As usual, I uploaded the photos in reverse order, and I can't seem to move them around in this editor. The picture below shows the inside of the yurt. Jeanne sanded the floor and put on two coats of OSMO Hardwax Oil (a great, durable non-toxic clear finish)
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The 5' diameter acrylic skylight is hinged at one edge. You crank it open with a long rod that you can reach easily from the floor.
We asked friends and neighbors in the area for help putting up the yurt. We're really thankful all these people showed up. It was a fun day for everyone, even if Jeanne got a little hoarse from trying to read the directions aloud while everyone went ahead and put it up whatever way seemed logical (then took parts back down and turned them around and put them back up the right way). It took about six hours for the group (up to 11 at times) to put the yurt up. We relaxed for awhile afterward around the summer kitchen and had homemade pizzas cooked in the wood cookstove.
Jeanne and I built our second solar food dehydrator (the first one is still in Maine, at Earthways).
Here's the summer kitchen, with the bracing done, some scavenged cabinets up, wood saw overhead, metal on the sides for blocking the wind, drain gutter routed to a 55 gallon drum for dishwater, and a bench that Jeanne made.
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The 5' diameter acrylic skylight is hinged at one edge. You crank it open with a long rod that you can reach easily from the floor.
We asked friends and neighbors in the area for help putting up the yurt. We're really thankful all these people showed up. It was a fun day for everyone, even if Jeanne got a little hoarse from trying to read the directions aloud while everyone went ahead and put it up whatever way seemed logical (then took parts back down and turned them around and put them back up the right way). It took about six hours for the group (up to 11 at times) to put the yurt up. We relaxed for awhile afterward around the summer kitchen and had homemade pizzas cooked in the wood cookstove.
Jeanne and I built our second solar food dehydrator (the first one is still in Maine, at Earthways).
Here's the summer kitchen, with the bracing done, some scavenged cabinets up, wood saw overhead, metal on the sides for blocking the wind, drain gutter routed to a 55 gallon drum for dishwater, and a bench that Jeanne made.
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