TenYurt
The TenYurt eBook details a very simple DIY prefab structure that can serve a number of needs. It can be used for simple storage or basic shelter. Why the name TenYurt? Well it is called a TenYurt simply because it has ten sides and looks a bit like a yurt. The basic design can also be enhanced in a number of ways to make it as complete as your needs and budget allow. The eBook about the TenYurt contains 37 pages of detailed design and construction information. There is a list of tool suggestions and each part describes which tool is best for each operation. Included are complete dimensions for all the parts and a complete parts list for both the sub-component parts as well as for the whole project. There is also detailed information about alternative materials and suggestions on ways that the TenYurt can be enhanced. The TenYurt has been carefully designed to maximize the use of materials in such a way that there is almost no wastage. It has also been designed to allow prefabrication at a location that is remote to where you would like to install it. All of the pieces will fit into a pickup truck for transportation and nothing is larger than 4′ x 8′. The component parts are light enough to be easily handled and installation should be a fairly simple and quick task for two people. Depending on material choices and level of enhancements it should be possible to build a TenYurt for as little as perhaps $300 or $400. Enhancements will of course cost more. The following snapshots show the full content of the book to give you an idea of the number of illustrations and the level of detail included. If you like what you see you can buy an electronic copy for $19.95 by clicking on the “Add to Cart” button at the bottom of this page.
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Tried to order, but apparently PayPal won’t process orders unless I give them my bank account number, which I’m not willing to do. It’s bad enough I have to give them my credit card info, not willing to give them unlimited access to my bank account (too many news reports of their systems being hacked). Any other way to pay for this?
Thanks,
I have no interest in Pay Pal but I have used them with no problems whatsoever. I was very reluctant but I needed something and it was the only choice I had. I understand your reluctance though.
To buy the TenYurt book you can bypass the need for you to have a PayPal account and select payment by credit card instead. Even if you do have a PayPal account all you have to do is pretend you don’t have one and click on the button that says something like “Don’t have a PayPal account?”. This will take you to a screen where you can select your choice of credit card for payment. It works fine that way.
Two quick questions (and apologies if I missed the obvious): Is this design intended to be set up and taken down easily, like a temporary storage/shelter solution? Are there any pictures of one of these that has been built in the real world?
The design could be built for easy set up and take down if you want it that way. The key would be to select fasteners between the panels that can be quickly disconnected. I detail one such choice in the book that could be done using standard door hinges with removable pins. All you would have to do is to pop the pins out to disassemble your TenYurt. You might want to install foam weather striping tape between the panels instead of caulking the joints too. Both would be easy options.
I have not yet built a sample of the TenYurt but do intend to do so some time soon. Instead I have been experimenting with another structure lately that I may very well right about next.
Uhhhh. What’s the price ?????
The price is $19.95. It was only noted on the “Buy” page before though. I just added the amount to the note about the book. Thanks for the quesiton…
I built a geodesic dome many years ago, so I know firsthand that the big issue with this type of design is roof leaks. Your write-up needs to address this a bit before expecting sales to really rock n roll.
~eric.
Actually I do mention various options about how to seal the roof in the text of the book. What approach did you find worked the best for your dome?
Paypal is becoming a major problem for people. 1. They locked our account and refuse to unlock it until we provide a large number of documents, which we refuse to do.
2. A woman here in Australia sold an antique violin which the buyer felt was a counterfeit. Even dealers have sworn that the violin was genuine but the buyer wanted his money back. Paypal told him that he could only have his money back if he destroyed the vioin and provided photographic evidence. So the buyer smashed the violin to pieces, got his money back and left the seller with a heap of timber rubble. She swears the violin was genuine.
As far as I know anyone should be able to buy the TenYurt book by selecting the button on the PayPal form that offers the option of paying by credit card as though one did not have a PayPal account instead of first logging into their PayPal account. I have used that approach myself for a number of purchases when I wish to use my American Express card instead of making a payment from PayPal funds.
Please lets get off of the topic of PayPal issues. I am getting way too many comments on that topic. I welcome comments and questions about my TenYurt book but I think we have beaten to death the PayPal issues.
This has a more-than-passing resemblance to the long established and opensource project called the hexayurt.
Sure there is a similarity to a hexayurt in that the TenYurt is a multi-faceted structure with flat sides and with flat triangle shaped roof panels. I would politely suggest however that 10 sides is a lot different than 6 sides. I would also like to point out that my TenYurt book contains a great deal of carefully dimensioned information on exactly how to build one. I like the hexayurt project but would like to also point out that the standard type of construction for a hexayurt is to use rigid insulation panels and to tape them together using tape with bi-directional fibers. That is not at all how a TenYurt is constructed. The standard hexayurt is only 4 feet tall at the sides while the TenYurt is 8 feet tall at the sides. The standard hexayurt is about 16 feet in diameter while the TenYurt is a little over 12 feet in diameter.