14 people, a day and a half, and lo! A yurt arises!
Also prep work on "foundation".
Also prep work on "foundation".
Foundation for yurt is gravel...
then sand...
... and finally high-density styrene/styrofoam
Picking up yurt kit from Pacific Yurts (it fit great on a Santana 22 sailboat trailer)
Now we add the 7/8 plywood. Boy, are they heavy!
Believe it or not, the doors are almost the first things up
Hey, is this guy a Shaman or what?
What can I say, one of my favorite shots...
We got the "high wind" package; the standard ones have fewer supports
The insulation liner goes up and on pretty easy
Karen's mom comes to visit
Mylar/bubble insulation installed on top
Getting the 15-year roof through that hole was such a bear, there are no pictures to record the event.
Plexiglass skylight installation
End of day 1: all but side walls.
Winter Solstice ritual at Patti and Jan's yurt (1st & 2nd grade)