Yurt Details

1. You can add windows to your yurt!

• • Each complete window is roughly the same size as the door for that size yurt. 
  • There are two frames within one window. The top, smaller one opens. 
  • Each frame in the window and the French doors in the double door includes glass. All glass is placed before shipping. 
  • Each window has two covers.
    • Inside is a detachable, cotton canvas-covered felt cover for insulation that ties to the yurt’s frame.
    • An outer canvas rain cover is attached to the top of the white canvas cover. It rolls up and ties, tucked away under the white cover.
• Typically, two windows are placed on either side of the door and are attached with hinges. These are referred to as “side windows.” 
• You can have a single window, an extra door, or up to three windows or doors, depending on the yurt size and window or door placements. Please see below for a chart with more details. Please get in touch with us if you have a specific layout in mind. 
• The main door is placed at 6:00. Your options for additional placements beside either side of the door could be: 3:00, 9:00, or 12:00.
• Tall versus regular walls – if you have tall walls or the 8-wall yurt, then you must have tall windows. Doors, walls, and windows must all be the same height.
• Windows are not traditional to the Mongolian ger. There could be heat loss in extremely cold climates.
  

• This is an imprinted, creme-color, rayon-like material with color trim. 
• It is used to protect the felt, hide the walls, and as decoration. 
• It is attached through small loops on the top of the wall hanging and a long nylon cord that weaves through the wall hanging and behind the roof poles. 
• The color trim matches the color on the top white canvas cover. See the “covers” section below for more detail.
• Please see below for photos.

Our all-natural, extra-thick, fire- and bug-resistant sheep wool felt insulation is of the highest quality and a superb insulator. Nothing like it exists outside of Mongolia. 

The felt insulation layer comes in two overlapping wall pieces, tied to the yurt frame, and two overlapping roof pieces that also overlap with the wall felt. However, if you have added windows or extra doors, the wall, felt, and cover configuration could change. 

Please see our Felt Insulation Details page for more detailed information.

Our canvas is made from 100% cotton. It is durable, breathable, all-natural, and mostly waterproof and fire resistant. It has not been treated with chemicals or added synthetics to ensure 100% waterproofness 100% of the time. You can further treat it to enhance its waterproofing capabilities or add additional synthetic layers for wetter climates. Please contact us for more information.

Specific cover details:

• A thin, white, cotton sheet-like base layer for the roof that goes under the felt on top of the roof poles. This can be removed. Its primary purpose is aesthetics and to keep the felt layer clean. 
• Water-repellent dark green cotton canvas that goes on top of the felt insulation layer. It will be in two pieces. One for the front half, one for the back half.
• Water-repellent white cotton canvas with decorative detail. This will be in one piece with overlapping ends to help hold it in place. The decorative detail is sewn onto the canvas in two spots: 1) around the roof/crown opening and 2) around the door frame.
• Crown Cover – Water-repellent cotton canvas cover featuring decorative details on two of its four edges. This is a large, square piece of canvas with ropes attached to each of its four corners. It covers the roof/crown opening. The ropes can be used to pull the cover open and closed from the ground.
• White cotton canvas decorative skirt for the bottom of the top layer of white canvas.
• PLEASE NOTE: If you have added windows or extra doors, the wall, felt, and cover configuration could change. 

Below is more information about each cover color detail that is matched with each color of the yurt. You can change this color on request, just let us know!

The walls are expandable, wood lattice sections that interlace and are tied together to form the circle of the yurt. They are made from dried wood that has been shaped, sanded, and steamed to create a slight bow to the overall wall. Each joint is tied together with camel sinew. 

The 4-wall yurt will have four lattice wall sections that are tied together around the door; the 5-wall will have five, etc. However, if you have added windows or extra doors, the wall, felt, and cover configuration will change. 

Tall Walls – For an extra charge, you can increase the height of the walls. The tall and regular wall heights are slightly different depending on the size of the yurt. Below is a table indicating the measurements based on yurt size. 

• Every yurt comes standard with a two-layered door. This is an outer single-panel door and inner french doors with two small windows on each side for a total of four small windows. 
• You can request a single door which is the single-panel only. This is a price reduction of $200. 
• If purchasing an extra door, you can have either a single or double door.

• The Rood/Crown is the round center top part of the yurt. It has eight window openings with a center cut-out sectioned opening as well.
  • The cut-out at the very center remains open. 
  • The eight openings come with ten options to fill them. PLEASE NOTE: Although these frames effectively block sound and dust, they are not 100% waterproof. The canvas cover will be needed to fully cover the roof/crown and keep the weather out.
    • 8-glass panes with wood frames,
    • 1-plastic pane with wood frame and hinge,
    • 1-aluminum stove pipe opening with wood frame;
    • Additional hinged plastic windows can be included for an extra charge.
  • The crown is 4-7 feet in diameter, depending on the size of the yurt. Please refer to the “Dimensions and Measurements” section for more information.
• Roof Poles – 60-110 poles, depending on the size of the yurt, with a loop on one end to attach to the top of the walls. The tip of the poles fits snugly into a cutout on the roof/crown.
• Crown support poles – two center support poles attach to the roof/crown, three for the 8-wall. Typically, a wood-burning stove would go in between these poles in Mongolia.

• All of the wood parts are made from locally sourced renewable larch, birch, or pine wood. 
• All wood parts except the walls (the door, windows, roof poles, center support poles, and roof/crown) are hand-painted with a base color and beautiful designs in the Uyanga style from central Mongolia. They are then covered with lacquer.  
• All paint is lead-free paint imported from Europe.
• The ropes are made from horse and yak hair. Some nylon rope is used for packaging.