Berger your an inspiration and I have to say a brave man setting aircrete blocks up at a precarious slant with only a little cement! I was thinking a 40 foot dome but chickened out thinking about the scaffolding being 18 foot high! Greatest job i’v seen lately!
Clayton, I would not suggest to anyone to build a dome much larger than about 30 ft in diameter. I have exchanged emails and seen pictures with a gentleman who has built a 50-foot aircrete dome in the Midwest. He has expressed to me that its construction was an absolute nightmare. His blocks were 12 in thick, and extremely heavy. Lofting them 20-plus feet in the air was a real challenge. In the end, it is much more economical to build two domes 28 ft in diameter. The math does something really cool when it comes to domes relative to square footage of floor space, in relation to cubic footage of interior volume. Let me explain it this way, a 40-foot Dome would give you 2400 square feet of floor space. A pair of side-by-side 28-foot domes would also give you 2400 square feet of interior floor space. But the pair of 28-foot domes would have less interior volume than the single Dome of 40 ft. That gives you flexibility and advantages. For example, less interior volume to heat and cool but you still get the same square footage. Also you can align to smaller domes side-by-side to take advantage of geography. Or Orient the two domes in an East-West line to take advantage of the northern facing sunlight for solar thermal heating. Not to mention that a pair of 28-foot domes could be constructed out of blocks 6 in thick. Where the 40 foot Dome would require 12 in thick blocks. When you do the math to figure out surface area, it comes out as exactly the same. The pair of 28-foot domes has the exact same external surface area as a single 40 foot Dome. Hope some of this is helpful. Also, would be very interested in seeing what you have built up to this point. Thanks :-)
Awesome and inspiring...its neat how small domes appear from the outside yet how spacious and expansive they are when you step inside. Thanks again for taking us along on your journey. Love it!
This is by far my favorite build on TH-cam right now. Always looking forward to new updates. Don't be afraid to use the cell phone, other than not being able to put a soundtrack to it it's actually a fantastic video. Thanks for the update and looking forward to the next one.
Have you thought about the dirt floor when it rains? Could you make a aircrete path way leading to the dome, out house and the show. It will be kind of miserable having your feet all dirty when using the bathroom..I also bring up the topic because I want to see how well Earth Creek does on the floor uses tile bricks.
Hi Jon, Just ran into your channel here. Great build! Been interested in DomeGaia aircrete homes for a while now. Any plans for a new build? Would like to join you as an extra pair of hands? Let me know.
Hello Spicer, Yes, we are now back in the USA saving up money for the next phase. Add a smaller dome for Kitchen/Utility room. Add others for bedrooms and bath. Sure would love the extra help. This was a tough challenge for just husband and wife. Smaller domes should be much easier.
northern wisconsin hello .. could you record some music in the dome , is like to hear the results . looks good > brick on wayne - brick on garth . lol .......
charles hueckstaedt let me tell you, the acustics in the dome are great. We always listen to music and the dome reflects the sound perfectly, no matter where you are in the dome.
@@ExploringCabinsandMines Gosh...if I had the money, I bet you would love to come to a beautiful tropical island for a job! hahaha....too bad I am not rich to employ you on my project.
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Berger your an inspiration and I have to say a brave man setting aircrete blocks up at a precarious slant with only a little cement! I was thinking a 40 foot dome but chickened out thinking about the scaffolding being 18 foot high! Greatest job i’v seen lately!
Clayton, I would not suggest to anyone to build a dome much larger than about 30 ft in diameter. I have exchanged emails and seen pictures with a gentleman who has built a 50-foot aircrete dome in the Midwest. He has expressed to me that its construction was an absolute nightmare. His blocks were 12 in thick, and extremely heavy. Lofting them 20-plus feet in the air was a real challenge. In the end, it is much more economical to build two domes 28 ft in diameter. The math does something really cool when it comes to domes relative to square footage of floor space, in relation to cubic footage of interior volume. Let me explain it this way, a 40-foot Dome would give you 2400 square feet of floor space. A pair of side-by-side 28-foot domes would also give you 2400 square feet of interior floor space. But the pair of 28-foot domes would have less interior volume than the single Dome of 40 ft. That gives you flexibility and advantages. For example, less interior volume to heat and cool but you still get the same square footage. Also you can align to smaller domes side-by-side to take advantage of geography. Or Orient the two domes in an East-West line to take advantage of the northern facing sunlight for solar thermal heating. Not to mention that a pair of 28-foot domes could be constructed out of blocks 6 in thick. Where the 40 foot Dome would require 12 in thick blocks. When you do the math to figure out surface area, it comes out as exactly the same. The pair of 28-foot domes has the exact same external surface area as a single 40 foot Dome. Hope some of this is helpful. Also, would be very interested in seeing what you have built up to this point. Thanks :-)
Having lived in Guam for a couple years, I can really appreciate what you are doing. Seems like heaven.
Another great update. I enjoyed seeing this portion of the dome build. Probably one of the trickiest parts of the dome build.
Thanks for the update
Awesome and inspiring...its neat how small domes appear from the outside yet how spacious and expansive they are when you step inside. Thanks again for taking us along on your journey. Love it!
It's been enjoyable watching your progress.
I really enjoy following your progress. Thank you.
This is by far my favorite build on TH-cam right now. Always looking forward to new updates. Don't be afraid to use the cell phone, other than not being able to put a soundtrack to it it's actually a fantastic video. Thanks for the update and looking forward to the next one.
Keep up the good work!
It is looking amazing... Great video
Have you thought about the dirt floor when it rains? Could you make a aircrete path way leading to the dome, out house and the show. It will be kind of miserable having your feet all dirty when using the bathroom..I also bring up the topic because I want to see how well Earth Creek does on the floor uses tile bricks.
It's coming along quite nice. Awesome!!❤👍
Awesome, as always
Looks real good . Ya'll are doing some real good work .
Looking fabulous. . I live in the colder climates of NY .. What would be the best block thickness for me ??
Mark Wilson Sorry, I am not sure. There is a lot of onfo on the Domegaia forum.
No problem. . Love the dome and figured I'd ask you .. I'm following along every step
Hi Jon,
Just ran into your channel here.
Great build!
Been interested in DomeGaia aircrete homes for a while now.
Any plans for a new build? Would like to join you as an extra pair of hands? Let me know.
Hello Spicer, Yes, we are now back in the USA saving up money for the next phase. Add a smaller dome for Kitchen/Utility room. Add others for bedrooms and bath. Sure would love the extra help. This was a tough challenge for just husband and wife. Smaller domes should be much easier.
Great video. It's going up really fast now. Just a quick question do you get any rising damp from the ground and if so how will you prevent it?
Graham Wiltshire hi there. We put down plastic sheet before we poured the foundation.
That is impressive. Nice job
Great progress so far, any bats?
D. b. Yes, there are fruit bats on the island about as big as a small dog.
@@jonyap08 the bats around here are the size of mice but there's over 2 million so it can get messy. The big ones are much more fun.
Anyone from yap who could tell me where this is? I don’t recognize the place.
You could paint concentric blue stripes around the top! Beep boop beep. It looks great!
Is the balancing at the top taking lots more time?
northern wisconsin hello .. could you record some music in the dome , is like to hear the results .
looks good > brick on wayne - brick on garth . lol .......
charles hueckstaedt let me tell you, the acustics in the dome are great. We always listen to music and the dome reflects the sound perfectly, no matter where you are in the dome.
@@jonyap08 sounds good to me .
looking forward ,,to new vids ,.
Great progress, what is it that you are using for your mortar mix?
A for effort D fir execution , I'm sorry but you have zero concrete skills.
Hahaha...OK...well I am only a novice.
@@jonyap08 sorry to be rude but I was a tile / stone mason for 25 years so I'm rather picky.
@@ExploringCabinsandMines Gosh...if I had the money, I bet you would love to come to a beautiful tropical island for a job! hahaha....too bad I am not rich to employ you on my project.