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A monolithic is better than a geodesic dome home. A monolithic dome home is more cost effective and energy efficient. It can also withstand disasters better.
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Examples of a cuboid in a home?
Most rooms in a home are essentially cuboids.
What is the average size of a rectangular home garden?
10 by 30 is the average size of a rectangular home garden.
What has 1 acute angle?
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What does a home plate look like?
pentagon
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Pentagon
Where can you find floor plans for dome homes?
Tryy this link: http://www.monolithic.com/plan_design/house_plans/ Try this link: Catalog of Monolithic Dome Home Plans And for geodesic: http://www.domes.com/plans.html
Where can you find instructions on how to shingle a geodesic dome home?
You may try looking on all of the sites on "Buckminster Fuller" or "bucky balls". Buckminster was the originator of the geodesic dome. There might be some valid information connected with his name. I've built a couple of geodesic domes and in both cases, had them roofed by a roofing contractor who specializes in geo-dome roofing. He travels throughout the US and Canada roofing new domes and replacing roofs on those that were poorly done by others. Putting roofing on a geodesic dome, while not terribly complicated, is a little different than roofing traditionally pitched roofs with the occasional hip or valley or ridge or pitch change. The pentagons of a dome are constructed of triangles, each meeting the adjoining triangle on a different plane, creating a network of hips. To roof these effectively requires attention to detail and knowing to lace each course of shingles on each triangle well onto it's neighbor. I, personally, would be reluctant to roof a geodesic dome as a DIY project, and I've done quite a bit of roofing over the years.
Must a dome be built on a concrete slab or is it possible for a dome home to have a basement?
AnswerWe just bought a dome home that was built in 1984 in northeast Ohio, and it has a basement. Although we have not moved in yet the basement seems to have worked out fine. It does have a sump pump that keeps it nice and dry. The basement is a finished rec. room also. We have seen no foundation problems or anything else that would tell us that it was a bad idea. Hope this helps. AnswerLooking at one for sale that has a basement. The interesting thing is that the basement seems to be "left over" from a rectangular (regular / non dome shaped) house. It is on a sloped lot, so it is a daylight basement. The bottom of the dome overhangs the concrete foundation about 6 feet on each side. Used as lawn mower storage it looks like.This is a geodesic. I imagine with a sturdy foundation there is no reason you could not have a monolithic on a basement as well.AnswerThe last geo-dome I built, a 50' 3/8th's, was built over a daylight basement. which included a 2 car garage, a media room and a "Mother-in-law apartment. Once the sub floor is down, the dome structure doesn't really care whether it's built over a crawlspace or a basement.If you do a basement, build it of concrete and NOT pressure treated wood.
What are some of the advantages of having a dome home?
Some advantages of having a dome home include that it is more difficult for mold and mildew to accumulate and form and that they are practically tornado proof. You can learn more advantages of dome homes at the Dome of a Home website. Once on the page, click on "Dome Info" in the left navigation menu and click on "Advantages of Domes" to bring up the information.
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