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Yurt Living: Solutions to Mold Fears

Blue Ridge Yurt

Tips to Avoid Yurt Interior Mold

  • No carpeting, yet area rugs are an option.
  • Avoid grouted tile where there is any lack of good air flow.
  • Omit closet doors when possible; use an alternative such as beads or curtains.

It also helps to wash the yurt at least once a year. Just remember that bleach does not eliminate mold (yet sunshine does), and that bleach is not recommended for yurt washing anyway.

Follow the guidelines above for healthy living and enjoy a sustainable yurt lifestyle.

The photos are compliments of Blue Ridge Yurts in Virginia that illustrate surrounding forest and landscape with the above mold-prevention guidelines.

Written by Delia Montgomery

I am Delia, d/b/a Chic Eco on www.ChicEco.com, and established myself as an eco fashion guru by learning "who makes what in the world of environmental fashion and design."

Enjoy reading some of my freelance writing about environmental design, fashion and art -- from both consumer and supplier perspectives. You may notice I focus most on individual eco designers, movers and shakers.

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I'm originally a Kentucky Blue Grass gal who relocated to Maui early 2006 and the tropical Puna District of Big Island, Hawaii late 2007. Walk the talk is my motto here.

Early 2009 I constructed a yurt home office in a semi-urban setting on a tiny lot. My water comes from the sky, contained in a catchment that's not likely to dry in this rain forest. The electric is designed for solar conversion. I grow about 30% of my food organically, compost, and recycle to the hilt. Permaculture with a full eco system is my gardening style.

In fact, gardening is my ultimate joy. I seek gigs like design, weeding and planting between other jobs. My love is Hawai'i which has more climate zones than any state. There are frequent earthquakes here, typically under a 3.0 magnitude, and I happen to dig the vibrations. It's a wonderful simple life in paradise. As I grow older and wiser, I become more and more grateful.

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