Dometastic

  Things went super fast! The builders finish up the shell construction this week.  They were so fast I didn't have time to update this blog. At one point we were working long hours on weekends and nights to try to keep up with their progress. Mr. Dometastic and I were spending every spare moment running electrical conduit for everything that goes in the exterior shell. It all had to get done after they finished the rebar and before they sprayed concrete. Somehow we did manage to keep up but we were not Road Runner in the race! Most of the above photos are self explanatory but this last one shows our thermal break for all the openings. I need to jump backwards in time a bit. This video link wasn't ready when I wrote the last post on insulation. To see the completed insulation and the start of the rebar as a video. CLICK HERE to watch it. Then CLICK HERE to see another video update of the rebar a lot further along in the process.  We had multiple inspections along the way and

We FINALLY rise out of the dirt!  CLICK HERE TO WATCH A 6 MINUTE VIDEO OF IT INFLATING Everything is happening so fast! It is both exciting and daunting because this means we have a ton of work to do to be able to get it closed up for the winter. This is awesome progress and we are totally wowed by the space that is created! It is much bigger than we imagined. The square footage is a little over 2700 sq feet (certainly not a huge house) but having it on all one level with high ceilings makes it feel HUGE! The builders attached the airform to the ring beam with all the needed equipment under it. It is attached by metal bands with concrete screws directly into the ring beam.   Next they built all the wood bucks that go up against the openings. The bucks are large flat wood exterior support walls that push back against the balloon like airform. This gives a nice flat edge to work against. This helps get sharp edges for all the openings on the otherwise soft airform. After the fans are tur