We are still at the point where nothing visible is happening but behind the scene gears are turning and information is flowing. South Industries made a site visit this week! They have a crew in South Carolina and the person in charge of our build flew up to CT to take site measurements and meet with us. It was great to get a chance to ask all the questions we could think of. This meeting kicks off the first step in Monolithic creating our airform. We got a gold star for our foundation work! This is a huge relief! Last fall we double checked the measurements of our concrete forms before we poured and tried to use bracing to get them as true as possible. The key point is "tried" . We knew they were up to an inch off in one section after truing them up as much as possible. Most of the way around they are within a 1/4" from what they are supposed to be. The curved forms are super strong once fully assembled and only had a little bit of give. The area that is almos...
Building a monolithic dome home in a small Connecticut town. Follow the ups and downs of building a round house in a town where houses with all straight lines are the norm.