Foam to plaster it will be our secret!

You might never know after we are done, how this was really made with chicken wire and foam! It is exactly how they made the Matterhorn at Disneyland.

Doorway magic.

After a few consecutive overtime weekends and various other commitments that prevented us from building, Raquel and I finally made it back to the dome. Even just the little task we did was enough to get us back into the building groove.

Mesh is the support for the jar windows.

The mesh was screwed into the door frame. This will not be "load bearing"

The jars were duct taped together.

After the jars were taped together, they were then secure to another wire mesh.

The row of jars was taped to the mesh support.

Another angle. The center jar is purple and will not stick out as far.

Once it is all secured, it will be foamed together

A cold and windy day requires a snowy day hat and braids.

I have used this foam stuff before and I usually get covered in it.

Instruct- what?

The first can of foam was not a disaster.

I am an expert at making it up as I go along.

First can results

A closer look.

After the second can.

Oh nice! Remember how funky the sink looked before plaster.

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Entrance plaster complete

We did it! The dome interior plaster is complete. All that really remains as far as plaster goes is some plaster will be placed around the door frame, and also around the edge of the floor to cover the pond liner and act as molding. The window portholes need to be installed and the floor needs to be sanded and sealed. Maybe another top coat will be placed because it wasn't that smooth. The floor is solid, but not that smooth. There are self leveling finishing products out there. Its a large area to cover with a small trowel. There are also trowel extension handles out there I think. We gotta seal the floor, sand the plaster to remove crumbly bits. We might also put lime plaster on the main dome entrance which still has some exposed bag in the ceiling. Then we pour the patio, and the walkways (skateboard paths), maybe poor a driveway slab, and build the shower stall. It seems never ending. Well many more work days to come, many more days to enjoy the desert. Hopefully we can get the domes cleaned up and "livable" before we move on to the exterior landscaping.

Superadobe is where it's at.

Dry floor

It might sand smooth

Eco-village

Wise folk

Bee hives

Worksite

Glorious Domes

Old Goat

Trimmed up liner

Fixing my mistakes

Plaster FIN

Dome looks cool in night light

Reptilin' stylin'

Floor Pour

Back to cement. We poured the floor slab after placing the pond liner. This liner will be a strong barrier from the constant moisture that stays just below the surface sand.

Winter Sky

First batch

"your methods are questionable, sir"

"Please don't drop the phone in the cement"

Don't hit me

No plumber's crack, you're welcome.

"Are you sure there was no plumber's crack?"

I have troweling experience. I trowel. I have troweled.

I am not good at troweling.

...and yet I trowel on.

The right mix sets up nice, even with apprentice level troweling skills.

A little "texture" is good, I tell myself.