The yurt platform is not included with your Colorado Yurt package. Several recomendations are listed below and we are happy to send you free simple or oversized platform plans that will help you or your contractor build a platform perfectly designed to accomodate your yurt. Downloadable simple deck plans are also available.

Simple Yurt Platform

The simple platform is a wood structure circular in shape and the same diameter as your yurt. It has a small porch area at the front door. This simple yurt deck is a great choice if you are on a tight budget, need to fit the yurt into a tight location or are siting the yurt on a slope. It also leaves a very light footprint and can be easily deconstructed should you ever move your yurt.

Simple Platform Plans

Oversized Yurt Platform

The oversized deck places the circular, raised area for the yurt on top of a square deck and allows room around the yurt for sitting areas and easy access to your window flaps. Wood and/or recycled decking material such as Trex is used to build this yurt platform. This type of platform works well if you are siting your yurt on a slope.

Oversized Platform Plans

Typical Deck Costs

Concrete Pad

If the location for you have chosen for your yurt is flat and you have room for a concrete truck to acces the area, you may choose to pour a circular concrete pad to place your yurt on. It should be the same diameter as your yurt and have a flexible bender board attached around the outside of the platform. There are many new paint and stain treatments that can be applied to concrete or mixed in. Several of our customers who have chosen to use this type of platform have utilized in-floor radiant heat.

SIPs Deck

The SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) Deck is very similar to the simple yurt platform in shape and size. It is a ready made deck that comes in pie shaped or rectangular pieces that fit together tongue and groove style. The pieces are constructed of an insulating layer of foam sandwiched between two pieces of plywood. A great choice for convenience. It leaves a light footprint and can be easily deconstructed and relocated. You may purchase a SIPs deck sized for your yurt from The Colorado Yurt Company. Please call 800.288.3190 or e-mail info@coloradoyurt.com for details and pricing.

Platform Frequently Asked Questions