Let's talk about our yurt.
My DH has been talking about yurts pretty much since we met 6 years ago and after several years of living the city life in the Capital of NZ, a couple of travelling summers in USA and a stint in Portland, OR, we ended up back in NorCal where the in-laws live with no plans...
In September of 2012 we took a trip up to Oregon to buy a car and visit with friends and on the way back we stopped in at Pacific Yurts in Cottage Grove, OR. I guess you could say we were inspired. A couple of weeks later we ordered our yurt and took delivery of it in early November. Yup, it was heading in to winter and it was getting cold. And wet. Not the ideal situation for putting up a yurt!
While we were waiting for the yurt, we got of our butts and started on the foundations and platform. We also both got fulltime jobs on different schedules which didn't help our situation either! However, we did our best and this is how we progressed.
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| Digging pier pads |
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| Working hard |
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| Honey, I think we have a mole problem... |
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| Leaning tree felled and piers ready |
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| We really had no idea it would be this high off the ground! |
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| Nearly there |
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Framework for platform done!
We did put in more bracing later... |
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| One little yurt in a box (or two) |
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| 1-1/8" T&G Ply floor going down |
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| One frosty morning... |
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| Platform complete. Ready for Yurt! |
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| We have lift off! |
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| Hat on |
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| Studs going in to make it extra tough |
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| Jacket on |
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| Inside with space wrap foil insulation |
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| It glows! |
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| Floor all sanded and clean ready for poly |
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| One shiny floor coming up |
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| Picturesque, no? |
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| Getting all cleaned up, ready for some - |
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| Stuff! |
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Happy Little Yurt in the Woods :)
January 2013 |
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