No doubt about it, the best mold prevention anywhere on anything is air flow and sunshine. Actually yurts have less mold issues than most conventional buildings. Yet it is a frequent question with legitimate fear of health issues that can derive from mold. So, Yurts of Hawaii addresses mold on the FAQ page.
Other yurt sites address mold issues differently, typically focused on the material, ─ but the essential requirement is ventilation. To conclude that the vinyl material is a better mold prevention than the canvas with acrylic coating, or otherwise, is speculative.
All successful yurt makers do their research to select mold-resistant fabrics. What is more important is to build for ventilation. Below are some construction and exterior tips discovered in Hawaii:
(1) Elevate the yurt, preferably a minimum of three feet.
(2) Clear trees and large plants, preventing shady moist areas, three to five feet around the exterior of the yurt, or the lanai/decking. That means no hovering tree limbs.
(3) Maintain landscaping to prevent constant shade, allowing at least partial sun on all areas of the roof.
(4) Install the gutter system properly, ensuring no continuous drips.
Tips to avoid interior mold in the tropics:Other yurt sites address mold issues differently, typically focused on the material, ─ but the essential requirement is ventilation. To conclude that the vinyl material is a better mold prevention than the canvas with acrylic coating, or otherwise, is speculative.
All successful yurt makers do their research to select mold-resistant fabrics. What is more important is to build for ventilation. Below are some construction and exterior tips discovered in Hawaii:
(1) Elevate the yurt, preferably a minimum of three feet.
(2) Clear trees and large plants, preventing shady moist areas, three to five feet around the exterior of the yurt, or the lanai/decking. That means no hovering tree limbs.
(3) Maintain landscaping to prevent constant shade, allowing at least partial sun on all areas of the roof.
(4) Install the gutter system properly, ensuring no continuous drips.
(1) No carpeting, yet small area rugs are an option.
(2) Avoid grouted tile where there is any lack of good air flow.
(3) Omit closet doors when possible; use an alternative such as beads. Building inspectors do not require closet doors in the rainforest because of mold potential.
If you find a yurt dweller who follows the guidelines above, I encourage you to ask and verify that there are no mold issues. Most likely, those yurt residents are healthy people enjoying a sustainable lifestyle.
The photos are compliments of Blue Ridge Yurts in Virginia that illustrate landscape and forest with the above mold-prevention guidelines.
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3 comments:
Thanks for the tips you gave out. This is really a very informative article about yurts in Hawaii.
What if the building is not a yurt? What can the best mold prevention that we can do?
You're welcome yurt holidays! If the building is not a yurt then a lot of these tips still apply. The viewpoint of this article is specifically aimed at those yurt dwellers who have a problem with mold. Most of our yurts beat this problem with the proper upgrades, such as insulation, opening dome, window awnings to allow for constant ventilation and being build on a post and pier platform. E.M.'s work great on mold everywhere, from the garden to your kitchen. Aloha!
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