Dometastic

  Finally we get to buy something other than dirt and conduit! I guess we did get to buy the glass blocks... so that counts as something more fun than dirt. BUT these are way cooler to report than our glass blocks. For the past few months I have been buried in quotes. It has been crazy to keep track of everything and figure out what fits into our budget. First up.... drum roll.... Doors Originally we were planning to do wood fortress doors with speakeasy openings but were worried we wouldn't have enough light. It seemed like a better idea to pick out doors with glass in them so they double as windows and not need an additional storm door. I hate how storm doors work and look. Nice ones are expensive and all options block the view of the door you choose to some extent. By taking the part of the budget we planned for storm doors and lumping it in with the door itself we could get a super cool option. These are thermally broken and insulated iron doors that have glass operable windows...

  The shell is done!  We said goodbye to the builders (a few weeks ago) and now pretty much the rest of the building is on us.  "Bon Voyaagee..don't forget to write" as Bugs would say We decided to leave the wooden bucks up and the front plastic in place until we finish each exterior flat wall. These will function as doors and windows allowing us to work inside as it gets cold. We made hinged openings so we can choose to open or keep them closed easily. Right now it is very dark inside with all the openings closed up. We hope this means it will be warm in the winter with a heater so we can keep working! The house is at about the same finish level as a house that is waterproofed but the siding isn't up yet. The inside dome walls are done except to paint. All the vents have PVC sleeves that are caulked with NP1 Urethane caulk. This caulk is rumored (info from the builders) to not only adhere great to the airform but to last 20 yrs or more when exposed to the elements. T...