New, modern yurt build in Mongolia

[UKadventurer]

I grew up in the UK, lived in the USA then Asia so I'm bilingual when it comes to metric/imperial since I've had years of experience with both.

So here's my 5 meters (16 feet) of kitchen furniture / countertops which I designed and built with help from my handyman. I design in Blender3d (open source 3d software) then built with glu-lam (I think) sheets (25mm/1" thick for the countertops and 17mm/3/4" for the sides) and some 10cm x 10cm (4"x4") lumber for legs.

I've still to attach the wheels on the stovetop (propane) island and some internal shelves but, finally, the kitchen is fully functional. Probably do some more oil, lacquer, stain work. Currently I've just added several applications of mineral oil to make the countertops more resistant to stains and water penetration.

The sink countertop is more complex due to dealing with a curved (on 2-axes) wall. I kept the front linear and just follow the curve of the back wall, notching the countertop to fit around a support post of the ger/yurt. The final countertop changed a bit from the design. We decided to add 10cm square posts because they match the aesthetic of the ger/yurt. However, they weren't strictly necessary. The length is 2.44m (8 feet). My handyman did the plumbing which was probably the most complex thing because it hooks up to the bathroom and has to go round 2 corners and still maintain a fall for the drain.





The stovetop counter is an island which can be moved around because the stove is a 2-burner propane type and the gas bottle can be contained under the counter. We could've gone electric but we have outages often enough to decide propane gas was more reliable. The design to build is pretty much identical, although I haven't put shelves in it yet. There is a cantilevered bar with seating for 4 people. [

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I rounded the corners of the bar and backsplash and oiled it a bit more today. I really like the oiled look.



The cost was about $130 in materials for the cooktop island and probably $80 for the sink counter. About $100 for my handyman's labour. I'm really happy with the results although there's still some more work to do for shelves, backsplashes, etc.

It's been a tad chilly lately. We finally hit -40 which I like because it's the same in F/C - no need for conversion. The

heating

is keeping up but we supplement with the wood stove from time to time. Passive solar

heating

allows us to turn off the heating after the sun comes up (10:20am) until it goes down (4:40pm).

I should add that -40C/F is the recorded temperature in the capital city which is 32km (20m) from us and 400m (1300') lower in altitude so I'd guess we're a few degrees colder than that.