08-30-2013, 09:59 AM
A few years back, I thought about a wood dome for Hawaii. Over many decades, I'd looked at most of the different systems and was not impressed until I saw this system:
www.econodome.com
The owner has built and refined his system over about 4 decades. Started out in CA and moved to IL. From earthquake country to tornado alley. He had some nexus with HI and knew some of the quirky things like stamped drawings by a HI architect and hi-bore requirement. He even showed my a drawing on a catchment system that seemed to be functional. A lot of the objections that I have had about wood domes he had addressed.
If I was to build a wood dome in HI or anywhere else, I would do one of his. I think he is sort of the 'Rob' of the wood dome world
. A nice guy who isn't pushy about what he sells/builds. I did glance at their home page and see that their orders are backed up 3 months.
He does sell a manual with a full set of plans for about $50. I bought it and it was well worth it to see the level of detail he had thought his system out through. A FWIW, his wood joinery is quite tight and shows in the pictures.
www.econodome.com
The owner has built and refined his system over about 4 decades. Started out in CA and moved to IL. From earthquake country to tornado alley. He had some nexus with HI and knew some of the quirky things like stamped drawings by a HI architect and hi-bore requirement. He even showed my a drawing on a catchment system that seemed to be functional. A lot of the objections that I have had about wood domes he had addressed.
If I was to build a wood dome in HI or anywhere else, I would do one of his. I think he is sort of the 'Rob' of the wood dome world
. A nice guy who isn't pushy about what he sells/builds. I did glance at their home page and see that their orders are backed up 3 months.He does sell a manual with a full set of plans for about $50. I bought it and it was well worth it to see the level of detail he had thought his system out through. A FWIW, his wood joinery is quite tight and shows in the pictures.