Illinois' connection to disaster-proof dome homes

Axios ^ | 8/5/2023 | Sami Sparber

[texas booster]

Where do they find these people?

“McVey and his partner, a late radio psychic”

Need we say more?

[ViLaLuz]

Good concept but storm force winds will rip those ugly shingles right off. Plus the climate change reason is bunk.

[catnipman]

“Experts say” = non-starter right off the bat ...

nonetheless, domed residential structures are a frigging nightmare inside and out ... good luck with preventing leaking around ANY exterior opening, whether a pipe, door or window ...

oh, and good luck installing interior walls ...

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Went to the website. Looked at some of the products. Blecch. I wager the company is a “product placement” and not news.

[Doctor Congo]

Houses that look like b@@bs are selling like hotcakes.

[skr]

Was wondering about that myself. How do these dome homes do during floods and blizzards might be more pertinent.

[wjcsux]

Domes were the rage with leftists back in the 70’s. Maybe leisure suits are coming back next.

[Eccl 10:2]

Racist!

/s

[The FIGHTIN Illini]

With a pink aircraft warning light at the tippy top!

[null and void]

FTP warning light.

[metmom]

IMO, dome shaped houses are a disaster.

Unattractive and not as resistant to adverse weather as they claim. The winds can still lift the roofing shingles off the roof from the direction the winds are coming from.

And they don’t look very space efficient. Closets in shapes of wedges with curved walls? Bedrooms with curved walls? How to beds and dressers fit in there without wasting space?

What about kitchen cupboards and countertops?

[Bonemaker]

“Our clients are looking for something different, and they’re attuned to climate change,” Johnson says.”

So he has idiot suckers for clients. Fleece them.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

For an average-size dome, completed building costs range from $350,000 to $450,000 in rural areas, with costs up to 50% higher in cities and suburbs, he says.

For $150,000 you can buy a manufactured home of the same size.

[sasquatch]

I was 3 miles from the epicenter of the Loma Prieta quake.
A dresser fell over but the house (39 ft dome circa ‘78)
was fine.

[GreenLanternCorps]

I’d prefer this home…

[smokingfrog]

Shingles won’t lay very flat on the surface of a dome like the one pictured. The “roof” pitch is not the same on all parts either, so you’d need to be careful with the nailing too. The windows and doors will be more likely to leak as well.

[metmom]

All I see from that is more problems than solutions.

[smokingfrog]

Domes could be practical for earthquake prone areas.

[goosie]

Dome home on Sullivan Island near Charleston with pictures.
https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/dome-house-hurricanes-south-carolina/

[Neverlift]

It would be better to get one that can take a few shells.