Dome Homes
 

I'm seriously considering building one of these

http://www.domedr.com/

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$24K for a 1200 sq ft home that you can complete in a few days!
all fiberglass shell .. R40 insulation value. .

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That long one looks like a worm. Wouldnt the lack of straight walls bother you?

Delivery costs.....(from the website)

What does delivery cost?

Delivery cost approximately $2 a loaded mile. The 1370 are the largest Dome that will fit on a semi.

$2 per mile!!!!
It would cost thousands just to get the thing to your area depending on where you are.

its like a high tech trailer

:shrug: I'm not familiar with the usual cost of shipping via semi cross-country. Is that a bad deal? I wouldnt expect moving a 1370 sq ft housr to be cheap. It would make the $24K house a $27K house, if they were shipping from their mailing address in NE to here in OR.

Well, thats not too bad then.

Looks like a home out of star wars

I lived in one in Costa Rica for a while. They are very energy efficient and durable. Its like a big fort:)

That reminds me of when my nephew used to watch Teletubbies. Kinda cool though...

i was about to say it looked a lot like the house they lived in :1orglaugh

cool, I would fee like I was in the bat cave! :glugglug

I liek the star domes better:
http://www.gardendome.com/sd2c_gallery.html


or ...How about a house made out of dirt bags?
http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/honey.html
will cost you les sthan a hundred bucks

or perhaps a house made out of paper mache:
http://www.papercrete.com/
it's virtually free
:thumbsup

They look like they are alien, I would like to have one but not o live in. In the garden, as a fun place or something

Alternative housing and superior materials are the way to build! :thumbsup

not my taste

looks too weird

i have experience with purchasing freight

2 dollars a mile is not expensive with todays fuel prices, and especially if the driver does not have a return load.

I've seen a few of these home around and they look sorta cheap to me. But for a second home or a vacation house in the mountains maybe.

good to know, thanks!


the same fiberglass type? :) if so, cool! (got any pics?)

I love that these cheap, cool looking homes are also fire-proof, termite-proof, rot-proof, hurricane and earthquake resistant, etc .. and totally no-maintenance.. no painting.. no shingles to replace.. And as you mentioned, an energy-efficent shape for heating/cooling. Seems so much smarter than traditional stick-built homes. I'm very tempted...