How Long Does It Take to Build a Yurt?
Have you ever wondered how long it takes to build a yurt—especially if it’s your first time? At Yurt Specialists, we make the process both fun and accessible. Here’s what you can expect when setting up your own yurt.
A Four-Hour Building Experience
If you’re completely new to yurts, don’t worry—our team provides a guided, hands-on building experience. In many cases, participants can help build a yurt in around four hours. It’s a great way to understand every part of the structure and feel confident about how it fits together.
What Factors Affect Build Time?
- Size of the Yurt: Larger yurts take more time—especially getting the frame, roof, and wall coverings correctly tensioned. Smaller yurts can go up faster.
- Number of Helpers: More hands make lighter work. Extra helpers speed up the build significantly.
- Ground/Base Preparation: If your base is already level and prepared, it saves time. Preparing the site adds extra hours.
- Weather Conditions: Wind, rain, or cold can slow progress and require extra care.
- Skill & Familiarity: Experienced builders or those following instructions closely will be faster than first-timers.
What’s Included in Our Build Experience?
- Step-by-step guidance on each component: frame, roof ribs, crown, and doors.
- Hands-on instruction so you understand the purpose of every stage.
- Correct fitting and sealing of all coverings.
- Final checks to ensure safety and structural stability.
Bottom Line: What You Can Expect
With 2–4 people helping, a standard mid-size yurt usually takes 3 to 5 hours to build. Larger yurts, site preparation, or poor weather conditions may extend this to half a day or more.
Thinking of building your own yurt? Learn more about our yurts for sale or discover how we support yurts in glamping projects.
We have our customer Wildeye’s footage of their first time yurt building experience in 2012. Please check it out.
