DIY Offgrid Dream Yurt
Serene, chic, and decidedly modern, the yurt that Zach Both and Nicole Lopez now call home in Portland, Oregon, was build in under six months costing around $63,000.
Home is where love resides, where memories are created, and family feels welcome, or however the saying goes. Be it all those cheesy things or not, every person needs a home. Some inherit it, others buy it, and then there are those who build it with their own hands. Zach Both and Nicole Lopez are the kinds of people who shaped their own beautiful house with the help of friends and family.
Credits: Zack Both
Credits: Zack Both
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Credits: Zack Both
The yurt measures in at 30 feet in diameter and a spacious 730 square feet of living space. The exterior structure was constructed in a weekend with help from friends and family, while the interior build out took a couple of months. Inspired by his experiences, the could documented their Yurt set up on their own website that provides step-by-step instructions and photos of the entire build process.
Credits: Zack Both
Credits: Zack Both
The cost of materials for the interior—from building supplies to furniture and appliances—would come out to just over $25,000, bringing the total value of our yurt to $63,000. While not a trivial amount of money, the greatest cost would actually be the time involved. For the better part of six months, constructing a yurt of this scale and caliber became a full-time job with overtime.
Credits: Zack Both
Credits: Zack Both
Any sense of normalcy fell by the wayside. Nicole and I worked tirelessly towards the moment when we could step back and marvel at what we had built together. Once the paint dried and the sawdust cleared, we moved in and have enjoyed the revolving door of friends and family experiencing the space we created.
To learn more you can view the video below, and check out their website here.