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Welcome to DomeHome Canada

The interest in unconventional homes is very high due to many factors. The high cost of conventional homes is driving some to look at attractive alternatives. We have seen homes made from a variety of materials, some interesting and some so abstract as to question sanity of the builder. Depending on location there are homes build from STRAW, RAMMED EARTH, TIRES, SHORT LOGS, BOTTLES ETC. However the most practical and most efficient as well as the longest life home is the properly constructed underground home. Made from poured concrete life expectance is in excess on 1000 years and coupled with efficiency and low maintenance these homes have a large following. The demographics of interest are in our favor since the younger people have through education a greater degree of understanding of energy conservation and environmental factors. They are in tune with everything that is available in an underground home. Also it appears that they are able to think out side of the box in most cases. We invite you to read further about our unique project.

Latest News and Announcements:

Saturday August 6 2005
Move in is set for no later than the 15th but what a pain in the but working with some contractors. Electrician is taking forever and this holds up drywall and electrical inspection. Sunday and Monday we will hang the kitchen cabinets and get ready to do the bottom counter cabnets. Thursday I worked all day on kitchen getting ready to hang units. and Tatiana was plastering the walls. We purchased a stucco sprayer and it makes the plastering job a lot easier with less mess. We had The Crack Doctor in and he injected the leak we found and that will be the end of that problem all for a small sum of 160.50 including tax. Guranteed for life. I will have a lot of new photos soon now that things have progressed to the point of showing something new. Some tiles have been laid in two washrooms and look great and I will be priming and painting the master bedroom this weekend and getting ready to paint. Our site has exploded in popularity with over 10,200 readers and hits in the 300,000 range. There is lots of genuine interest in underground housing and we have learned enough to make this a very inexpensive form of housing when all things are considered. Bye for now. Royce /Tatiana

Saturday, July 31, 2005
We are moving in this weekend but I will have no telephone or internet hookup. Hold the email's and I will let you know when I am back on line. I will be able to add news via my web master Alex on occasion so you will not be left in the dark. Kitchen has been delivered and we will get it in place asap then the foor in livingroom,kitchen,dining area. Hope to have electrical done in couple of days then I can have inspection and close in all interior with drywall. So long for now. Royce/Tatiana

Wednesday, July 27, 2005
We have now completed requirements for occupancy permit we think!!! Tomorrow I will apply for permit and hope for the best. A couple of snags occured in the leak department, after all the heavy rain we have two small leaks in the livingroom ceiling that have to be attended to. The problem is caused by concrete not being vibrated to settle out the air and we did not contour the roof cover to get water to run away from skylight well's. These leaks are new and caused by water backing up under the styrofoam into areas that cannot be sealed completley due to depth of holes in concrete. I will have them injected at cost of $200,00 each and this will seal the entire path of leak since they inject at 2500 PSI. I will quickly contour the earth cover and install flashing to direct water away from skylight well. Future homes will not have styrofoam sheets but will be eurothane foam sprayed to eliminate water channels onto concrete roof. I will have more photos of drywall and electrical soon and any other interesting items that pop up including anything that can be construed as negative after all you should know the facts and one fact is the concrete should be vibrated to get rid of air pockets that turn into water channels. Only one module has had a problem and it was the second one poured and they were in a hurry to get home for Christmas. Just like a car made on Monday or Friday. See you soon Royce/Tatiana

July 21, 2005
I am late getting back to the colum but you can see from the photos that we made the patch of the heating line and will cover it in this week. System is under pressure test and holding fine. Carpenter is done interior walls and dry wall man has failed to show. Time to load the gun!!! I need the dry wall done quickly in order to get the occupancy permit that I want this week early. New kitchen is ready for pickup and will gather it up on Tuesday, I hope. Next, we have to clean up one window problem as well as locking mechanism for the front door. We want to change the style of hardware since it is not what was ordered but one piece is hard to get out of the door. I hope to have more good photos real soon but I need the trades people to show up in order to do so. Have a great week and keep tuned for more. Be sure to pass the site on to interested people just by clicking on the icon at the top. Thanks. Royce/Tatiana

July 16, 2005
Interior framing is done and electricians are running wires afap--as fast as possible. I now have outlets in garage and my 5 hp aircompressor is up and running so I can use some air tools if needed. We had a bo-bo with in floor heating, the carpenter was fastening a floor header when they felt the screw drop and heard the hiss of air escaping. The floor heating system was under air pressure test at the time. Today I used a diamond saw and cut a section of the concrete and hand chiseled out the concrete exposing the damaged tube. I will contact heating contractor on Monday to determine what type of connector to install to repair the damage. And guess what, the offending screw was the last screw to be installed in the floor and in an area where there was no chance of a heating tube. Luck was with me since I took many photos and looked in my computer and saw the damaged tube before it was covered in concrete and could determine the position quite well. I will have photos of all this real soon.
I have to take a minute to bring to your attention the Nyatic Septic system we installed along with the EZflow Dewatering System and the Make-Way Plastic 1000 gal. holding tank. Everything here was recycled plastic and styrofoam and the EZFlow drainage system handles up to 10 times the volume of water than stone systems and 100 feet replaces 5 tons of gravel and it will not crush, degrade, or breakdown. Saves big on labor and material handling costs compared to stone and gravel. I will have links to all these web sites very soon. My apologies to these great companies and my enviromental friendly readers. Be sure to look up the Nyatic septic system and the Make-Way plastic company for much more data than I can supply also ezflow dewatering systems. I will get back early next week and have a great weekend. Royce/Tatiana

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