Can there be 2 stories?
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@matt-prosser Please to meet you. My name is Eli. Thanks for sharing your dome. I have made some drawings of several. I want to go build and learn at the workshops in a couple years. One I designed I estimate to be 1800sqft dome home and cost $30,000 U.S. This includes structure, aesthetics, finished floor, and utility installment.
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@knowitallteen I think there should be an area on this site where we can share dome plans. Not official blue prints of course. Just basic sketches.
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You are welcome to upload any type of file you want. All are encouraged to upload official blueprints, rough hand sketches, or 3D renderings. This is the area to do that.
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@zander I did not know that. Awesome!
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@knowitallteen I am designing a house that consists of a dome split in two and spread apart by an arch with the same diameter. Basically, it is shaped like an Advil pill.
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@knowitallteen I think it's good, because you have more flat surfaces you can put appliances and furniture against; yet it is still very strong and arrow dynamic.
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This is a dome a designed a couple of days ago. There are 2 floor plans for the first and second floor, one elevation plan, one structural plan for the second floor. It's a standard wooden platform. Only the platform is made out of wood. I try to reduce wood consumption as much as possible, but it is the most economical and practical way to make a second platform. Read the caption on the last page. You can decide if it's funny. I did not draw out the exterior depth of the walls because you don't have to worry about space as much on the outside. But just so you know, the exterior depth of the dome walls is 8in. Interior depth is 4 in. It has roughly 900sqft of living space and according to my estimation, it would cost $15,000 - $20,000.
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I like the Advil concept. It mixes in a bit of straight with all that roundness, creating a balance, with minimal compromise in structural strength. The hand drawings are awesome - a great contribution.
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@knowitallteen What is meant by "exterior depth" and "interior depth"? I only know of one depth that is the same whether viewed from inside or outside? The depth I know of is also called "block thickness" or "wall thickness".
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@zander I am talking about the thickness of the walls.
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@knowitallteen And thank you.
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@knowitallteen The interior walls have a different thickness than the exterior. That is what I am trying to say.
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@knowitallteen Two bedrooms upstairs. Kitchen, bathroom, and 3rd bedroom downstairs. Vaulted entry with spiral staircase. Sounds like a nice space.
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@zander Thank you.
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@knowitallteen I will release another design the day after Christmas.
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This is a sketch I made a while back. It is 700sqft house. It would cost $10,000. The depth of the walls exterior and interior are 6in.
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Cylinders are very strong structures.
Stand on an empty soda can... it wont collapse unless you push on the side hard enough.I was wondering if a dome can be premade in Tetris like blocks, completely pre skinned and ready to glue together with sticky mortar. I was thinking of ways to make prefab blocks in molds for different sized domes. The blocks can be made and stacked inside of shipping cotainers to be shipped anywhere in the world! Then the container can be used to live in while the dome is constructed!
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@upwinger That is a very interesting concept. I don't know if it would work, but it sounds like a good idea. I think the blocks could be premade and then shipped. You would have to be careful because aircrete by itself is brittle.
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@knowitallteen
True dat... Im going to make a planter box with interlocking aircrete blocks this year. I just need to buy a paddle mixer and collect a bunch of free pallets.My plan is to make some molds with 2 x4's and plywood.
I was going to try and line the bottom of the mold with wet roof clothe, spray it with a sticky mix of mortar and concrete adhesive using a texture hopper gun, then pour the aircrete into the molds while everything is still wet.
I don't know how well or difficult the blocks will come out of the molds after setting up for a few days.
Does anyone know if there is a way to help with the blocks to slip out of wood molds without needing to unscrew the molds?? Maybe paint the inside surface of the molds with something?? -
@upwinger Some intensely non-sticky adhesive is my best bet also, so I think you've got the right idea. Did you try it yet, if so, how did it go?
