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Create a Strong, Energy-Efficient Round Home Anywhere in the World

We make building your dream home fast & easy

Our process ensures you can create a strong, energy-efficient round home anywhere in the world.

Our state-of-the-art round home kits provide the essential shell structure and components for your home. Here’s how it works.

  • Select the base size and the number of doors and windows for your round home kit. Later, you’ll have the flexibility to customize the placement of each door and window to suit your preferences.

  • Once you’ve decided on your dream round home, Smiling Woods Yurts will provide you with your Sales Contract.  You initiate your order by signing the contract and placing a $10,000 deposit.

  • You have design options and we can provide design services. Our design services include help with interior layout, window and door placement, and more. 

    Typically, this begins 120 days before production of your home and you will pay 50% of the purchase price at this time.

  • Our dedicated team will finalize production and build your kit, including installing windows, and packing and labeling all pieces for easy assembly. 

    30 days before the product start date, you will pay the remaining 50% purchase price and any additional customization costs incurred.

  • After the shell of your home is built in our home state of Washington, we deliver it directly to your door. Our logistics team will work with you on any unique delivery considerations. 

All Your Questions Answered

Download our Smiling Woods Yurts Guide to learn the ins and outs of building your custom round home:

Why Choose a Round Home?

Building a Smiling Woods Yurt can be a fun and rewarding project. Whether you're looking for a cozy cabin or a unique alternative living space, building a Smiling Woods Yurt will allow you to connect with nature while enjoying the comfort of a well-designed house.


— Energy Efficiency Round homes naturally conserve energy by promoting airflow, reducing the need for heating or cooling. Smiling Woods enhances this with high-performance materials for year-round comfort and an estimated 15-20% lower utility costs.
— Connection to Nature Experience seamless indoor-outdoor living with panoramic views and natural materials. Round homes fit seamlessly into diverse terrains, from mountains to forests. Smiling Woods’ designs create harmony and bring you closer to nature’s beauty.
— Exceptional Durability Round homes are built for resilience, evenly distributing stress to handle harsh weather. Our Yurt Kits meet rigorous standards, engineered to endure winds up to 85 mph, support snow loads up to 100 p.s.f., and achieve Class D-1 seismic ratings.

How to Finance Your Round Home

Financing Your Smiling Woods Round Home

Finding a lender for traditional fabric yurts can be challenging since they’re often seen as temporary structures that don't build equity. Fortunately, Smiling Woods' permanent, stick-built round homes are engineered to meet building codes and qualify for financing, including construction loans and HELOCs.


— Use "Round Home" Terminology: Avoid "yurt," which implies temporary fabric structures.

— Share Key Details: Highlight that our homes are built on foundations and meet all code requirements.

— Provide Documentation: We offer stamped, engineered plans for lender appraisals.

— Explore Financing Options: Construction loans, HELOCs, personal loans, and local banks often offer better flexibility than nationwide lenders.

We’re here to assist with lender discussions and provide sample plans or additional information. Ready to build your dream round home? Let's make financing simple.

How to Permit Your Round Home

Our permanent, wood-framed round homes can be permitted just like any traditional building. Unlike fabric yurts, which often face seasonal occupancy limits or outright bans, Smiling Woods round homes are fully engineered and insulated to meet building and energy codes in most areas


— Terminology Tip: Use "round home" instead of "yurt" to avoid confusion with temporary structures.
— Customizable Designs: We offer models from 320 to 1,200+ square feet to meet local building requirements.
— Efficient and Eco-Friendly: Tight factory machining reduces construction waste and creates a highly energy-efficient building envelope.
— Flexible Components: Metal roofs, fire-resistant siding, and exterior insulation options are available to meet local codes, including Title 24 and Washington State regulations.
— Commercial Capabilities: Ideal for yoga studios, classrooms, and more, with ADA-compliant design assistance available.
While we focus on architectural and structural design, local trades typically handle electrical, plumbing, and HVAC work. Your designer will guide you through siding, roofing, and building department requirements, ensuring a smooth path to your dream round home.

How Will Your Round Home Withstand the Elements?

At Smiling Woods, resilience comes standard. Whether you're building in a wildfire-prone forest, a hurricane corridor, or an earthquake zone, our round homes are thoughtfully designed to meet the challenges of your environment.

From materials to engineering, every Smiling Woods home is a blend of beauty, customization, and structural integrity — made to stand strong wherever you are.

Every Smiling Woods Yurt is engineered specifically for your location. Whether you're building in Tampa or anywhere else in the world, your structure will be designed to withstand the highest wind loads expected for that region.

Beyond engineering, the round shape naturally performs better in high-wind conditions. With no corners to catch or concentrate wind pressure, the load is evenly distributed no matter the direction of the wind. This aerodynamic form reduces uplift and improves overall wind resistance — a major advantage over traditional square or rectangular homes.

Wind Resilience

Every Smiling Woods home can be customized with fire-conscious materials and upgrades, designed to meet the needs of high-risk areas. We offer Pyroguard sheathing, a highly fire-resistant wall material, and metal roofing that comes standard on all our homes. For added protection, we can enclose soffits, use fire-rated eave materials, or treat cedar siding to meet fire safety standards.

Prefer a different finish? We can leave siding off to allow for metal or stucco installation on-site — both are resilient options we’ve used successfully in past builds. We also offer WUI-qualified windows and are happy to explore other fire-rated materials to fit your vision.

Fire-Resistant Options

Round homes also offer superior performance in seismic zones. Like a tube, a round structure resists collapsing or folding because its strength is consistent in every direction.

In contrast, square or angular structures require additional reinforcements to handle shifting forces, especially along edges and corners. While both shapes can be engineered to meet seismic standards, a round design often achieves the same or better results at a lower cost due to its natural structural efficiency.

Seismic Strength

What Will You Build?

Reach out to our team to get all your questions answered. From an estimate to design questions to getting started —we’re here to help!

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