THE LITTLE YURT

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November/December 1976
 
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F. OUTER WALL AND INSULATION

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INSULATION:Four-inch foil-backed fiberglass insulation should be stapled to the outside of the yurt's inner wall before the outer wall is put up. Be sure to position the toil side facing in.

OUTER WALL:Draw a line across each of 22 of the 64-1/2"long wall boards, 3-1/2" from the top on the "worst" side. Now position one of those boards so that its left edge is even with the right edge of the doorway, and so that its 3-1/2" mark shows just above the upper edge of the lower roof boards. Nail the plank securely in place with three 8-penny nails at its top (into the roof members) and three 10-penny nails at the bottom (into the floor). Then proceed to position and nail the rest of the marked boards in the same manner, leaving a &1/2" space between each one (you'll have to look ahead and fudge the distances between the last few . . . checking when you're halfway around the yurt—and making some adjustments then—helps). Take care to get the boards on straight. Have someone stand back to "eyeball" them as you work.

Now nail the remaining 64-1/2"-long outer wall boards in place evenly over the gaps in the first layer-and exactly even with the tops of the first planks. Use 8-penny nails spaced every six inches along the junctures of the boards. The space above the doorway should be filled with short pieces cut to fit the curve of the door (see Section M).

Now install the yurt's second tension band, at the top of the outside wall. (Again, be sure to have the foil facing toward the inside of the yurt. Cut the insulation diagonally to match the lines of the roof boards, and run it up and down the roof.)

G. UPPER ROOF

Use the 70-1/2" and 71" boards (cut as described in Section E) and follow the same instructions outlined for constructing the lower roof. (Exceptions: no props are needed; overhang should be 4" rather than 3-1/2"; no clinching is required; 8-penny nails should be used instead of "7's"; nail or screw the "peak end" of the roof boards securely to the top of the skylight rim.)

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