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      gemniii Major Contributor @Zander last edited by

      @zander How does one give thumbs up?
      Nice well shot video.

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        Zander Dragon Tamer Workshop Graduate Forum Administrator last edited by

        In forum speak, we "upvote" posts that we like using the upvote/downvote options in the lower right of each post.

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          gemniii Major Contributor last edited by

          Thanks!!

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              Meg and Steve last edited by

              I've been doing some research on Dome construction on Hawaii Island like everyone else.
              Just wondering what had happened to this project? I heard it is incomplete..?
              What are the reasons? -Aloha

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                Zander Dragon Tamer Workshop Graduate Forum Administrator @Meg and Steve last edited by Zander

                @meg-and-steve Thanks for investigating into this rumor. Sorry for the delayed response (I took a 3-year off-grid break). When I left the Hawi site the dome had interior and exterior finish stucco, windows, and a door. I returned a few weeks later to find it painted (interior and exterior) and a pergo type floor was installed. The intention for this dome was to be a massage studio. Since I never finished this thread properly I can see how the rumor could have started. Here are two photos recently provided by the owner. The owners tell me that they are using the dome every day for massage, therapy, and meditation! DF469AF1-F961-4A0F-812F-02E8525EF215.jpeg Hawi dome with shower house.jpgalt text

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                  Zander Dragon Tamer Workshop Graduate Forum Administrator @Zander last edited by Zander

                  Lessons learned. After 3 years of daily life in this dome, the owners have two big lessons learned that they are now sharing:

                  1. Definitely wait at least 30 days before painting your dome (or any other cementitious substrate) with a latex paint. They were in a bind to get it painted before the rainy season arrived and chose to paint it 14 days after the stucco was applied. The result was that that the paint peeled off.

                  2. Definitely put a plastic liner under your concrete or aircrete slab. They did not do this and as a result moisture from the ground wicks up and into the walls "like a sponge."

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                    Nvdome @Zander last edited by

                    @zander Thanks for the detail shot on the meeting of the door and dome. That's very helpful for those who can't attend a workshop !

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                      Nvdome @Zander last edited by

                      @zander I believe there should be metal flashing at domes bottom below stucco coat to carry moisture away from the foundation and walls. I just got samples of an artificial stone product used for cladding and even roofing.

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                        tadjy last edited by

                        Nice photos, Thanks.

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