written by René K. Müller, last updated Sun, November 25, 2007
I live in a 6.4m yurt I built in fall 2005, and since then dwell exclusivly in my yurt:
![](/view/Pics/2006.Yurt/img_0515.jpg) ![](/imgs/blowup.png) 6.4m Yurt |
- diameter 6.40m (19.4')
- circumference 20m (67')
- 64 roof poles
- wall height 1.50m (4.5')
- wall geometry
- roof poles/junction width 31.4cm
- hole distance 21.2cm, first hole 6cm below top
- 10 holes/junctions
- roof tilt αroof aprx 26°
- total height aprx. 2.77m (9.2')
- crown-wheel diameter 1.22m (8 segment polygon)
- area roof 38m2
- area wall 30m2
- door width 94.2cm (3 poles wide, 3 x 31.4cm), 150cm height
- wall/khana: 2 sections each 30 1/2 twin laths
Calculation done via yurt notes I collected.
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2006/11/26 16:01
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2006/11/26 16:00
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2006/11/26 16:02
The thermal insulation was first only 4 layers of bubblewrap, which wasn't really sufficent for the winter 2006, wich was long and cold.
For the winter 2006/2007 I upgraded the yurt with straw filled jute blankets, which worked very well:
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2006/11/04 15:52
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All 13 segments put up ...
2006/11/25 12:59
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Finished straw insulation with new PE rain cover
2006/11/26 13:59
And the interior (kitchen, bathroom, bed, office desk, lab desk):
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Development desk (south west)
2007/01/02 14:14
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Kitchen section (east)
2007/01/02 14:16
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Bed (north)
2007/01/02 14:17
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Bed, crown-wheel, skylight & fan (north)
2007/01/02 14:19
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Office desk (west)
2007/01/02 14:20
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Door / construction desk (south)
2007/01/02 14:20
And a couple of photos of pitching the yurt in fall 2006:
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2006/10/11 16:44
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2006/10/12 15:36
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2006/10/12 17:49
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And so on ...
2006/10/17 14:47
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2006/10/17 17:30
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Extending lattice wall / khana
2006/10/17 17:58
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Adding single layer of double layered bubble-wrap
2006/10/18 16:55
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Putting up wall rain cover
2006/10/18 17:38
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Wall rain cover put up (2)
2006/10/18 18:24
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