Dome House Day 1 to January 2021 

I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. More to come, and feel free to ask questions. I'll have a few more in the next few weeks.

@@eddieco Cheers, Eddie. Stay safe.

thanks for watching. This house is a Formworks Building house, you can find them on Facebook. Tell them Eddie Sent you!

thanks for watching!

Thank you very much!

I don't see myself as either, but I appreciate the kind words. So thank you.

Aricrete blocks and wood pine frame might be faster, cheaper :)

Thank you for watching. It should be.... I'm skeptical it will be...

Thank you. Glad you like it.

that's the plan

It is. The energy efficiency is one of the main reasons for this type of construction.

thank you. I'm glad you like it.

I no longer own it. Dealing with the nightmare that is LA County building departments nearly killed me financially, emotionally, spiritually, and physically in the process, so I sold it.

@@eddieco, LA is something else, they make it almost imposible for everything with so many regulations on everything. I’m glad you were able to sell it but a shame because is one of a kind, I can imagine the view from there!

@@Alesandro113 LA County is a criminal enterprise. They intentionally rip the public off, don't care, don't know their own codes, and lie about literally everything.

Not a US resident but if I hazard a guess you moved to Texas , am I right ?

İzlediğiniz için teşekkürler! Videoları yararlı veya yararlı bulduğunuza sevindim.

Thank you. Nightmare doesn't begin to describe it. Dealing with LA County Building officials and the rampant incompetence and corruption was one of the worst experiences of my life.

@@eddieco i believe that, local authorities are the same everywhere...

@@pavolszabo9454 Some are better than others. But LA County is exceptionally corrupt.

thank you!

Nope. Just regular 4000 PSI Shotcrete.

Вы сделали на ферме постройку?

congrats! I wish you well in your build.

You don't cover it, you remove it, then plaster the concrete wall.

Don't build in a place like Los Angeles, or CA for that matter, and DIY as much of it as you can.

Just shotcrete. Regular old 4000 psi shotcrete.

@@eddieco have a go with my recipe for Ferrocement >> 2 - 1 but replace 15% of fine sand with a pozzolan like DE or Fly ash, pushed into an armature ,when dry this material is watertight and does not need sealing..it in fact breathes. without the pozzolan added you have ferro concrete..my boss would clip my ear if I said concrete if talking about Ferrocement haha old school. that is a cool build, our place is straw bale with an earth roof..love it..

If you watch the other videos, your questions will likely be answered. The white material is a drain mat.

concrete nails.

Correction. That's a crappy drywallers nightmare. My new drywall guy had no problems with any of it.

It gets plastered. The inside walls are plumb and square and no insulation required.

airform is a different system entirely.

@@eddieco it is, but from what I also understand it is faster and possibly cheaper than the method you employed. so I am curious why this method was not utilized. Are there certain factors to your methodology that outweigh the airform method?

@@salkjshaweoiuenvohvr I'm not sure it's as structurally strong as the type we built, you're far more limited on the shape of the structure as you have to build it according to the airform shape are two reasons. Formworks Building came up with their design back in the 1970's, and it's more versatile, you don't have to rent an airform, and it gives you more options. The airforms I've seen are all complete domes. My house is a half dome, and 14' of an arched section at the front.

This house was designed by a structural engineer. I'm not sure I understand your question.

Every municipality is different. In CA, you WILL have to install a solar system, and you will have to install sprinklers, as both are now mandated by the state. More mandates I'm sure will be forthcoming. Personally, with the way CA is going, I wouldn't build in this state. LA County was an ABSOLUTE nightmare. Of biblical proportions. I've got a book of the various battles and stories about what I went through dealing with the rampant corruption, incompetence, and apathy within LA County's building departments. That being said, your area could be much easier, or worse. Formworks tells me they've never had issues like they had in LA County, so I suspect it's one of the absolute worst. My advice? Go to the building department where you are, see how receptive they are to the concept. Also, ask others who've built under the same jurisdiction, and see what their experiences are. Lastly, no matter what, RECORD EVERYTHING. Take copious notes, do as much as you can where there is a paper trail, (ie, via email) as opposed to getting everything verbally. If you get everything verbally, there's no proof of what was said nor agreed upon. If you have to do face to face meetings, follow up with an email confirming everything that was discussed, and ask them to confirm your understanding is correct. Best of luck in your build!

You can still see the beauty from the inside!

Covering it is what makes it efficient but I know what you mean.

4.5" thic at the top, at the base it widens out to the width of the footer. Total yardage on the dome is 85 yards.

This utilizes a 50' wide dome so it's 25' high at the center. And yes, I do consultations to answer your previous question.

@@eddieco thank you for answering my question. I’m surprised RU-vid does not have some notification when a question or message is responded to. So I just checked back watching your videos again for answers. How would I go about consulting you outside RU-vid?

I don’t know if I have many questions because you’ve done such a good job with all your videos. I’ve seen shotcrete go up against metal lathe screen. To me using metal screen and finishing / smoothing the shotcrete inside and out would be less work than all the Styrofoam installation and removal plus the repairs they had to do after. If you had to do it over again, would you do it different? Thank you.

@@jasonwarren4933 I've built two of these homes, one in 2000-2005. Both used the styrofoam. Metal grid/screening might work, but would be a PITA to cut and form each piece like we had to do with the foam.

@@jasonwarren4933 You can direct email me your contact info at the email address listed on my page.

no, it's in Topanga.

Formworks Building out of Durango Colorado designs these homes and sells the dome kits. Look them up on FB, and tell them Eddie sent you!

It is, and it is for sale now.

it is!

It is real! Formworks Building is the company that makes and sells the dome kits. You can ind them on Facebook.

Las habitaciones redondas serían difíciles de construir. LOL

Contact Formworks Building in Durango Colorado. They've done many of these across the US, and in Arizona. Best of luck with your build.

I don't have a company name. This house, was intended to be my residence. FORMWORs Building on FB is the company that designs the domes and sells the its.

Clearly you've never built ANY house before. And it wasn't a team of 10+ guys at any time. Try on average 3 to 5.

Haha. Yeah you know how stick frame houses only take 1 man 10 hours or so to build, unless it's over 3,000 sf, then it might take the whole day but its worth it, besides the money saved only paying 1 man for 10 hrs you can move right in the very next day 😅

hahahahhahahahhahah. Los Angeles county codes, which exist nowhere else, increase the cost of a home by hundreds of thousands of dollars. As for your "cell phone" comment... clearly you don't know WTH you are talking about. My cell phone worked just fine throughout the house. "Shitty front yard"... again, your comment is amusing, considering there ISN'T a front yard. The site was small, and honestly, no other structure would have worked on this site. Litter? We cleaned up daily. Yes, litter was generated while we worked, and we grabbed it all up every day. Keep your uninformed ignorant comments to yourself, troll....

Thank you for your unsolicited opinion.

LOL. Your opinion means nothing. Have a nice day dude.

No, Topanga