02-22-2016, 09:32 AM
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Yurt Forum Youngin
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: northern Ontario
Posts: 27
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Re: How's Your Yurt Handling The Cold?
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Originally Posted by TalkingTrees
..just designing and ordering my new yurt home, and wondering about the option of double felt.. it does come with a 9mm felt layer (although not sure whether it is wool or a synthetic blend)..
Is it worth the massive extra cost (extra $1600AUS), or are there cheaper ways to insulate?
I will be in the snowy mountains (5'c or 35f) on average during winter, but have a big wood stove I want to install for cooking and hot water also..
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We went with a double layer of felt that adds up to about one inch total thickness. We are roasty-toasty cozy even down to -35c but at warmer temps (anything warmer than -10c) we have to ventilate. Our stove is a 700lb Waterford Stanley cookstove and we don't like to let the fire go out, so it idles most of the time. By 'not going out', I mean that we wait until there is the tiniest little remnant of an orange coal before restocking the firebox. Often, when putting fresh wood in, the remaining coals disintegrate and fall through the fire grate (I think that's where 'disinteGRATE' comes from) but it still relights without paper or matches. Mass really helps maintain draft. We've noticed a big improvement in heat retention by having snow bermed up to 2/3 of the wall height. I hope this helps.
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