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Dude111 · 11-02-2022, 07:43 PM

Hey anybody out there have,or know anybody that owns a dome home?

I have a friend who has been thinking of purchasing one. Would really like pros and cons on quality,etc of theirs!! (Im Curious)

Gracious

GentlemanJim · 11-02-2022, 08:55 PM

If he's buying an existing dome, inspect the roof carefully. If it's ready for a re-roof there is a good chance the current owner is trying to dodge the excessive cost. Lot's of scaffolding involved. Wind likes to pick up the shingles on such a roof, due to the angles.

People tend to put in fewer dividing walls due to "high ceilings", which make heating and cooling easier, but ambient noises tend to fill the house.

Most furniture and mass produced cabinetry are built with square buildings in mind. This can lead to a lot of wasted floor space unless they really think things thru when furnishing

Caroline13 · 11-03-2022, 02:23 PM

Interesting and I know no one who owns one BUT in my "dreaming" years I thought of owning and living in one...but it never happened. Dreamed of a lot of stuff that never happened.....

Babalu · 11-03-2022, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

If he's buying an existing dome, inspect the roof carefully. If it's ready for a re-roof there is a good chance the current owner is trying to dodge the excessive cost. Lot's of scaffolding involved. Wind likes to pick up the shingles on such a roof, due to the angles.

People tend to put in fewer dividing walls due to "high ceilings", which make heating and cooling easier, but ambient noises tend to fill the house.

Most furniture and mass produced cabinetry are built with square buildings in mind. This can lead to a lot of wasted floor space unless they really think things thru when furnishing

I actually just came across this in the past couple of days and high ceilings make heating more difficult and expensive because heat rises and you are paying to heat the empty space above you. Not an attractive thought with the projected 20+% heating cost increase this coming winter.

Dude111 · 11-03-2022, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

People tend to put in fewer dividing walls due to "high ceilings", which make heating and cooling easier, but ambient noises tend to fill the house.

Yes I hate that!!

People live in these houses w/o walls between the kitchen and living room.... Its horrible!!

Caroline13 · 11-03-2022, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Yes I hate that!!

People live in these houses w/o walls between the kitchen and living room.... Its horrible!!

It's not horrible, just a different way to live. Choices!!!

GentlemanJim · 11-03-2022, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Yes I hate that!!

People live in these houses w/o walls between the kitchen and living room.... Its horrible!!

Plus, with a dome, little sounds are amplified

PhoenixAcres · 11-03-2022, 10:59 PM

When I hear "dome home" I always think of the Cape Romano Dome House, which was built in 1982 but spent its last few years completely in the water. I guess some good advice is to not build your dome next to a rapidly receding shoreline.

Dude111 · 11-04-2022, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Caroline13

It's not horrible, just a different way to live. Choices!!!

Yea I suppose so........

GentlemanJim · 11-04-2022, 12:31 PM

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Yea I suppose so........

HA! I'll bet these hillbillies don't even know who Buckminster Fuller even was, yet even still they were smart enough to not build in a flood plain.

Dude111 · 11-05-2022, 06:38 AM

That looks neat Jimmy!!

11-02-2022, 08:55 PM	#2
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	If he's buying an existing dome, inspect the roof carefully. If it's ready for a re-roof there is a good chance the current owner is trying to dodge the excessive cost. Lot's of scaffolding involved. Wind likes to pick up the shingles on such a roof, due to the angles. People tend to put in fewer dividing walls due to "high ceilings", which make heating and cooling easier, but ambient noises tend to fill the house. Most furniture and mass produced cabinetry are built with square buildings in mind. This can lead to a lot of wasted floor space unless they really think things thru when furnishing
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Caroline13 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 30, 2021 Location: So Calif Posts: 14,483	Interesting and I know no one who owns one BUT in my "dreaming" years I thought of owning and living in one...but it never happened. Dreamed of a lot of stuff that never happened.....
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11-02-2022, 07:43 PM	#1
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,788	Hey anybody out there have,or know anybody that owns a dome home? I have a friend who has been thinking of purchasing one. Would really like pros and cons on quality,etc of theirs!! (Im Curious) Gracious

11-03-2022, 10:59 PM	#8
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	When I hear "dome home" I always think of the Cape Romano Dome House, which was built in 1982 but spent its last few years completely in the water. I guess some good advice is to not build your dome next to a rapidly receding shoreline.

11-05-2022, 06:38 AM	#11
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,788	That looks neat Jimmy!!