FAQs

- The high quality wood structure including the roof sticks, tonoo (top dome – covered with Plexiglas on its front half), bagaans (central posts), door (with double window door frame also included) all painted with traditional motives and the wall sections.
- A complete layer of white felt insulation (white felt made in Mongolia)
- The outside water resistant decorated canvas
- A bag with all necessary horse braided ropes, inside twill, top flap, decorated bottom protection skirt

It is difficult to say. Mongolians say it is 100 years… On our side we’ve done our best to select the best quality of yurts and to adapt them to the more humid climates than the ones in Mongolia. With a little care, wood structure and felt insulation will last dozens of years. Should you have any trouble with the cotton based canvas after a few years, these are items that we will always carry in stock at very affordable prices.

Our yurts are all hand made and come with no warranty. Although we care to source the best possible quality for yurts since 2003, we cannot guarantee how they are going to be used. However, we are always available for advices, spare parts, for any question or in the unlikely event of a problem.

The only part of the yurt that could age quicker, especially in humid areas, is teh outside canvas. We now offer a 10 "at cost" warranty on our canvas. Even if you had to change it twice... it would still be cheaper than any other covering... and definitely more healthy than vinyl for example!

Yurts have been developed in a country with an extreme climate. They are aerodynamic and resist the strongest winds, although they’re normally not anchored to the ground (Mongolians do not want to hurt the Earth). In case of extreme winds, Mongolians usually attached a big stone to the rope that hangs from the centre of the tonoo (central dome). You can use a ring bolted to your platform. Also, make sure that the yurt is “air proof” on the ground and that there’s no risk for the wind to rush from underneath the yurt. We have a lot of experience to share on the subject and you might find more info in our installation notice.

If the yurt is well installed, it should normally resist heavy snow loads. But for more safety, we advise our customers to regularly get rid of the snow on the roof. Should you leave the yurt unattended for a longer period and fear heavy snow falls, you can always place two additional central post under the tonoo at 6 and 12 o’clock on yurts up to 6 walls.

We actually sell yurts that are almost 100% organic. Our cotton based canvas is of very good quality and is water RESISTANT. In some case of prolonged rains or long lasting melting snow, you might experience some humid spots here and there. Although not always 100% natural, here are a few ways to adapt your yurt to extreme humid conditions:

- In general, we strongly recommend placing a layer of  house wrap (TYVEK drain wrap or WEATHERMATE PLUS from Dow which is the best) between the felt and the outside cover on the roof and walls. These house wrap is not organic, but TYVEK for example claims to be completely biodegradable. You can also purchase a house wrap directly with your new yurt.
- If you’re not using the above mentionned wrapping and see humid spots after heavy rains, heat the yurt for 30 min.
- Waterproof the seems (or even the whole outside cover) regularly, every year for example
- We offer special treatment for the canvas and you can also simply purchase the product from us
- We can also provide special canvas made in Canada

The toono (central dome which) is very wide in an authentic Mongolian yurt and brings natural light all around the yurt. In addition, we introduced a double window door frame (together with the main door) as a standard on all our yurts, allowing to close the yurt and have a view outside, without compromising too much the original Mongolian look.
However, you can also order a certain amount of windows or additional doors, depending on the yurt’s diameter.

Our tonoos (central domes) are all equipped on their front half with 4 window frames covered with a very basic Plexiglas cover (one of them having a hole for the stove pipe). The other half is usually covered with the urgh (top flap). For more light, you can very easily cover the rest of the tonoo with Plexiglas. We sell clear vinyl top flaps as an alternative option for light and optimal rain protection of the tonoo. You can also order a special tonoo finish with a better quality covering and window seals.

Everything is possible! The concept of an authentic Mongolian yurt is so flexible that it is easy to adapt to your needs, as long as you respect safety standards of construction!

Our yurts ARE round! A wall is a lattice section that is unfolded like an accordion and connected to the next one in a circle to form the circumference of the yurt. The more sections (walls), the bigger is the diameter of the yurt. Traditionally in Mongolia, most of the yurts have 5 walls. We like to describe the size of the yurt in “walls” as the diameter can vary a little bit.

Having a few walls makes it easier to carry the yurt and the connection between 2 walls also add strength to the structure.

Yes, and it is fairly easy to do. We can do it for you on order directly in Mongolia, or we’ll be glad to show you how to do it if you have some carpenter skills…

The yurt, as any other building, doesn’t like to be left alone too long and will last longer if it is used, breathed and / or heated. Other than that, there’s not much to do apart maybe of tightening the ropes from time to time or waterproofing the outside cover (at least the seems). Should you leave your yurt unattended for several months, we recommend to take it down (it is so easy to set it up) and store it in a dry place. We have acquired a healthy dose of experience caring for these special accommodations depending on which areas they’re used and will gladly share our knowledge with you.

“Surprisingly” (the felt is made of almost 100% sheep wool), moths have never been a problem for the white felt we use is our yurts…