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Re: Anyone have knowledge/experience with DOME HOMES ?
Posted by kaslop [Email] (more from kaslop) on Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:37:25
In Reply to: Anyone have knowledge/experience with DOME HOMES ?, 91Aero.jr, Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:00:35
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Hey -- Lived in a small dome for 4 years in Alaska. It was small, a nearly perfect hemisphere, and built 30 ys ago in extremely simple fashion by a builder/owner.
The feel of the place was great, as was the incredible acoustics and relative ease of heating even with wood only. Plus, the wood frame was exposed inside, like monkey bars in some kids playgrounds, so i could climb my way around the house!
One consideration is leakage. Mine leaked pretty badly at windows, and I think many domes have (or had) this problem. This is mostly a consequence of cheap amateur construction and because, in a true dome, all exterior surfaces are 'roof'. All the windows must be as water tight as a skylight -- or they leak.
Another consideration is that standard furniture and appliances don't fit curves so there tends to be more 'wasted' space than a box house. But bean bags fit great!!
Resale $ is another issue, if that matters to you. Could take a while for the right buyer to come alone ... like a Saab.
Despite the caveats, domes are awesome. The elegance and symmetry of a dome, especially ones that don't have too many tacked on square additions, is addictive. My wife and i are thinking of building one for our next move/house. Been 'square' long enuf--
klp
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Posts in this Thread:
- Anyone have knowledge/experience with DOME HOMES ?, 91Aero.jr, Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:00:35
- Concrete domes and timberframes, chris, Mon, 5 Jan 2004 07:01:23
- Refried Domes, Brian in MA, Sun, 4 Jan 2004 09:52:15
- Re: Anyone have knowledge/experience with DOME HOMES ?, kaslop, Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:37:25 <-- Viewing This Message
- If you want out of the ordinary try a Yurt?, saw, Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:28:34
- Re: DOME HOMES ?, Pa Taket, Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:42:50
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