David Smith - Monolithic Dome Home Contractor for East Texas and Louisiana

[johnnnyreb51]

Anything green cost two to three times what it should right now because that's where the money is.

[spot66ify]

I bet anyone a hundred dollars that five years from now, nobody will be living in that thing .

[helmo]

"Originally named Winter Garden Ice Rink when it debuted at BYU’s 1963 Winter Carnival, the Ream’s Turtle was a triaxial elliptical dome, 240’ long, 160’ wide and 40’ high at its center. At a cost of about $75,000, Dr. Wilson said that he thinks the Ream’s Turtle was the most economical building of that size ever built. " - - ..... but somehow they cost more to build that traditional homes.... and spiritprofessor agreed. When I am ready to build a home it will definitely be a hempcrete dome

[ThinkPureTruth]

David, this was not meant for you. I humbly apologize. It was meant for a company in Israel that is getting on other people's sites. I removed the comment so, you can remove yours as well so there is no conflict. I appreciate all the folks at Monolithic as well. Take care! Art

[websuspect]

but Uncle Owen I was hoping to go join the academy!

[houfrz]

Can it by covered with dirt? will it withstand the pressure.

[johnnnyreb51]

@houfrz Do a test. Take a bowl place it a piece of wood upside down. Gentle place a small brick on the bowl, place another on the bowl. Keep adding bricks till it crushes the bowl.

[ThePrezidentialbey]

What if you could build a Monolithic dome with 2,600 sq ft of living space, costs 10% of a the average home to build, and provides protection and efficiency from its 24in thick wall? Watch A HOME FIT FOR ROYALTY

[ThePrezidentialbey]

@ThinkPureTruth I believe you have me confused with someone else because this statement is unfounded when applying it to me. I am located in the United States, and never stopped operations, nor have I not followed up on any leads.

[nathaleafalcon]

should check out eco dome home, way cheaper than normal home or this one, same protection and old but greener.

[orchid4sher]

@nathaleafalcon where do you find iformation about ecodome homes

[terriesales]

What is the average completed price tag of one at - say - 2000 sq. ft. ? Wonder how much more it will cost to make them appear more attractive with upgrades for the exterior.

[dave777blaster]

great job

[mojokiss]

will the rebar rust?

[1timby]

@mojokiss The rebar is embedded in the high strength cement. It would only rust if the shell of the dome, insulation and concrete were to be removed.

[mojokiss]

@1timby thanks buddy

[spiritprofessor]

I would create it with hempcrete, it would never crack, it would breathe, never mold, hempcrete lasts for centuries without wear and tear. Then one could spray it with hemp plastic to reinforce it. Hemp plastic is stronger than steel.

[smoketuff1]

@spiritprofessor I would like to see that, has it been done yet? Do you have a cost analysis, you're on the right track from where I can see

[spiritprofessor]

@smoketuff1 I'd love to see it too, I don't know the cost analysis, it'd be something to find out and experiment on. It would be awesome!

[rodrick4500]

use H20 as a fuel source research H20r hammer 4 heatin H20 on utube uses little electricity 2 make lots of heat

lok at Patterson pwer cell Mr. Paterson very good inverter worked 4 DuPont

ponds and fleishmann cold fusion process this cold fusion process

de tech greatly refined & comp like CETI Motorola many comp in Jap and Fr

says it works excess of 1000% more energy than it consumes Was confirmed MIT's results falsified theis guaranteed funding 4 hot fusion project way back in 1998

[dave777blaster]

In ground homes are better

[1timby]

@dave777blaster These homes can be buried in the ground or bermed with little changes made to the construction. Above ground they're mush more efficient than most other dwellings and cost the same as comparable custom stick built homes.

I was i one in the middle of a Texas heat wave. With the outside being above 100 degrees the insides was cool (below 74). It was being cooled by 2 4000 BTU wall AC units.

[blunderbus21]

We need quality homes that go up quicker and cost less overall. We don't need 15% more..we need 30-45% less!

[txtimbre]

That is an issue and one reason there aren't more of these going up. But it's a case of instant gratification. You can build a cheaper home, but the cost of ownership is going to be much more. These homes will save more in energy costs and repair bills than you put out on the construction. And they go up much faster than conventional homes. They are also much more structurally sound.

[Tones4me1]

Do these homes stand up to earthquakes?

[1timby]

@Tones4me1 Yes they stand up to earthquakes. There are a lot of them built in Alaska.

[1timby]

@txtimbre These homes are comparable to most custom built homes but are much more energy efficient and lower maintenance. I would think that most areas would be looking for well built homes and not the usual tract (F-n-J) style where all the corners were cut. Hundreds of thousands of homes in Texas were minimally built and the savings never reached the consumer.

[cdltpx]

@blunderbus21 These people will construct a home that is called an Eco dome that cost way way less to build it doesnt use the foam if you wanted to do a home out of that you could and have the strength of the dome just not the equavalent efficiency it is said the eco dome requires a bit more maintence either way these homes have a projected lifespan of 500 years. When you factor that in you could have a venture that would sustain your seed for multiple generations.

[Cryptologist101]

@blunderbus21 There's an old saying my friend you get what you pay for 30 - 45% less?, you must not have been listening you need to do a little more research on this construction technique or maybe you have an ax to grind. Your way you're going to lose money in the end with energy costs and maintenance but with the monolithic design you come out ahead with those factors. Faster and cheaper is not always better, unfortunately some people must learn that the hard way.

[zequelll]

nah ill find a missile silo :)

[iguanarc]

people are just trying to get the most money now ,as an excuse of the dome style, even though domes have been around since begginings of civilizations, and in reality it costs about 1/3 of your average box

[txtimbre]

These are concrete constructions, not panels or geodesic.

[zhenherald]

There are easier and cheaper ways to make concrete domes. The lack of labor intensive construction should also make it a cheaper alternative then traditional homes. Til the price point comes down it wont catch on.

[wheadle]

owen and peru skywaker's place ?

[omfgzdannymert]

ide make it look like a hobbit home from LOTR :):)

[mark191416]

I think it looks great, I would love one of these with open plan living. love the curves.