The technical HOW-TO of building a dome
Home Dome Prep
When The Rain Finally Comes
Slice by Slice
Rain? Maybe sorta someday. For now, continuing on the main area and laying foundations for the concrete pour. The pour is split up into multiple sections to account for how much Ernie and Donna are able to do on their own at any one given time.
Getting the Equipment in Order
Ernie displays all of the equipment used for the land project and gives some foreshadowing of projects to come.
Planning a Dome With Modern Comforts
We’ve been busy with activity lately. The weather’s heating up, so there’s extra effort to build a new climate-controlled dome for our batteries, inverters, and water pump station. It’s all part of the plan to have climate control in a dome by June.
Local MESH network; Occupy Communications
Within the 120 degree area of antenna we got .. at 13 miles!
The Dome Workshop
With the dome out of the way, onto tackling the first major organization project. Wiping down every piece of equipment, from tools to bubble wrap, and putting it all on newly constructed pegboards made from square tubing. The dome shape makes for a very efficient shop layout when configured.
Making Ready the First Dome
Wrestling the Dome
Welcome back to occupy the land! Construction of the foundation slab is done and now we are moving on to covering it with a large, heavy-duty translucent tarp that will provide ample natural light inside.