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RE: Earthships & Self-sufficiency. Journey of Discovery Part IV: Present & Future Visions (ecoTrain)
Thank you for your input @ecoinstant. In some respects, I'd have to agree.
Wow that awesome that you're building super adobe in the tropics! Have you got around the design issue of protecting the walls from rain? I've seen sketches of domes with reciprocal roofs and wooden/bamboo roofs, built into the dome walls themselves. How is the project going? One Love
The project is plodding along! Its only a single small dome and we hope to use this small one to figure out some of these problems when they come.
Im considering different sealants for the outside, and may consider something like a plastic cement for areas most afftected by water, such as the window eyebrows on the windward side. Im hoping that the water will just roll off if I seal it correctly.
If not, I'll have to design some sort of roof/porch/lookout to sit on top.
@ecoinstant If the Earth-Bags are still exposed (without render) it is possible to saw out sections where a wooden frame can rest and be jointed for a roof structure. Here are three photos I just came across online. I can really recommend thinking about this early on. If you would like more help, I can forward you to architect Tommaso Bazzechi of New Earth UK.
This is fantastic!