Would YOU LIVE In a SPRAY FOAM House?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Our house made of spray foam received a lot of controversial comments and left a lot of questions to be answered. So we traveled to the source to meet with Kyle at Promise Domes to do a Q&A. He also gives us a full tour of his beautiful Dome-stead!
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I have noticed that homesteaders are pioneers that thrive on taking risks and are somewhat fearless in their approach to life. Most of us simply hang onto the ordinary and have five year plans that are sealed in concrete. Thanks for being unusually unordinary.
😂Xanadu😂 I toured that place when I was 10! Told my dad I wanted to stay there while they went to Disney...he said I couldn't but when we got home he would built me a small fort like it. I had a 7ft dome that he made from a playground climbing dome that we already had but didn't hardly use anymore. He covered it with weed barrier cloth fabric and used about 24 cases of Great Stuf spray foam on the outside then covered it with fiberglass and 4 layers of epoxy base paint. On the inside he cut many sheets of pink insulation foam panels into triangles to fit inside bars then used Great Stuf to "glue" them to the weed barrier cloth material. After a week of shaving off excess foam and sanding to make it all smooth it was ready to get finished off. We headed to the store to pick out spray paint colors and I chose pink purple and teal. Then we got the panels of thin plastic that people use to line showers in low budget rental housing and paintable caulk. Dad was awesome! In grafitti style lettering it said Cherie's Cave in 4ft letters inside and the rest of it was mainly purple. It had one triangle window facing the south and a diamond shape door facing the north where the house was and they could see from the living room window if anyone was to go by the door😂 to grow up in the 80's was the best! The next summer he was out there cutting a hole to put in a indow a/c unit and bought me a camping portable flushing toilet and I got a futon and carpeting and it was for when my friends came over we had to sleep out there so he didn't have to listen to girls giggling all night😂
That is absolutely epic!!
I stucco'd the outside of mine. Cedar planked the inside !
It's amazing to see all of the iterations of the dome structure - a giant greenhouse with aquaponics is definitely cool!
It was the Xanadu home in Wisconsin Dells that gave me the spark back in the 80's, and it never left me.
I've been considering building a retirement cabin out of a couple large screen house frames, and polyurethane foam.
Big surprise, to see that it’s possible to have a second floor or loft in a dome is great, love it! Congrats on your home wish you all the best.
the Dome gazebo with the pond looks really cool .
Also that foaming implementation system could probably be engineered with a stable dual rod system that could be used to more evenly apply the foam and do it faster as a one man job. Kind of like a crane on rails extended from the back of a van, with multiple spray on each level. Instead of having to climb up and down .
My thought was that he needs a bucket truck, he can just move himself around in the air using the control levers.
Thank you for showing us Kyle’s place! What cool concepts on the greenhouses. would very much like to see his aquaponics set up when finished. Enjoyed seeing the evolution of his methods of dome covering.
I wish you many happy years in your new home! Good video to cover inquiries.
Awesome! Thanks for answering everyone's questions! Super cool 😊 excited to see more from you guys
"If we fail it's going to be entertaining." hahaha... I love your attitude and therefore am subscribing. I've been interested in geodoms for sometime now and now I think the foam build is very interesting. I'm going to search for it in Pakistan.
❤You guys rock!!! ❤ As long as there is no off gassing I think it's a great affordable way to build homes. I wonder how one would hold up in east Tennessee in the wind, rain and snow? I also wonder of this method could be used to build a slightly more typical box shaped home? Thicker foam for winter maybe??
I like it, a lot! Imagine an outer layer that would grow stuff - sorta like a chia pet. 😊
I am just floored with how awesome this stuff is. and Kyle is such a low key mega genius on what he is doing. I subbed just to watch you all just rock it. cant wait to see more.
great seeing Kyle and his updated projects .. the new tropical greenhouse looks epic. hyperadobe, polycarb, and foam in one structure - way cool
So cool seeing Kyle’s house too, how neat! His greenhouse will be like the myriad gardens when he gets everything grown in a few years!
Thank you for sharing about the condensation and things people would not even think of.
I had a previous homeowner spray foam into holes in my basement walls. All the unprotectected foam on the outside degraded, but inside it was still okay. I still replaced it with cement since I had a rock foundation in the basement and I wanted it back to its correct beginnings. Your home looks amazing and alot of thought went into the modern version.
Intrigued for sure! You should be able to form it pretty much any way you like, and this specialty roofing kind of foam that doesn't off-gas sounds awesome. Doesn't have to be a dome, doesn't have to be raw sprayed surfaces, either. It solidifies so fast you could make some simple form out of thin cheap material covered in fabric, spray it, and move the form - you'd be left with a smooth surface (if you wanted to). This is a very dynamic system - if you can find land where they will let you do it!
What do you move the form and that I’ll be left with a smoother surface. Are you saying move it around like paint ?
Thanks for sharing this video on the construction of your house, and the person who constructed your house it looks like an amazing process. I look forward to seeing more videos sounds like a great way to build.
Cool video!! I hope you'll go back and tour Kyle's tropical greenhouse. That sounds really cool. Best of luck with your ranch!! 👍
I like the natural look of the domes. They go well with the surroundings
So now you got me thinking whether it would be possible to build a foam house on a trailer so that it's mobile... sounds like it's pretty light weight, but how would it stand up to the bounces/bumps/wind friction on the road?
That's a good question
I know a couple guys in Maine that's building an RV out like this and it's not looking bad at all. He's not done with it yet. But soon maybe an update,
@@waynekaczmarek946update ? TH-cam channel?
@waynekaczmarek946 okay... that is cool! Get a flat bed big rig and build the ultimate rv!!
Yes. In Texas there is land with no restrictions on building structures.
What a great project. Following to see how it all comes together! Does Kyle have a TH-cam channel? Would love to see more of his property and follow his projects. Looking forward to your next video!
@@campcrazy thanks for the support and positivity! Unfortunately Kyle is far too busy to be posting TH-cam videos. We plan on giving everyone an update with the greenhouse though. :)
Perfect for Florida hurricane can't hurt it . I think it is a very good idea.
Living the burningman life 24/7, in your permanent dome, love it
Burning man? lol I suppose you think the event is actually a survival experience? 😂
Very different. Awesome I like circular round things.
His cat's fur pattern is absolutely beautiful. (5:04 to 5:17)
Fantastic view of Kyle's place! I'm in West Australia and we have HUGE areas that could benefit from these ideas. Good luck with everything and thanks.
stoked for you guys to go viral, knew you would eventually.
@@PurposefulRecreation awww thanks friend! Appreciate the love and support 🙏🏻❤️
Excited to see that greenhouse when it’s finished
My county in Indiana has at least 2 monolithic domes (concrete) one is on a commercial building's roof and the other is a 2-story home that's more than 20 years old. At a guess, these foam homes would need to have an outer layer of concrete applied to handle the snow load requirements by the local municipalities. But in the desert where the snow is relatively nonexistent then it should be fine. Not sure that you might want to test these against hail though.
I absolutely love it! I'm in the east though....sure wish he were expanding his business!
I'm so glad there are more videos.Keep them coming. Want more dome info!
I'm in New Mexico, and I own my property in a very private area. I wonder if it's legal here? I'd love to put one up.
If you don't attach it permanently to the ground and design it where it would be technically movable with a tractor, you should be able to bypass permit laws. You could incorporate skids in your design so that it would be a very solid base to either lift or drag.
How inspiring! Keep your eyes on the prize! It will be better than you imagine! Can’t wait to see your next vid and future plans…green house?
So cool. The house texture has a bit of a Cob House look to it :)
I love this idea and would love to try doing it in the future for a shop. My concern with doing this for a permanently lived in home is the damage resistance. Like there are tornadoes where I live so I would be worried about tree limbs being thrown at and penetrating the foam walls. What kind of penetration resistance does this have?
It looks great in my opinion !
It's Beautiful, Congratulations, 🎉 what's the total cost?
There is a dome home in Vermilion, Sd. It is made up of 3 domes in a row, back one is a garage. It’s been there for years.
Very cool. I'm a big fan of ferrocement construction and this application could work well with that. Keep on discovering.
This is a fabulous build. I can't wait to see it decorated inside.
Amazing ... what an innovation.
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Just found your channel... Totally Love What You Guys Are Doing !!! Can't Wait To See More of Your Vision !!! Thanks For Sharing...
I think it’s very beautiful. This is the second video I watching for you guys and I love it.
This is totally awesomeness
Seems like you could do this with square shaped construction as well. Metal frame with a prospecting tent type cover and coat with foam to give you a traditional shape with foam. How efficient is this to cool with a MiniSplit I saw?
That would substantially reduce structural integrity, defeating all the structural (and material) advantages of domes.
The beauty is a mini split both cools and heats
@@fillhixx looks like it setup awfully hard and giving the lb/square inch I believe he stated, I don’t see how it would be any worse.
Congrats on your adventure! I assume a desert-tweaker could cut an opening with a serrated knife/saw, I wonder if it could be made somewhat more secure with metal mesh under the foam? Not tweaker proof, but a bit tougher maybe.
Domes are back on the menu boys
What effect does the metallic frame have on electromagnetic signals like WiFi or cellphone reception inside the structure?
Will it hold up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?
Xanadu in Florida was closed and lasted about 20 years. It was full of mold and mildew and inhabited by homeless people until it was removed. Built in 1983, it was demolished in 2006.
Could it survive in ontario canada heavy snow storms and how about under earth ?
What kind(s) of exterior paint(s) work?
I am building a dome home. and can not wait.
looks even more awesome, finished
1) rhe primary advantage of the dome is that an arch is the strongest shape and domes contain essentially an infinite number of arches.
2) the second big advantage of a dome is that there are no flat sides for wind to hit. High winds pass around dome buildings without exerting much force on them. Tornadoes and hurricanes are not an issue.
3) domes enclose the mosr volume/surface area of any shape, adding to their efficiency.
4) closed cell spray foam is strucrural, with a surprisingly high compressive (40+ psi) and tensile (70-90 psi) strength. This enhances the inherent stengrh of the dome shape. The fact that both the dome frame and the foam are tied into the foundation makes for a very strong building.
4) the foam is a two part chemistry. When it combines in the spray gun, the chemical reaction begins. Within a few hours, the chemical reacrion has played out. There's nothing left to react. It's over. Absent a chemical reaction, there is no off-gassing. Period. End of story.
@@fh2926 well said my friend 👏🏻🙌🏻
I have worked with poly spray foam and I have built domes. The domes I built were the Monolithic style with an airform.
This method of dome building is cool because it's low-tech. Take the amount an airform costs plus the cost of the crew and equipment to complete a Monolithic shell and put it toward this method and you're going to come out way ahead.
The owner could put up rebar and thin-shell concrete inside the finished foam exterior it rhey wanted thermal mass and the additional strength.
My one concern with the way this is built would be fire. Foam isn't the easiest thing to ignite, but once it's burning it burns rapidly. Even though the desert doesn't have the fuel for a forest fire, I'd still look into better exterior protection than just a thick coat of paint. Spray foam manufacturers and fire codes spec (at a minimum) a specific thickness of intumescent paint for exposed foam.
I'm glad the algorithm showed me your channel! This is a very cool concept. I'd love to talk with you more...
I work in sprayfoam / insulation and concur with everything said. Also, glad to see its usecase expand (haha) this way.... I suggested same to employer my 1st week. We may be in contact ;)
this is a great idea!
Before priming and painting that foam can be shaved to shape with a portable 27.5" Procutter, only thing is not sure how you would contain all the loose material...?
I don’t think you would want to stucco both ends because of moisture. I would stucco the outside and look into more breathable inside walls
I think its cool and unique.
I can't wait to see your dome finished.
super cool 😎
Cool idea don't listen to negativity
I would love to live in a dome home but does it have to be sooooooooo bumpy?
This is pretty cool
Yes, please . More videos .
Great video . Keep up the good work!!!!
I was wondering the wind rating and snow load rating. I understand this is Arizona, however, I know there have been graphene EPS foam domes. Just wondering if any testing has been done on your product.
Definitely climate and location specific design and build but fun project. Nothing new though as these type structures have been around for a while based on different iterations of the concept.
There’s a company that builds houses like that but they tie the loose plastic shape to the foundation and inflate it so they can spray foam on the inside. Once the foam has cured, they take the plastic shape off and spray a thin layer of liquid concrete as finish inside and outside.
There’s an igloo-type home in Tampa, FL like that and got approved by local codes so time will tell…
That tropical greenhouse sounds DOPE. Is he going to do any updates on that ever?
@@rossallen738 yes we plan on updating y’all!
I really like what you did, but for me,I'm not sure I can do a done.
Township code leaves me with about 600Sf for me 2nd outbuilding which will be my rehearsal/recording studio. I'm good with the foam and concrete footers, but max height is 12'. I'm wondering if I could do a 20x30 with a 6 and 12 pitch with the foam? Had Kyle tried making just a regular box with a roof with this stuff yet?
That was frigging awesome! For some reason, TH-cam didn't send me a notification for this video. They are so fired!
Well if there was some homes built like this E.TN. and W. NC. Then when Helene hit the house would float it would be like a dome houseboat. As long as it didnt get to banged up or get holes from things hitting it that in the water then your home will stay hole and reusable. If this home will float which being foam I dont see why it wouldnt float this would be a great type of home for flood prone areas. Just saying it might work plus it will give people a floating device they could float on to keep them out of the water or at least keep them from drowning. Maybe Im just crazy thinking this could be helpful to flood prone areas but since I live in E. TN and see the damage done by these floods first hand this is something thats on my mind. So if this type of home would help abd right now so many homes need to be built so the people have a roof over their heads. This type of home maybe something the people would be interested in having to replace the home thats been destoryed by the flood.
Like i said Im just thinking it may help to have a foamy home. Maybe I am crazy I dont know its just a thought...
is it better if you put a microfiber clothing so the foam will not be expose or the adhesive will melt the foam?
Good job guys ❤👍🏻
@@harmonycall4666 thanks love ❤️
So how safe or fireproof is this foam?
Can you barbecue safely next to it?
Awesome, where in AZ, I am not far in phoenix!
Good luck with your homestead!
Yes I would
They do make a material out of Mari. Wanna all the branches and stuff. They chop it up and mixed it with a form of concrete, and it's actually very light and very, very strong. It's actually stronger than regular concrete. And that might be another material that I might think about using on these domes. And it's not expensive. And it's actually a lot stronger than the phone, and once that is set up and cured and you spray paint it like you did the foam. It would be 100% waterproof and actually a lot stronger than the foam you'd be able to put a lot more weight on it.
You could always cover the outside of your dome home with GUNITE or SHOTCRETE
Yea they got tents that blow up and u spray them, after it drys u deflate the inside and go to work
The mini dome
What brand/type/source of spray foam do you use and is this something I can do myself?
Will it work in a northern climate with snow?
Adding ash reduces the cracks, though I'm not sure how it would react with the other ingredients.
Great video and keep up the good work. Haters gonna hate and are threatened by this ingenuity. Why people that don't have to live in it need to give their opinions as if they did have to live in it, 🤷♂️
LOL- I did note that many comments were framed from an absolute truth perspective and very negative. They just re-framed them as questions
Nice. One questio..fire? ..some special paint? Thx all the best.
Are there any design tools you would recommend for my project?
I'm looking to use this method throughout my farm but firstly on a 400 sqft Dome tiny home.
Is it fireproof?
Not in TN. Forget it. Awesome tho. I’d love to do this.
Cool!
can a dome be oval
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Honestly figured you had all your ducks in a row as you’re adults so I felt like the explanation was redundant.
But I’m glad I seen your video it’s a cool idea.
Although I would personally try to make it look like an asteroid/moon
You could build a very cool compound with that design. 🤔 Gawd.... I don't wanna live in Arizona though. Ugh. Washington State would never allow this.
Can someone help me out with the math? Cost w the structure and the exterior and interior foam. Not including any interior build out or windows. Thanks in advance
So do you call this the Chrysler home ??