These sections, along with the door, are bolted together in an upright position and secured along the top edge with a steel cable that acts as a tension ring. The top half of the yurt frame consists of notched rafters fitted onto the cable at one end and bolted onto the top central hub with strange metal brackets affectionately called cling-ons for the function they preform. A smoke hole for a stove pipe can be cut in the center of the hub or out of a side wall. Spark arresting material is secured around such openings to prevent fire. A wooden deck at a semipermanent home site is often one of the first considerations.
Some people choose to heat the decking with radiant heat.
Another approach to a foundation for those who cringe at cement is a brick or sandstone rock floor, the cracked filled with sand or adobe mud. If linseed oil is added to the mud it will help prevent flaking and dust. A secure foundation can be covered with throw rugs or with whatever the occupants feel most comfortable. Imagine a round strawbale house with a 16' diameter. Add another door in an existing yurt and attach an extra satellite yurt, creating another room or bathroom.