modular home update

[Smiling JOe]

Unfortunately, the Building Dept probably will not issue a permit to build a yurt due to it not conforming to building codes.

 

[Beach Goddess]

Yurts rock!


I saw they have hurricane clips, and that's good. But I gotta wonder what good the clips would do when a huge tree comes flying through the fabric wall in 100 mph sustained winds.

an addendum: After mulling on this, I'm thinking it might not be so bad. Aren't they easy to assemble and disassemble? If so, then just roll it up and evacuate during a 'cane and reset it after the storm.

 

[peapod1980]

a structure i'm considering: http://www.coloradoyurt.com/yurts.htm

The yurt's natural strength:
Rafters push inward on compression ring and outward on tension cable, which acts in a similar way to a hoop on a barrel preventing the rafters from moving/spreading outward.

An aerodynamic shape:
The yurt's aerodynamic shape allows the wind to easily flow around it rather than pushing against flat walls.

Roof Load:
Roof loads are transferred down the rafters to the tension cable.

JR, HGTV just did a design show on a guy building a yurt; showed the building process and then the interior design. Link doesn't show much, but here you go:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_hdinc/episode/0,2756,HGTV_24337_42235,00.html

 

[Smiling JOe]

A yurt does not have to be fancy. You could simply build a platform for the floor, and as you say, when the storms approach, load up your trailer, and roll down the walls. I once stayed in a ecovillage on St John which did exactly this. They were back up and running within a week of each major storm where other hotels were out of business for years after major storms. They also built these structures under the tree canopy. I thought it was really cool philosophy/idea.

 

[John R]

SJ, there are yurts being used in every state of the union, and my supplier has engineering drawings for the building depts. i would need the high wind package for sure, and would want to anchor it even more myself.

chickpea, you guys can come visit whether there's a yurt or not. i'd probably come to you for foundation drawings anyway, so there's your price of admission ;-)

miramargal, a tree moving at 100 mph will be coming through any walls with ease, except chickpea's. and yes, it could come down, with some work, but i'd still need to deal with what's inside. my plan is to build it up on a deck, with the garage/shop underneath. and, i'm looking at a 30' one so there would be a pretty large area underneath for hurricane shelter(sort of) if things get out of hand above.

peapod, thanks for the link. thats an interesting yurt. everyone i've been at has a deck around the perimeter. that yurt has a nice small footprint. pros and cons to both. so, if i want a 30' yurt and put a deck up with a minimum of a 5' surround, then i've got a potential 40x40 garage/shop below. enough for me

sorry for the tangent/hijack miramargal, i just wanted to show the aerodynamics of our structures that you were mentioning.

some interesting links: http://www.a-spi.org/tp/TP8.htm
http://www.fishrock.com/conics/
http://www.a.tu-berlin.de/cocoon/php/database contents/Mongolia_tuvaimag_ulaanbaatar_objekt1.pdf

 

[SHELLY]

Unfortunately, the Building Dept probably will not issue a permit to build a yurt due to it not conforming to building codes.

At least not until developers can figure out a way to stack'em and market them as "Yurtominiums."

 

[Mango]

At least not until developers can figure out a way to stack'em and market them as "Yurtominiums."

 

[Beach Goddess]

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Experience the seashore the way it was meant to be experienced...from a fancy tent. Hear the sounds of the sea as if it was just on the other side of a piece of material. Twist in the wind with the balmy breezes. Pack it up and go if a hurricane threatens.


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Get in on the "ground floor" before prices soar!!!

 

[Pirate]

There used to be a dome type house similar to a yurt on Cape San Blas. Looked like it had been around for quite a long time. By now it probably washed into the Gulf with the 60 percent of the Cape that has eroded but it seemed to last through at least a few hurricanes with zero damage.

Be interesting to see the reaction of the architectural control board of say... Rosemary react to a submission for such a structure.

 

[csamps]

A "modular home" - built in the factory - and assembled on site was just picked in Country Living's House of the year. It is really quite cute w/ porches, a tin (metal) roof, working shutters,and the company (Genesis Homes) designed it to fit in the the historic architecture of the area (it was built in Florida). It looked more like what you see in some of the new subdivisions down here at the beach.

I have read before that these usually exceed local building code/standards. so my thought was why not have them up the windows, doors to hurricane standards and ship it in to your lot.

They could probably get very close to some existing designs.

The one in the mag, probably ended up being a bit costly because of so many on-site /custom changes.

You don't have to have a geodome, for it to be modular. There was a company in Georgia that was doing many that looked like period houses/ or Southern living plans.