Yurt Roof Ring

The mongolian yurt or ger is a round nominally portable self supporting structure suitable for camping in comfort.

Yurt roof ring.

The design includes a circular lattice frame and rafters supported by compression into a central ring at the top. Secure a strip of plywood around the perimeter to finish the drip edge. How to build a yurt roof center ring most dangerous part. Buy and sell used yurts and new yurts.

Tradition the alaskan nomad shelter yurt is inspired by the traditional ger or yurt design of the central asian steppe nomadic herding people. Post your ad for free here. Rather the walls rafters roof ring and tensioning bands all work against each other. Our engineered compression ring is cut from two twelve sided polygons of clear douglas fir and is three inches thick and five feet in diameter.

The rafters in modern yurts are typically made of dimensional lumber. It does not rely on ropes or stakes to hold itself up. This design is ages old and very well proven. Add 1 screw to each end of the strip.

Roof ring tono the roof ring comes with the basic yurt kit. The yurts structural form and strength depends on the tono. There are also severeal ways to make your own. Https youtu be g0bllebwqr4 nicole and i are building our own tiny house alone in the wild.

We allow sellers to post yurts dome houses and other tiny home variants. Traditional methods of manufacture are stream bending a single piece of wood to create a wheel or made using blocks to create a strong but heavy wheel that often required two supporting poles bagana. The heart and soul of the yurt. The weight and load of the roof is partially distributed to the ring keeping the entire structure erect.

The yurt dome fastens in six places to the compression ring with stainless steel expansion springs and four stainless steel cables for an outstanding weather tight fit. The roof wheel or tono is the most integral part of the yurt. The plans show how to make a basic block ring but you can make one from one long clear piece of ash or oak steamed in a steam box and then formed around a mould.