i want to build a earth sheltered concrete dome house. where can i get info and personal experiences on this.

-- shane anderson (stand@netins.net), January 19, 2001

Answers

Hi Shane,

I went to www.google.com and typed in "earth shelter conrete dome house" (without the quotes) and got a BUNCH of matches.

Also, www.earthship.com is an interesting site that you might benefit from.

Good Luck on your adventure

-- Kristin, in Central Alabama (positivekharma@aol.com), January 20, 2001.

Monolithic Domes

-- Deborah (etdeb@swbell.net), January 20, 2001.

There's a company here in sw Oregon which has steel forms for this. They will come in and pour them for you for a HUGE amount of money, as in more than it cost me to build a complete house! JOJ

-- jumpoffjoe (jumpoff@echoweb.net), January 20, 2001.

My *EX* husband and I built a terra-dome earth sheltered home back in the 80's...he still lives in it. It was a great energy efficient home....did use some A/C in the summer due to being in Missouri and high humidiy. Winter used a woodstove occasionly...had solar heat collection rocks in solariam. Had a electric furnace never used it.

The downside ....it leaked. It was guaranteed for 15 years and I know it leaked every year for at least 5 years..don't know about it now.

Also at the time we built it was hard to get conventional loans for non-conventional houses...ie. log..dome...A-frame and earth contact.

I loved it when it stormed..no worries about tornados.

-- Lynette (fear_the_bear@webtv.net), January 20, 2001.

If you'll e-mail Carol Harsch at Harsch@Osprey.net she can send you into on earth shelterd homes. (Specifically domed concrete homes made by Earth Sheltered Technology) She o.k.'d me (my mom) to give this addressee out for anyone intersted. Just e-mail her and ask for info... If you want, tell her Marty sent you.

-- Marty (Mrs.Puck@Excite.com), January 21, 2001.

CHECK THE WEBSITE "TERR-DOME.COM"

-- RON LONGAKER (RLONGAKER@HOTMAIL.COM), April 21, 2001.

I SEE THAT I NEED TO GET SOME EXERCISES FOR MY LEFT PINKY.... THE WEBSITE SHOULD BE TERRA-DOME.COM. RON

-- RON LONGAKER (RLONGAKER@HOTMAIL.COM), April 23, 2001.