We planned our siding project be completed in fall of 2022. We still need some sort of exterior cladding for the window and door walls. Notice how I say "still". Initially we really wanted to do stucco but for some reason we can't order the materials in our location. We can get lath and all the materials needed to go under stucco but the stucco itself is just not shipped to our region. I looked everywhere, talked to building supply places and it just doesn't get shipped here. I think if we hired contractors they could get it but not DIY home owners. I don't know of any homes in our region that use stucco. It seems to be a thing only found on commercial building. That commercial only application may be why we can't get it. In our frustration we initially gave up on stucco and then wasted too much time in the late summer researching alternate cladding. We looked into everything from hardi board and recycled rubber roof tiles to composite recycled plastic and
HOW DO I....? This is a hot topic in the tiny world of would be monolithic dome owners and in the greater community of alternative housing. It doesn't take much searching to find people frustrated by these two topics. Some people resort to some pretty interesting strategies to be able to build. This is the reason I am devoting one whole post to them. They really do make or break people's ability to build. If you read other info online, you will find lots of people asking but not many answers. Unfortunately, one solution may work for someone in a specific location/situation but not for someone else. All I can write about is our own personal experience in Connecticut. This may or may not be the same for others. It is important to note that we are currently (as of writing this in Feb of 2023) the only Monolithic dome in our state. If you live in an area where there are already other monolithic domes you are in a much better situation than we were. It is also important to note th