A couple of months ago we finally received our 20ft dome kit from pacific domes. We intend to use it as a sort of "outdoor living / family room" and are planning to put it up a couple of months once other projects are complete.
There are a
few different options for the floor:
1. Portable “Pie Piece” or “Star” Method
A pie-shaped wooden deck that can be disassembled.
2. Stationary Joist Method
Basically a wooden deck.
3. Perimeter Boards
Wood board perimeter filled with either earthen floor or cement.
We're tentatively planning on #3 and already have 4x4s cut at the proper angles. The plan is also to fill with cement instead of cob, then tile over the cement (we have loads of free/spare tiles and prefer the feel of tile.)
Questions:
Anyone ever done this before? I haven't had much luck finding photos of anyone using the perimeter board method.
Even though I've already got the 4x4's cut, based on the terrain where we're planning to put the dome, we'll either need to bring in some fill dirt and level it out, or ditch the plan altogether and go with #2, if we did so, how feasible would it be to put ceramic tiles over a deck? I guess I could put cement board over the deck?
Thanks!
