Well-Insulated Cedar Yurt

Floor coming together.

Perimeter of the floor has a pressure-treated rim joist.

Plumbing, heat tape and electrical all installed through the floor.

Now we must prep the floor and install blue skin and sill gasket before we can install the door & window sections and the logs.

Window and door sections are premade in our shop with curved headers, blue skin and metal flashings. Start with where you want the front door.

Front door up – start installing the insulated logs.

Keep standing up logs until we reach the spot where the first window goes.

Everything must be braced as there is high winds. You can see the old growth red cedar on the interior of the logs here.

End of day one.

Installing window number 2 on day 2.

A few more logs then the back door and more bracing.

Back door installed – now more logs – almost half way.

closing in the walls – 2 more window sections to go.

Leaving a 6′ space with no logs so all the sub trades, drywall etc can come through the open space rather than over the thresholds of the doors.

Starting the perimeter metal roof ring.

Centre ring going up.

Now we have to build a center scaffolding to hold the center ring. This must be able to slide up and down then lock in place when the proper height is met.

Have to sit it right on top.

Sheet number 1.

Sheet number 2.

First 4 sheets are installed north, south, east and west – the only way to know if you are centred and at the right height. When all the pre-drilled holes line up tighten the bolts.

Keep going around the circle installing sheets.

Last sheet – success, the metal roof is now. installed

This is what the underside of the metal roof looks like at this point.

Crane truck on site to lift the bubble in place.

Bubble is in place – get the spray foam started.

Spray foam started at 10:00 am.

Insulation person was awesome to work with.

Round and round we go.

Framing started on centre wall.

Ready for the loft floor joists.

Framing on centre wall.

Window between the 2 spaces framed in.

Installing the loft joists.

Loft floor installed and plywooded. Next we install the 2 x 8 rafters so we can add another 8″ of batt insulation making the roof R-45.

Rafters are screwed to the centre ring and spaced evenly around the yurt walls.

First 2 rafters.

Up into the loft area as well, rafters all installed.

Then batt insulation to make the ceiling R-45. We can offer R-60 if required in certain areas.

A fireproof fabric is then installed.

Next the sub trades – electrical rough-in.

Trying to keep out of everyone’s way as we start hanging drywall.

Wires run and plumbing rough-in finished.

Couple outlets as well as the outdoor plug.

Pony wall where all the support equipment will be placed.

Plumbing rough-in.

Ceiling started in the maker’s space.

Vent stack installed.

Ceiling almost done – attic access hatch.

Ceiling done – starting the walls.

After the mudding.

After the mudding.

After the mudding.

Mud, mud, mud.

Prep work for the mini split for heating and cooling.

Inside, we spent most of the time on our hands and knees, belt sanding the seams/joints in the floor as it had to sit outside all winter in NB.

The insulation now has all the spaces full and ready for the black cloth.

Fireproof textile is now stapled over the batt insulation which in on top of the spray foam insulation.

To cover the staples, we fasten red cedar faux beams over the staples on every rafter, 3 faux beams up.

7 beams up.

Black cloth all installed and half the faux beams.

All faux beams installed.

Start to install trim pieces.

This is what the entire bottom will look like when done.

More painting and temporary electrical hooked up.

Flooring in – final coats of paint.

Makers space floor done.

Closing up the opening that everyone has been coming in and out of.

Just a few inches left.

One last piece will simply slide in straight.

Curved counter out of the shipping container.

Toilet is installed.

Plumber plumbing in the sink and the solid fir top is being scribed to the wall.

Bathroom all done and 1 coat of finish on the inside of the logs.

Smaller water heater was installed.

Installing the mini split, the main heating unit.

The brains of the unit.

The unit installed up on a metal stand looking ahead at the proposed wrap around deck.

Prep for the wall-mounted unit in the makers space.

Done.

And all done.

Prep for the same in the main area.

Got the hood vent in today – fan and lights in the hood vent.

Back door now has an exit sign with battery back up in case of a power outage.

Inside, looking out of the main door.

Pressure tank, new smaller hot water heater and the HRV (heat recovery & ventilation).

Got the railing in today – starting to look finished

Interior door install day. We installed the doors, and finished the baseboards and attic access ladder.

Our team works very well together – 2 doors installed.

Baseboards started.

Baseboards done.

On to the front door.

Front door now installed.

Back inside the doors are hung.

Looking up.

Looking down.

Looking left.

Looking down.