When we first designed the website we were both adamant that we would not allow it to become one of those static, out of date websites that never changed…………….hangs head in shame - cannot believe where the time has gone this summer - we seem to have been at full stretch forever - but having just returned from our 'summer' holiday (in November!) we feel fully rested and raring to go - so I am making another resolution that this time the website will be updated regularly.
For now, we have an updated Showroom page, a 'Trials…..and tribulations' section which documents where we are in terms of testing the various adaptations to weatherproof Mongolian yurts for the UK market - complete with all the ideas that didn't work. Tempting though it was to brush under the carpet the things that went wrong, we felt that including them may save others from making similar mistakes.
The past year has been a steep learning curve - and we expect to go on learning - we remain committed to quality - both in the yurt quality and in the customer service.
We now have an in-house sewing workshop (staffed by the ex sail maker (Peter) who swore he would never again sit at a sewing machine). We just couldn't get a satisfactory fit on the crown covers by out-sourcing (probably because sail makers are like plumbers and immediately take a sharp intake of breath the minute they see someone else's work) so Peter is now merrily sewing away making rain caps late into the night.
Hidden Valley Yurts (the holiday rental side to our yurt business) continues apace. We are delighted to have felled and milled the timber……and got it down to the site for the amenities block …..no mean feat for Dan, our intrepid tractor driver - 2 tonne of timber down a very steep hill in torrential rain - rather him than me.
We are also delighted with the plans and are committed to being as green as possible in the build - though it is sometimes difficult to make the figures stack up! We are hoping to incorporate a living roof, solar heating and a reed bed to dispose of the waste water. The photovoltaic panels (for electricity) have already bitten the dust - the cost being outrageous for a very small gain. However, investigating a wind turbine is still on Peter's 'to do' list.
Until next month………….honest!
Amanda
For now, we have an updated Showroom page, a 'Trials…..and tribulations' section which documents where we are in terms of testing the various adaptations to weatherproof Mongolian yurts for the UK market - complete with all the ideas that didn't work. Tempting though it was to brush under the carpet the things that went wrong, we felt that including them may save others from making similar mistakes.
The past year has been a steep learning curve - and we expect to go on learning - we remain committed to quality - both in the yurt quality and in the customer service.
We now have an in-house sewing workshop (staffed by the ex sail maker (Peter) who swore he would never again sit at a sewing machine). We just couldn't get a satisfactory fit on the crown covers by out-sourcing (probably because sail makers are like plumbers and immediately take a sharp intake of breath the minute they see someone else's work) so Peter is now merrily sewing away making rain caps late into the night.
Hidden Valley Yurts (the holiday rental side to our yurt business) continues apace. We are delighted to have felled and milled the timber……and got it down to the site for the amenities block …..no mean feat for Dan, our intrepid tractor driver - 2 tonne of timber down a very steep hill in torrential rain - rather him than me.
We are also delighted with the plans and are committed to being as green as possible in the build - though it is sometimes difficult to make the figures stack up! We are hoping to incorporate a living roof, solar heating and a reed bed to dispose of the waste water. The photovoltaic panels (for electricity) have already bitten the dust - the cost being outrageous for a very small gain. However, investigating a wind turbine is still on Peter's 'to do' list.
Until next month………….honest!
Amanda
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