We strive to make Original Yurts as maintenance-free as possible. In this effort, we innovated the design of the skylight to make it waterproof, introduced heavy-duty canvass for outer cover, improved insulating properties using both felt and radiant barrier insulation, replaced tension ropes made of animal hair with man-made material highly durable under outside use, and added two layers of varnish to protect the paint.
However, there are certain things that you need to consider from the beginning to make the yurt maintenance free. These include: a) selecting an appropriate spot for your yurt away from the trees if possible; b) preparing a platform enabling proper drainage, installing all yurt fabrics, including the waterproof fabric, properly in the right order.
Once you setup the yurt, heating the yurt once in a while, depending on the level of humidity in your area will help keep the felt and other fabrics in good conditions.