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• Welcome : Forum Essentials

  Survival and thrival in the Domegaia forum

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  Hello Domegaians,

  I live in southern Nevada in a rural satellite of Las Vegas. I'm all in on the idea of building an Aircrete Dome home here in the Mojave desert. I have the property and the neighborhood is starting to grow a gated community is approved just across some fields maybe 1 mile away.
  I'm at the stage of looking for an Architect and it seems the engineering is the big hurdle to be cleared. I love all the creativity and energy I see here it inspires me.

• Domes and AirCrete

  techniques, methods, recipes, applications, experiments, ideas, developments, etc

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  Hello domies Martin Mccrory of Gnome Domes here
  And I’m a Domegaia workshop graduate
  My friend Martin Morse and I just built a beautiful 180 square foot Dome in Northern Ca
  We are intending it to used as a sauna .
  The dome is up and now for the waterproofing issue.
  I’ve been down so many rabbit holes with this .
  Does anybody have a recommendation
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  I used a ferro cemment recipe for the brown coat lots of fiber and acrylic ..plasticiser ..masonary cream cement sand . Now it’s time to consider the moister before final coat .
  What’s the best thing to use to waterproof the inside and outside
  . Im [link text]()))told I want it to breath and I don’t want to let water in very confusing

• Showcase

  Share with us your completed Aircrete creations here. Tell us the story of your project in words, sketches, photos, and videos

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  @matt-prosser Fantastic work! Thanks for sharing Matt !

• Workshops

  Share info related to DomeGaia workshops

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  @aryabhatta contact Structure 1. They are open to doing drawings.

• Tangents

  Topics related to aircrete and domes such as permaculture, building permits, alternative building materials, etc

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  @traveler004 My understanding in emails with my building department clerk is that each dome plan sent, even if identical, would need its own engineer's stamp.
  In my town there is a provision for contractors who can have approved 'stock plans' which allows for 25% discount on planning fees.
  I advertised on Bark for an architect and got 0 bites on an Aircrete dome. All this talk about housing affordability would be enough to make a career for a smart operator.
  It makes me wonder what insurance premiums that Architect might face, being the first to do this.

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  @Jana Hola, soy Matt. He construido varias casas domo, puedes ver mi perfil para más detalles. Resido en Barcelona. Puedes contactarme por para discutir su proyecto +34663911066.