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Old 11-10-2024, 03:59 PM   #1
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Question Serious mould issue

Hi all

My yurt is seriously mouldy and I need some major advice on how to demould it, if its even possible!

I have been full time living in my 6m diameter yurt with my daughter for the last 5 years (she has grown up in it!). I bought it 2nd / nth hand, with original framework, woodwork, and wool felt

insulation

. I think the

dome

cover had been replaced, and is a heavy duty plastic

dome

cover. I had plastic tarps covering the outer walls (yes I know this is a sin), until a year ago when I replaced it with the kind of high tech tarp used for boat coverings. I added a layer of blankets between the frame and the felt (another no no, I know). The yurt is heated with a 4kw wood stove, and an additional 1000w oil filled radiator (my bad again).

I'm located in eastern France, and it's a pretty / really damp place to be. The actual location of the yurt is also - in retrospect - way too sheltered by trees and undergrowth.

With all this in mind, guess what? My yurt now stinks so bad of mould, we cant live in it any more!

First thing is, I'm not sure which bit is actually mouldy. I'm assuming its the felt? If it is, is wool felt (is this yak felt? The yurt came from Mongolia) impregnated with mould treatable? If so, how?

Thanks for any help and advice!


Nico

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