know of some gals that spray foamed under their floor and it helped greatly. I used 2" of foam board underneath, but ultimately thick area rugs in the winter helped with comfort the most.

There are however many more issues to deal with regarding insulation and our vermont winters.
Please feel free to contact me and we can talk further.
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@kochevnik - To answer your question, yes I finished my floor last weekend (see pic). We used a foil faced bubble wrap for insulation on top of the beams then put down 2x6 tongue and groove flooring...it worked pretty well now all we need to do is cut the circle. Best of luck!
 

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Thanks Bob!, sure here are some more pics of the progress thus far.
 

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Hello everyone.

Now that my yurt is on it's way (finally) and the land lease is almost in place, I am actively looking for solution for yurt foundation/flooring. I like the idea of setting it on a bare ground but this area has quite a bit of snow, so I want to rise it a foot or so. I can't build a deck. Too expensive. So I have a couple of other ideas. Let me know what you think

1. Get old tires and fill the whole diameter with them and fill the gaps with dirt and then put an insulated tarp on top and then set up the yurt.
Pros: Easy to source tires, cheap
Cons: Hard to transport, what to do with them once the land lease is over?

2. Make an industrial grade styrofoam foundation. 3 layers of 3 inch styrofoam glued together and put a tarp on the top and then Yurt

Pros: Good Insulation, easy to transport, single handed installation, easy to dispose, easy to access used foam.
Cons: Environmentally shitty material, will it be stable enough? Will I need to put a plywood on top? More $$$

Any ideas?
Kochevnik
 
Straw, not hay, bales. But fairly cheap (~$200 for straw bales, say ~$200 for plywood for my area). Just don't leave the straw or platform exposed to rain/water--a yurt on top protects it. When done, you can take the sheeting apart and take it with you. You can take the straw bales too, or just use/sell them as mulch.

I tried this, but I left the platform up without the yurt for a couple months in the spring. When I moved everything & took the platform apart, the straw was a bit moldy in most places. There's a few other details to it which I can share upon request (or just search my other posts).

I've also heard of using bags of scoria/lava rock. I've also seen basically a wood platform (in sections) just sitting on cinder blocks (disadvantage though of no insulation).
 
We put 8" panels of expanded polystyrene insulation (SIP panels) down on a raised bed of gravel and then screwed plywood on top (the SIP panels have metal studs embedded every 24"). This seemed the best compromise for us in terms of movability, R-value, height off the ground and price. We've yet to spend a winter in it but I think the floor will be the least of our worries.
 
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