The Yurt Construction

October 1995

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Randy and Lars set the center stake
Scott and Randy level the central support
Scott and Randy show pride in the pie wedges
Scott frames the middle of the wedges
The upsidedown floor gets is undersurface installed
A spiderweb of wood
The flooring is installed
Ready to trim the outside edge of the floor.
Fitting the lattice frame on the deck
The central support ring is raised
Closeup of the central ring
Lew watches another rafter going up
The shape of the yurt in skeleton form
The completed central ring
The innermost roof cover
The yurt with a white cap
Weather cover is added
Weather flaps on the roof
Weather flaps from the inside without walls
Installing the main wall insulation
Some sort of space capsule?
The outer walls
The skylight is added
The completed yurt

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