Why Buy a Shelter Designs Yurt?

Shelter Designs, LLC was founded on the principals of quality, beauty, affordability, and most importantly, sustainability. In 1999, we began hand-crafting and living in our yurts in the northern Rockies. The lessons that we have learned over this time have been incorporated into each of our custom built yurts. Our company prides itself on building strong, durable structures with uncompromising attention to detail.

Best Pricing. At Shelter Designs, your satisfaction is our top priority. Part of that satisfaction is providing you with the best price offered for comparable quality yurts today.  Simply put, SD offers excellent yurts at the best price.

Eco-Yurt. Our flagship model, the Eco-Yurt, stands alone in the industry as the most sustainably manufactured yurt in North America. We are proud to incorporate sustainably-harvested lumber in the woodwork. Our round, hand-peeled roof poles are gathered from areas of the forest that benefit from selective thinning.

All of the interior and exterior wood finishes are non-toxic, no-voc, environmentally friendly and safe to handle. Be healthy and live green in s Shelter Designs Eco-Yurt.

Standard Tall Walls. The wall heigth for a Shelter Design yurt is 7‘-2“. This feature allows you to have a standard 80" tall door, better window placement, and makes a roomier structure. Tall yurt walls lend themselves to interior lofts for efficient use of space.

Standard Awning. Shelter Designs is the only yurt manufacturer that builds protective awnings directly into the door frame in addition to the roof rain diverter. This strong structural component sheds snow and rain away from the entryway. An unprotected door is a door that will have problems. Door awnings and rain diverters come as standard features in all Shelter Designs yurts.

Entryway. An entryway should not only be functional but attractive as well. Shelter Designs uses quality exterior wooden doors in its yurts. Thermal pane windows are available upon request. We laminate oak across the top of our door frames for added strength. We also laminate cedar at the base of our door frame which offers excellent natural resistance to problems that can occur in damp conditions.

Heavy Duty Tension Cable. There is no substitute for a strong roof. Shelter Designs uses a 3/8" high strength aircraft cable for our tension bands. Our roofs exhibit superior performance with substantial snow and ice loads.

Experience has taught us that these features make yurt living more functional and enjoyable. While other manufacturers charge extra for many of these options, we include them in our base price.  This means there are no hidden costs.

We invite you to share in the experience of living, working, and enjoying life in a Shelter Designs yurt. Design your yurt today and receive a free quote.