Want to see photos of a smashed Yurt?

[Solar Burrito]

This may make you cabin builders happy you built a cabin.  Although I should point out that this one didn't have a snow load kit that may have prevented this. Unfortunately this was my yurt...

http://solarburrito.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/collapsed-yurt-pictures/

[glenn kangiser]

Interesting.  Harry has one but it is a house type and I am sure it will take any load we can conjure up for it.

[Solar Burrito]

This is 3 feet of snow then a heavy downpour of rain on top of the snow at 1650' near Lake Cushman and Hoodsport, WA.


The local Safeway in Shelton also had a roof collapse!

[glenn kangiser]

That may have reached around 180 lbs per square foot - real rough guess - depends.

[NM_Shooter]

Very sorry for that.

I've got my fingers crossed that my cabin also does not collapse.  We've had record snows and in the last 7 days had another 35 inches of snow.  This is definitely an acid test year for my new cabin. 

-f-

[RainDog]

Total loss? Yurt like that costs upwards of 5 grand, doesn't it?

Bummer.

[Solar Burrito]

Ya total loss, we pretty much threw most of it away. We'll actually it was the other 2 property co-owners that did, I wanted to fix it. But yes it would probably be $6000 to replace a 16' yurt, not counting the platform which was fine.

I think we wanted a cabin anyway deep down. The plan was to move the yurt but it didn't happen.

[DirtyLittleSecret]

Rainier Raven Yurt?
Its amazing how much the "snow" kits add to the structural load ratings on yurts.  Mrs Dirty and I are still considering a Rainier 30' Eagle to add to the property.  Glad you werent in the yurt when it went "ka-thump"!