How to Build a Yurt & Help Videos

Yurt Construction Videos

Want to know how to insulate your floor and walls? Or maybe you want to see all of our standard and custom features in action. See the videos below to learn more about how to build, design, and construct your yurt.

SIPS & Flooring Design

Our Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) floors make yurt platform construction a breeze. Pre engineered insulated floor pieces easily connect together to form a perfect circle for your yurt to attach to.

Framing & Attachment Strength

In this video, Hays goes into detail about how Shelter Designs has uniquely engineered their framing and attachment points for maximum strength and durability.

Building Interior Walls

Vince, co-owner of Shelter Designs Yurts, goes into detail on strategies for building interior walls in a yurt using both freestanding techniques and anchoring to yurt structure.

How to Wire a Yurt

Hays illustrates just how easy it is to wire a yurt. From ceiling fans to flat screens, you can wire your yurt to any specification for all the comforts of a modern home!

Plumbing Your Yurt

Hays and Vince go over how to run plumbing in a yurt. From on-grid septic style bathrooms to off-grid composting toilets, learn about your yurt bathroom setup options!

Features & Add-Ons

Ready to pull the trigger on customizing your own yurt? There are lots of options that you can consider when designing your Shelter Designs Yurt. This webisode is a brief overview of some of the add ons offered at Shelter Designs.

REAL LIFE YURT DWELLER STORIES

Learn from the Shelter Designs family! From year-round yurt dwellers to commercial rental properties, off-grid restaurants on top of mountains, and more. Whatever your purpose is for a yurt, we can almost guarantee that we have a yurt partner that has done it.

Perfect Vacation Getaway

How many of you work in town and would LOVE a backcountry escape. Check out how 3 families joined forces to invest in their own yurt vacation getaway in Western Montan

Off-Grid Restaurant

Get a behind the scenes look at the Shedhorn Grill – An off grid slope side restaurant located above 9,000 feet in Big Sky Ski Resort in Montana. For over 8 years this yurt has stood the test of time taking whatever the big mountain throws at it in stride. Yurts: good for homes, good for getaways and definitely good for commercial uses!

Staying Warm in a Yurt

The first webisode in this series features a question we get daily…Can you actually stay warm in a yurt? Watch as Caitlin, full time off grid yurt dweller in western Montana, explains how she and her husband manage their yurt’s temperature in winter! Give us a shout to submit more ‘ask a yurt dweller questions’ or to talk about your next yurt project!

Year Round Yurt Home

Roughing it in a 40′ Yurt’ Features a couple in Northern Idaho that lives full time in a BEAUTIFUL 40′ yurt home. Boasting a whopping 1,256 square feet of floor space, the 40′ yurt is our BIG KAHUNA. Recently, our larger models have become increasingly popular as full-time homes (we also have a 35′ yurt). We frequently get asked about what modern amenities must be sacrificed in order to live in a yurt. Take a look at this yurt home and just imagine what you, your family, or even your business could do with this space.

Company Videos

Learn more about Shelter Designs, our founders, engineering standards, and the reason behind the yurts. We have been designing and building yurts for over 20+ years, see who and what is behind Shelter Designs, and what drives us to make the best yurts in the industry.

Who Is Shelter Designs?

In this video owners of Shelter Designs Yurts, Hays and Vince, introduce the company. Shelter Designs Yurts, based in Missoula Montana, specializes in hand made state of the art yurts. From backcountry ski lodges to yoga studios to even year round housing, Shelter Designs Yurts are built to be sustainable, beautiful and strong.

Setting a Higher Standard

Quality and strength are not “extras” at Shelter Designs. Larger standard rafter sizes, real exterior doors with thermal pane glass, heavy duty tension cables, and many other features are standard in every yurt we produce. Your yurt starts with standard features that many other manufacturers end with after costly upgrades. We then go from there and help you design the perfect yurt that will suit your climate, budget and use. Check out the newest webisode for more information about how Shelter Designs is setting a higher standard for today’s modern yurt.

What is a Yurt?

'What is a yurt?', owners of Shelter Designs Yurts, Hays and Vince, talk about what a yurt is. They talk about how far yurts have come from an engineering and strength perspective. They also discuss the grandeur of yurts and how one must stand inside a yurt to truly understand their awesomeness!

Build your yurt with Shelter Designs

We’ve been building the finest quality permanent yurts in America since 1999. As you look to start your dream build, we’re confident you won’t find a better experience from start to finish than with our professional, experienced team. 

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