Life on the Hill

More home in a dome (or our new room in progress)

Here are some pictures from the new room Richard is building.  He suspended work on this long enough to build the green house but it will be done before the hot weather gets here, we hope.

                               Here is the foundation being laid with Rocker the dog supervising

  This building technique consists of the shell of the dome made with insulation foam.

 This produces a form which he covers in hardware cloth --- really a wire mesh with little 1/2

opening -- and this is covered with concrete.  The concrete makes a stucco like finish and is very strong. 

                                                            The dome is 24 ft diameter with a dual level interior connected to the boy's dome and the main house. There is a cool little staircase from the lower level to the upper level.

This room will be( I think) an activity room for my quilting and the musical instruments.  I will have my little haven to do quilting while watching tv or listening to music as well as the guys having a place to do their art and playing. Also there will be built in bookcases for our library.