Stucco Yurt with latex cement roof.

[@drylandfish1765]

Great job! Have experimented a bit with this latex concrete material. Would love an update on how it's held up. Thanks for documenting your process!

[@billlarrick9330]

The roof is not a year old yet but it is holding up remarkably well. It still looks brand new. I am optimistic that it will easily outlast the rest of my lifetime! Thanks for watching.

[@tamtam777]

@@billlarrick9330 Did your yurt hold heat better after you did this method?

[@billlarrick9330]

It does hold heat better and it is noticeably less drafty. It still gets hot in the summer. I have an evaporative cooler and a big fan to help with cooling. @@tamtam777

[@tamtam777]

@@billlarrick9330 thanks! :)

[@nolandlacroix3130]

This is the most beautiful construction conversion I ever saw

[@ARoyalLyon]

Great video among many so-so ones on this topic! Most helpful yet toward my aspiration to build something like this on my Mojave Desert property. I did a proof-of-concept project using a Dogloo form, portland cement and latex paint/water mix, and an old bedsheet. Took a long time to cure; I think the paint mixture was too rich, but after a week of hydration/curing then baking in the desert sun, the shell is nice and hard and appears nominally waterproof. It's a bit brittle and won't stand up well to large dog traffic, so next I plan to put either chicken wire or fiberglas mesh inside and put a sand coat there, mount it on a wooden base for stability, then put a top coat extending below the wood.

[@crystalsanc]

More videos this was great.Would love to see a follow-up video

[@jamesbarros950]

Thank you for sharing this. I’ve been looking at doing something similar, at a smaller scale and this showed me how I can get to the roof and get it done. Thank you so much!!!

[@cyndilee5118]

Good job, Everyone! Looks great, Bill. Awesome!

[@bobwebber2804]

Nice job

[@lcrobinson512]

What an amazing process! Great job!

[@billlarrick9330]

Thank you so much!

[@tomb.6618]

Way to go, Bill! Looks really good.

[@AircreteHarry]

Great Job!!

[@billlarrick9330]

Thanks!

[@kathrynralli4557]

Very nice!

[@Prokitespana]

Great and nice work. Thanks for sharing !

[@TheHolywren]

Looks beautiful.So helpful!!…as I was scanning for information on cement roofs

[@billlarrick9330]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mikeandjim5428]

Amazing results for all your efforts!! Quick question; we are looking to use the latex cement roof formula for our geodesic dome workshop; Do you know if latex cement can be sanded smooth like traditional cement? I have been unable to confirm this on the interwebs.

[@AutoNomades]

It's more like living in a cave/plastic tent than a yurt, as traditional housing are all breathable. (and almost all cloth we wear ; ) Imagin wearing waterproof underwear 7/24 ^^ Im looking for doing the same, but with insulated and breathable walls (Same roof technic but with overhanging roof and cob coated strawbale walls) Nice from you to share anyway !

[@billlarrick9330]

Thank you.

[@AutoNomades]

@@billlarrick9330 You're welcome ! How is spending the winter inside ? Dont you have some mold problem ?

[@et5222]

Awesome idea and video ! Can I ask a couple of questions? Do you have a guess how much additional weight you added to the roof? (maybe per sf it is less than a good snow load).... Have you had any problem with mold where you live ?

[@billlarrick9330]

I think it was about 4,000 lbs to the roof. The roof is 800 sq ft. I added about 10,000 to the sides with the stucco. The deck has settled some with the additional weight but no cracks yet. I did have to plane one of the doors so I could ope and close it properly. We do not have a problem with mold here. We live in Colorado and it is very dry.

[@rogermccaslin5963]

Why not just paint on a few coats of elastomeric roof paint and skip the cement part of the modification?

[@villhelm]

Should’ve used one coat polymer render.

[@rowanshole]

Hi Bill. Really impressed with this. Wondering how it is going a few years later. I suspect that as you applied the first roof coat to dry hessian you've probably got some fine cracking, but the two coats above, and the latex paint haven't cracked at all and the roof has remained sound and waterproof? Cheers John

[@billlarrick9330]

I should have reinforced the deck joists before I started. The extra weight caused some sagging which resulted in some cracking in the stucco. I jacked up the sagging joists and put in some cement blocks underneath and that seemed to have solved the problem.

[@KBBAKTHA]

Brilliant work to add extra years to the yurt roof and walls. What is your estimate of number of years added to its life and how much did this activity cost in al?

[@billlarrick9330]

I figure that it cost me about $6K, about what a new roof and sidewalls would have cost if I replaced it with the original material from the company I bought it from. The original roof lasted 12 years and I am hoping that the stucco and latex cement will last 2 to 3 times that at least. I do not want to have to put on a new one in my lifetime!

[@desertpermaculture-thar1726]

Really awsm work..

[@billlarrick9330]

Thanks ✌️

[@robertd6925]

How's it held up?

[@EliZevin]

How’s it doing now??

[@1035pushunity-offgrid]

📝📝📝

[@prototype9000]

Wonder if you can juse use latex paint

[@AutoNomades]

Yes, me too. (almost.. : Like 1 to 3 layers of cement, then 1 to 2 layers of latex, only for the roof to let breath the house ...

[@sjr7822]

could you tell us the recipe for the latex concrete I couldn't understand, thank you! 1 bag of portland cement 3 gallons of latex concrete adhesive, 3 gallons of water, but,I didn't get what you said about quikrete, I take it you are using Quikrete Portland cement, is that right? and, no sand?

[@billlarrick9330]

I used latex concrete adhesive from both sikalatex and from quickcrete. They are interchangeable and it was hard to find in quantity. You could also use dry powder mix but the shipping costs were prohibitive for me.I don't remember the brand of Portland cement I used. The first and final coats did not use sand. The second and third coats I used an equal amount of sand as Portland cement. the liquid remains the same.

[@sjr7822]

How much latex concrete did it take to cover the roof? And, where did you get that material you wrap the Yurt? Was that open weave material fiberglass material? I know the roof was burlap- I don't know where to find the bulk material, I am thinking this might work on a dome frame.

[@billlarrick9330]

The surface area of the yurt roof was 800 sq. ft. I used 4 bags of Portland cement per layer = 16 100 pound bags, plus the sand (2 layers X 400 pounds = 800) . 3 gallons of latex X 16 = 48 gallons latex plus an equal amount of water. Then I painted the whole roof with a good quality latex paint, 2 coats about 25 gallons of paint. The fiberglass mesh for the stucco was spider lath which I ordered from Amazon. I also got the burlap from Amazon. It has been a year and the roof still looks brand new.

[@keralee]

@@billlarrick9330 Would you change anything if you were doing it again?

[@billlarrick9330]

@@keralee The joists on my deck were too far apart to support the additional weight of the added stucco. I had to go back and add additional supports midway between the beams because the deck started to sag.

[@petrazalazar2649]

What was the purpose of the dome?

[@billlarrick9330]

The dome is there to provide light inside the yurt. It was also designed to open so that hot air could escape in the summer. There are strong wind gusts where we live so I am afraid that the dome will get ripped off if I open it so we don't use this feature.

[@robertd6925]

How many square feet of coverage did you get per gallon of latex?

[@billlarrick9330]

I think I used about 15 gallons of latex paint for 2 coats. The first coat obviously took a lot more paint.

[@robertd6925]

@@billlarrick9330 What's the roof diameter?

[@billlarrick9330]

@@robertd6925 The diameter of the yurt is 30'. I am estimating that the height is about 8 feet so the would give a surface area of about 800 sq ft.

[@robertd6925]

@@billlarrick9330 Cool thanks

[@robertd6925]

@@billlarrick9330 Actually I meant the latex cement stuff.

[@sjr7822]

Seek 09:00 for cement latex formula, I can't make out what he is saying, all i got was, 1 bag of Portland Cement to three gallons of ? latex concrete adhesive a quikrete and 3 gallons of water

[@billlarrick9330]

3 gallons sikalatex 3 gallons water 1 bag Portland cement for directions go togo to velacreations.com/howto/latex-concrete-roof/

[@simbadzino]

​@@billlarrick9330thank you Bill

[@petrazalazar2649]

That wouldn't stand Florida's weather!

[@SheriffofYouTube]

I'M GUESSING YOU HAVE FOLLOWED ZERO BUILDING CODES... CONGRATS

[@SheriffofYouTube]

A REAL WORK OF ART

[@billlarrick9330]

You are correct. We do not have building codes out here in the county.

[@finiasj.whoppy1870]

Should have just stick framed something the fool