06-18-2015, 04:58 PM
i just reread the article. yes, the article is confusing.
this house claims to be built of cement block and clay brick. the surfaces look like a hand trowled cement stucco or lime plaster surfacing, possibly synthetic stucco.
a dome shape will not shed water very fast and water will pool around the base of a dome. this shape/material combo yields lots of potential for efflorescence long term, worse in lower puna.
*no actual mention of using foam (aircrete or whatever) for the house pictured.*
a friend named gibbran helped them build that house. gibbran has an all foam dome house company. the page has a link to his company, but no actual mention that the house pictured was built using gibbran's all foam method. this may be a source of confusion.
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p.s.
i think this little house is a gem. its lower puna thats the problem.
this house claims to be built of cement block and clay brick. the surfaces look like a hand trowled cement stucco or lime plaster surfacing, possibly synthetic stucco.
a dome shape will not shed water very fast and water will pool around the base of a dome. this shape/material combo yields lots of potential for efflorescence long term, worse in lower puna.
*no actual mention of using foam (aircrete or whatever) for the house pictured.*
a friend named gibbran helped them build that house. gibbran has an all foam dome house company. the page has a link to his company, but no actual mention that the house pictured was built using gibbran's all foam method. this may be a source of confusion.
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p.s.
i think this little house is a gem. its lower puna thats the problem.