Having spent years reading about and experimenting with various alternative building techniques, we decided we would begin with a simple yurt.
Constructing the yurt frame: We picked up some free "edgings" (leftovers) from a local mill, cut them to 8' lengths, and drilled 1/4" holes 3" down from the top and then every foot down to 9" from the bottom.
Then we bolted them together to form a lattice-work for the walls.
We built a frame for the roof by cutting two 36" circles from plywood and screwing down some pieces of edgings in between which had been drilled at the ends. Then we drilled holes in some more edgings and bolted them to the top, and afixed it to a post made out of 2 x 4's which could be slid up and down to any height we wanted.
Then we bought some heavy-duty material and made a covering for the walls. Our friend Kathy came over often to offer suggestions and support.
We made some doorways out of 2 x 4's and bolted them to the lattice work. We got a used parachute from a friend of ours to go over the frame of the roof, and some heavy-duty plastic to go over the top of that.
Then we bolted them together to form a lattice-work for the walls.
We built a frame for the roof by cutting two 36" circles from plywood and screwing down some pieces of edgings in between which had been drilled at the ends. Then we drilled holes in some more edgings and bolted them to the top, and afixed it to a post made out of 2 x 4's which could be slid up and down to any height we wanted.
Then we bought some heavy-duty material and made a covering for the walls. Our friend Kathy came over often to offer suggestions and support.
We made some doorways out of 2 x 4's and bolted them to the lattice work. We got a used parachute from a friend of ours to go over the frame of the roof, and some heavy-duty plastic to go over the top of that.
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