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Pacific Domes-- does anyone have experience with this brand or any other type of dome house?

 
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These domes look great to me to just stick on a piece of land, especially in the desert.  I imagine myself buying land and one of these domes to get started, then using it as my living quarters and constructing a separate outhouse, bathhouse, kitchen and workshop using other methods of construction, such as round wood.  

If you are experienced with this, did you also buy the liner (an extra $6000+)?  How well did it hold the heat, with and without the liner?  Did you buy the solar powered vent and/or the seal to use a wood stove?  How durable was the material?  How was the sound insulation, with and without the liner?  Did you have any problem with building codes or local community members?  What did you use for the floor, did you elevate it?  Any problem with pests?  
 
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We have one. It gets super hot in the summer (nice at night) and super cold in the winter (too cold.) We had regular rainstorms in Colorado last summer, so we couldn't just unzip the roof and replace it with the screen, a drier summer climate might resolve the inner heat better with that feature. We're looking at installing the solar fan to see if it will reduce the inside temperatures. This past winter we installed our wood stove but once it got super cold - in the 20's then lower- there were terrible backdrafts with the smoke coming into the space. We couldn't get a wood stove specialist in for months, so we abandoned ship for the winter which was sad. We are thinking of that liner too and wondering if it'll make a big difference or not given how cold it gets here in CO (down to -10). We don't have an alternative heating system/electricity at the dome, so that could offset that issue if we did, or a propane heater instead. Filling the tanks was an issue given where it's located. Hope this helps!
 
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Thank you very much, Mardi.  So, it works if it's not too hot and rainy or cold, but maybe with the liner it could still work if it's cold with a clean gas heater.  Maybe good for storage and auxiliary living use.
 
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https://pacificdomes.com/

They look interesting.
 
I agree. Here's the link: http://stoves2.com
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