Build yourself a portable home - a mongolian yurt

Step 1 Overview of the parts and process.!

I'm going to cut right to the chase, and assume you know the following (in principle):

1) What a yurt is, and what it's made from.
2) How all the components should look when together.
If you've ever seen a yurt in the flesh, or photo's, or read a bit about them, that's enough.

As you can see from the photo/s, there are a few major components, so I'm going to write about each of these in turn, with some background info, and how to make them, and after that I'll show you how it all comes together for the assembly!

• Dimensions and background.
• Timber Components

- wall
- roof
- door.

• Metal Components

- roof hub
- bolts, pins, pegs.

• canvas components

- wall
- roof
- roof cap

• Assembly!

below are a few sample pictures of some components, just for intereste sake:

Comments

[mista.v]

If we can't exactly weld or anything, is it best to try to go through all the work of a wood hub or to make one with PVC or other pipe?

[davidbuzz]

[sarcasm] If I can't fly an aeroplane, is it best to have someone else fly for me, for me to learn to fly, or for me to take the bus? [/sarcasm] Please just think about what you are asking before you type them, alright?

[zleebme]

LMAO :D

[ravenbird]

Hi,

I'm going to be building a yurt this spring out of 1/2" pvc pipe.  Do you make these center hole pieces for sale?  I figure that the ends of the pipe would fit perfectly on the spikes and make the job incredibly easy.  Also, how wide is the hole?

Thanks,
Raven

[davidbuzz]

the holes I use are approx 12mm ( 1/2" ) diameter, and no I will not sell the centre sections separately, and also I'm probably in a different country, making shipping problematic.     I suggest you visit a steel-works, with pictures, and ask them to cut 16 lengths of 12mm steel rod at 150mm ( 6" ) long, and then have them weld 8 of then into an octagon.  the final 8 can then be welded onto each of the points of the octagon, and angled down at the pitch/angle you want the roof to be.

[ravenbird]

Thank you very much for your generosity in giving me the dimensions that I will need to have that center ring created.

I am building 2 x 16' Ger this spring. One as storage and one for a workroom.  The workroom will be fully insulated.  We get a lot of snow here. I have decided on wood instead of pvc.  Collecting stuff and looking forward to it.

Buying stuff on sale, new, and $300 worth of tools included in the pricing (wanted them anyway) the two Ger are less than $1,000 for both of them - less than $500 each.

Again, Thank you very much,
Raven