Jessica Wright

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Thanks for the reply Lauren! It was such a pain that we ended up just canceling our insurance policy. We may send you a message in the future because we're planning on setting up the dome for Airbnb and we'll need insurance for sure then.
5 years ago
It's really great to hear this from you Travis, as that'e exactly what we've (somewhat reluctantly) decided to do. We are trained that insurance is a necessary evil, but in truth we are very unlikely to use it. Our only fears are a fire,  or some other unlikely scenario,  such as a small plane crashing down.... But that's how the insurance gets you- feeding on your fears, no matter how unlikely. As it stands,  we are both able bodied and one of us (my better half) built this dome so barring complete devastation we can probably take care of any issues without looking to an insurer. Do you think it's worth the trouble to seek out insurance for fire only, which is the situation that would likely be most devastating and out of our control?
6 years ago
Hi all- I came across this thread after I posted mine - I would love to hear from any other dome owners for my insurance question :

https://permies.com/t/116342/Geodesic-Dome-Insurance

As for leaks- yes, it's a bit of an issue but one that can be remedied - personally I think that if you take into account that we have survived every hurricane over the past 20 years in Florida with little more than some drips, I think the dome has done a pretty darn good job. Currently we've spent a bit more on some longer lasting elastomeric paint which does the job nicely.  Time will tell how long it lasts,  but so far it's holding up very well.
6 years ago
Hey, sorry if this is the wrong topic - couldn't find a proper one.  I'm looking for fellow dome owners (living space) to find out who you use for homeowners insurance.  We live in an American Ingenuity wood frame with concrete panel dome,and our insurance recently dropped us due to "unusual construction" although they've insured us for seven years prior. Seeking out new quotes we're seeing astronomical numbers (in the 3k range) even though we explain to them we've never instigated a claim in the 20 years the dome has been in existence.  We live in Florida and have survived every hurricane, including a large maple tree that landed and only caused minimal damage (fixed by us).

I hope to hear from some other dome owners about how you deal with insurers that don't understand why we're the best investment!!

Thanks-
Jessica and Luke
6 years ago