Comments on: For Love of Yurts http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/ Living Simply in Small Spaces Fri, 25 May 2012 23:56:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jim Bonz http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-226228 Jim Bonz Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:40:10 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-226228 "I just don’t understand why some of the larger Yurt companies here charge such a high fee." They do it because they can! Same with "tiny home" builders and with builders of "vardoes." Ihave built 3 wagons, none cost over $1200 excluding (free) frames, wheels and tires. Theyn werenall recycled from trailers I demolished (paid). My last tiny house (shell) is 80 sq ft with a140 sq ft deck. Deck has a 4X6 ft covered bathroom tucked in the corner. Built, including pier blocks etc.....$1022!! “I just don’t understand why some of the larger Yurt companies here charge such a high fee.” They do it because they can! Same with “tiny home” builders and with builders of “vardoes.” Ihave built 3 wagons, none cost over $1200 excluding (free) frames, wheels and tires. Theyn werenall recycled from trailers I demolished (paid). My last tiny house (shell) is 80 sq ft with a140 sq ft deck. Deck has a 4X6 ft covered bathroom tucked in the corner. Built, including pier blocks etc…..$1022!!

]]> By: Bruce W Sargent http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101863 Bruce W Sargent Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:55:03 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101863 Hi Beth, The yurt I built worked in Massachusetts and Vermont but for different reasons. Because the structure did not require digging into the ground, it was considered temporary shelter (a tent) in Massachusetts. If I had built a permanent floor in Massachusetts it would have been subject to building codes. In Vermont, one can construct a primitive shelter on land and stay for 60 days out of year in it. The shelter can be quite simple or quite elaborate. Yurts, with permission of a town board, could be considered a primitive shelter, an entirely different permission than in Massachusetts. Bruce Sargent Hi Beth,
The yurt I built worked in Massachusetts and Vermont but for different reasons. Because the structure did not require digging into the ground, it was considered temporary shelter (a tent) in Massachusetts. If I had built a permanent floor in Massachusetts it would have been subject to building codes. In Vermont, one can construct a primitive shelter on land and stay for 60 days out of year in it. The shelter can be quite simple or quite elaborate. Yurts, with permission of a town board, could be considered a primitive shelter, an entirely different permission than in Massachusetts.
Bruce Sargent

]]> By: Barb http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101812 Barb Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:47:15 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101812 Can you bypass the building codes this way? Would it legally be considered a tent, thereby a temporary structure? That alone would save a huge sum. Can you bypass the building codes this way? Would it legally be considered a tent, thereby a temporary structure? That alone would save a huge sum.

]]> By: Epperson http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101729 Epperson Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:07:13 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101729 I agree, the design and materials used in Gers/Yurts are very simple and affordable. Despite some modifications for insulation, I just don't understand why some of the larger Yurt companies here charge such a high fee. I agree, the design and materials used in Gers/Yurts are very simple and affordable. Despite some modifications for insulation, I just don’t understand why some of the larger Yurt companies here charge such a high fee.

]]> By: Bruce W Sargent http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101722 Bruce W Sargent Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:37 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101722 Hi David: I have about 1000 questions. So let's do number one to start: Are there still people in Mongolia who are making gers the old way and how could I be in contact with them? Two: Are there classic Mongolian measurements in making a ger, like Inuit measures of a kayak which is done in forearms? We can have the conversation here and at forloveofyurt@gmail.com I use the word "yurt" to communicate. When I use "ger" many people don't know what I am talking about. I sometimes use "yurt-home" and also try to teach "ger" when I can. So 998 to go. How many do you think you would be OK with? Thanks. Bruce W Sargent Hi David:
I have about 1000 questions. So let’s do number one to start: Are there still people in Mongolia who are making gers the old way and how could I be in contact with them? Two: Are there classic Mongolian measurements in making a ger, like Inuit measures of a kayak which is done in forearms? We can have the conversation here and at forloveofyurt@gmail.com I use the word “yurt” to communicate. When I use “ger” many people don’t know what I am talking about. I sometimes use “yurt-home” and also try to teach “ger” when I can. So 998 to go. How many do you think you would be OK with?
Thanks.
Bruce W Sargent

]]> By: David V. Sargent http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101716 David V. Sargent Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:25:49 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101716 Interesting! He's a Sargent though, not sure I know him. I live and work in Mongolia, (that's outer Mongolia) The Mongolian word is Ger pronounced Gar like Gary just no y sound. Its a wonderful, simple, cheap home! Its round so heating is good, they use coal here, sucks. Yucky smoke here in Ulaanbaatar the capital. Any questions please ask my wife is Mongolian too, Interesting! He’s a Sargent though, not sure I know him. I live and work in Mongolia, (that’s outer Mongolia) The Mongolian word is Ger pronounced Gar like Gary just no y sound. Its a wonderful, simple, cheap home! Its round so heating is good, they use coal here, sucks. Yucky smoke here in Ulaanbaatar the capital. Any questions please ask my wife is Mongolian too,

]]> By: Epperson http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101663 Epperson Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:31:46 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101663 How far along are you in your quest to build a Timber Framed Log Cabin? How far along are you in your quest to build a Timber Framed Log Cabin?

]]> By: Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101662 Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:09:46 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101662 Congrats, Bruce - and good luck with your book! Congrats, Bruce – and good luck with your book!

]]> By: Kent Griswold http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101645 Kent Griswold Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:38:32 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101645 Hi Epperson - I'll do my best to cover your suggestions above. I depend on others to share their experiences so can't make any promises. I also try to cover the full range of possibilities out there, which includes those with money and those without and everything in between. I think you will like tomorrows post so stay tuned...Kent Hi Epperson – I’ll do my best to cover your suggestions above. I depend on others to share their experiences so can’t make any promises. I also try to cover the full range of possibilities out there, which includes those with money and those without and everything in between. I think you will like tomorrows post so stay tuned…Kent

]]> By: Epperson http://tinyhouseblog.com/yurts/for-love-of-yurts/comment-page-1/#comment-101641 Epperson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:44:56 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9485#comment-101641 As much as a I love the modern designs and rustic cabins, I hold an immense appreciation for posts like this one. In this economic climate, it makes perfect sense! There are good companies that offer wonderful products but nothing, I mean nothing beats the DIYers! People like Lamar of Solar Home, Bruce Sargent, Peter King and quirky folks at the Dancing Rabbit Commune make it possible for aspiring Tiny Home owners to realize their dreams without sacrificing their financial stability. Keep up the good work! Personally, I would love to see a post on varying methods of building a Tiny House complete with cost analysis on such areas as Sand Bags, Yurts, Geodesic Domes, Cabin with reclaimed material, Straw Bale, Shipping Containers, etc. As much as a I love the modern designs and rustic cabins, I hold an immense appreciation for posts like this one. In this economic climate, it makes perfect sense!

There are good companies that offer wonderful products but nothing, I mean nothing beats the DIYers!

People like Lamar of Solar Home, Bruce Sargent, Peter King and quirky folks at the Dancing Rabbit Commune make it possible for aspiring Tiny Home owners to realize their dreams without sacrificing their financial stability.

Keep up the good work!

Personally, I would love to see a post on varying methods of building a Tiny House complete with cost analysis on such areas as Sand Bags, Yurts, Geodesic Domes, Cabin with reclaimed material, Straw Bale, Shipping Containers, etc.

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