Tiny Dome House Makes $4500 a Month...Could You Live In It Or Rent It?

[@wynnkidsnannylorivance4111]

Your children are just so respectful of other people's space and things.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

We really try, thank you for noticing!

[@wynnkidsnannylorivance4111]

Good job, mom and daddy.

[@poetry-n-motion5563]

@@@dirtpatcheaven : How tall are you? If you don't mind me asking. Just trying to get a guesstimate on the height of the loft. Thanks. You have beautiful eyes.

[@juneday1605]

Can't believe I missed this one. The house is so cute, however, the best thing about this one is your adorable daughter! I appreciate your tiny house tours and critics. So useful when making plans.

[@Dan-440]

My son and I have stayed there a couple times and we love it. We are already planning our next trip.

[@christinaoklaohio7926]

❤️ sweet little house... you and your daughter did a great job. She is a natural at presenting what she described thank you both. Have a great day.

[@illbeyourstumbleine]

The little one at the end "And now I should probably tour you on the rest of the spot" which I am sure she gave quite a detail tour of just like the blanket. She couldn't get any cuter if she tried!❤ Also so polite tr he way she handles other people's things. That's a sign of great parenting, good job mom and dad!

[@dirtpatcheaven]

I thank you! She is lovely isn't she.

[@rblibit]

My friend has that same composting toilet (it looks identical, anyway) and the fan in his toilet runs continuously and you never hear it unless you are in the bathroom and everything is totally quiet. Also, there was no smell at all in his bathroom. Maybe the unit has a problem with the vent or fan. I like they layout and the stairs look easy to navigate, which is nice. Your daughters are wonderfully polite and that is a compliment to your parenting skills!

[@chadsolo4145]

Rounded corners will certainly save on getting as many stitches 😂. (Talks from experience).

[@EyeOnVenture]

Your daughter is a gem...and what a talented communicator! Nice job.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Wasn't it the cutest video with her explaining things? One of my favorites

[@pyr8at40]

really like the storage drawers and cabinets under the stairs,,,,,absolutely no wasted space

[@hollynla]

I love the colors in that house, so bold and cheery

[@taniaeitel7623]

Julie, I love your tiny house tours! I want a tiny house in the worst way, but I think I need to visit some and stay in them so I will know for sure. Thank you for sharing😀

[@dirtpatcheaven]

They are so fun aren't they?! I felt a lot more confident going into our tiny house after staying in so many!

[@lisamitchell6074]

I really would like to know who built this tiny dome home. I would like one or two for my backyard.

[@normbograham3]

You can complete YOUR railings, at your small house, by cutting weedy maple treees around the property, to create as many balusters as you wanted. If you dont have weedy maples, keep looking, and talk to a home owner. Taking out some branches on a weedy maple (red maple), will allow it to get bigger, and will not damage the tree.

[@richnielsen9355]

We stayed in this dome home in 2020. It is super cute and we loved the skylight over the bed to lay and watch the stars. It was great for 2 people. Not room for a family with just one sleeping space. The bathroom is different now, it has a basic composting toilet that you have to add sawdust to after you use it. It does smell after using a few times. Unfortunately filling the bathtub is almost impossible because water pressure is terrible, it only comes out as a trickle and will only fill about 2 inches before going cold. We had a great time even so. The host was very accommodating.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Cool! We had fun too. But it definitely turned me off to commercial composting toilets!

[@greenhometony]

@@dirtpatcheaven sounded like it needs some work, it shouldn't smell if installed properly....

[@chexhcatialo3889]

The minimalistic aspect isn't my cup of tea, but I love the idea of dome homes, both geodesic and monolithic varieties! If more buildings were constructed like that, natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes wouldn't be so devastating!

[@barbaraheed3509]

Nice stairs too. It's not so steep. Love that for sure. It's hard for me now to go up stairs that are real steep.

[@davidwayne9982]

If you have KIDS- animals etc.-- BUILD THEM BIGGER-- make the dome 2 story!!! Or build 2 or 3 and link them together... but the 2 story ones are NICE-- the inner walls are non- weight bearing and you can CHANGE the floorplan any time you want something different!!!

[@joek511]

I love it, but if I was going to spend 85k, not. I live in a block home, 3k sqr feet. Price, 65k, utilities average 250 a month and my bathroom, well, I have 2 and a large 2 person floor tub, no smell. . Master bedroom 25 X 30, kitchen and dining area 780 sqr feet. My point, I spent a whole lot less and I have room to breath.

[@BarryObaminable]

People who like dome houses like that they don't show up on the news looking at their house looking like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHzMkmRnf6-rsLs that and they can heat and cool it for almost no $.

[@lesleyharris3198]

Hi, love this little house, but the banister was dangerous 4" gap between is the most allowed in England, and way to low, apart from that it's lovely. Don't know about the loo, luckily no smelly vision ,when was this filmed? As I thought I was your little dog. Thanks for sharing

[@Bysior88]

Great presentation

[@cathleencaratan3373]

Love the use of space!

[@dirtpatcheaven]

It felt so spacious, being able to use the stair as drawers and still have head space in the loft was amazing!

[@cassityart7001]

Really glad you are doing this series! I have family that have stayed in Airs and LOVED the charm, warmth and families. Would you consider asking the owner/operators of the Airs what are the pros and cons. Income seems fantastic. Is it worth the investment? Have they ever had problems with guests? Thanks for the posts.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

That is a great idea. I could start asking for interviews but usually they are very shy! I do get permission to tour but I will push harder for the interview!

[@SakdineeRattana]

I wonder how to build this? I mean, it's claimed in the Airbnb website to be an earth geodesic dome - a dome with geodesic frame but earth wall, right? I've been interested in geodesic dome houses for a while, and would like to see them with concrete/earth wall, but all I found is plastic covers, which I hate. Any suggestion on this topic?

[@dirtpatcheaven]

I am not sure. It was fun to stay in.

[@michaelh465]

Love the New Mexico style.

[@Domelady]

Thank you for this informative video. However, there is most definitely a distinction between MONOLITHIC and GEODESIC, both in terms of construction method, and in strength. It is like comparing a Volkswagon (Geodesic) to a Sherman Tank (Monolithic).

[@adewalehanson]

very creative. nice one

[@wynnkidsnannylorivance4111]

You gotta love that door, Julianne.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Isn't it pretty?

[@wynnkidsnannylorivance4111]

It really is!

[@lilbird1962]

I have a question. What is a Airbnb?

[@dirtpatcheaven]

It is a bed and breakfast that is part of a network that allows you to set up stays like a hotel.

[@YossDome]

I love the dome

[@thegreatexchange4u]

Out of curiosity, how do you get $4,500/mo from a $49/night AirBnB? At 100% occupancy through the month, that equates to ~$1,470/mo.... \

[@starktruth404]

Probably because it's not a $49/night AirBnB. $150/night would be the proper equation.

[@starktruth404]

Also, depending on your location, a $49/night would be special prices for off season visitors. The peak season could see more than $300/night.

[@ebonylamb4871]

Oh Wow...this is nice!! how many square feet is it??

[@rainy4036]

Cute!

[@charlesissleepy]

heads up to the owner, vertical bars on the railing should be no more than 4" apart in most parts of the country, not sure if there's a specific exemption for this kind of place. gotta keep the lil guys from stage diving

[@krissycus]

Hi Julie! We have an amazing earth-sheltered guest cottage (kind of like a hobbit house) that we'd love to rent out on airbnb. Problem is, we are off grid and rely on our little eco-wash washer and hang our laundry to dry. I can't imagine doing all the linens, duvets, towels, etc. after every guest by hand. Do you think this is a deal-breaker? What would you do in our situation? Thank you!!!

[@chordsofgratitude2073]

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[@aggabus]

4500 month 1125 week 160 day 6 hour .11 minute .0018 second

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

Sq footage? Ceiling height?

[@yesucansell2]

Cute kid. She is a natural. 😇

[@dirtpatcheaven]

She is pretty amazing, I love her to pieces.

[@roroboi2]

Много красива къща. Браво.

[@barbaraheed3509]

Nope , I could not do this bathroom at all. Got to compost !!

[@barbaraheed3509]

Oh !!! That's where the noise is comming from. Nope that won't work for me. Easy enough to fix though.

[@trevorstolz8580]

Please don't take this as a criticism of your philosophy at all. I appreciate your videos very much. However, I am wondering if you have ever been in a large monolithic dome home? While I appreciate the concept of a low footprint, etc, it is not realistic to expect that everyone wants to live like that. I am one of those people. Having played music my whole life, I absolutely must have a mid-size grand piano in the house. I am looking at aircrete domes but they are all small. Are there none out there that are big, say 2500 square feet or two floors with 12 square feet on the ground floor and maybe 800 square feet upstairs? Please advise!

[@protonneutron9046]

Live like what? What ARE you blathering on about?

[@notyou1760]

GO PATS!

[@revelacaodapalavradsilva9690]

Amiga parabéns pelo loft ficou fantástico.

[@patrickeh696]

Nice but this isn't a Monolithic Dome. It is a type of geodesic structure covered in stucco.

[@MrBeard-ig5zc]

Monolithic means one stone. It is monolithic.

[@protonneutron9046]

@@MrBeard-ig5zc No, it is wood frame. No stone

[@Eccentricjewelry]

Love this

[@fontanot]

And... you just got another subscriber

[@rtbarshaw3766]

Make that two.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

I think the toilet was not installed right, there should be a 12 volt fan in the vent pipe, I have not seen one that is heated an i have installed many in camps, all they need is a 12 volt DC power supply or battery, no smell from them at all, how ever the vent pipe must go strait up, no turns in it, and they connect to a drum under ground for the pee, in a leach pit set up, your welcome to come spent a winter here and use the outhouse all winter in -30 -40 to -50 and very damp cold winds, I built it for summer use only well out with the live stock and garden, but it is not used in the winter, but you are more then welcome to come experience your favored type

[@protonneutron9046]

No arnold. See composting toilets for RVs

[@starktruth404]

wow Is that $85K quote for a tiny home on wheels from a contractor? I can still build it myself and save $80k.

[@BarryObaminable]

In other news, people save money by changing their own brakes instead of paying someone $400. News at 11.

[@starktruth404]

@@BarryObaminable obvious troll is obvious

[@chrisking8353]

Where did you get your math for the $4500 a month!?? $79 a day multiplied by 30 days is $2400. And, I doubt people are fully booking a freakin cabin in the desert of New Mexico....

[@johnf8877]

Cool house, I would have done a small septic system. Those mechanical composting toilets never work out. My neighbors have one and they have a separate urine drain. It still smells though.

[@ZeoCyberG]

No, if it smells then they're not doing it right then, just like any other waste management it has to be done properly. Like, if you don't do a Septic system right then it'll fail and spew sewage all over the property... Could be they installed the fan backwards, or they're using the wrong kind of cover/bulking material or not using anything... Or what they have isn't really a composting toilet. People tend to confuse composting toilets with deification toilets but they're not the same thing... Or perhaps they placed it too close to another vent... Toilet fan is very small so a bigger and more powerful vent can overwhelm it and reverse the air flow. Besides, septic can't be done everywhere, need the right kind of soil conditions, and it's not portable... Add, if you got a well then it can't be near that either and you can't have anything heavy above it as well... Will eventually cost more because it'll need to be serviced like every 2 years or so and it has to be sized for max number of people, which if that ever increases then you have to dig it back up and upgrade it at additional cost... Worse case, a septic system failure can ruin the property but a composting failure can usually be easily fixed... Really, properly working and operated composting toilets should not smell...

[@johnf8877]

Thanks for the info. My neighbor has a Sun-Mar toilet. Maybe it isn't a composting toilet. I know it smells.

[@ZeoCyberG]

Sun-Mar should be a composting system, but like anything manufactured it can be defective or more likely just user error... There's a number of youtube channels with people who regularly use composting toilets and report no smell issues and proper composting at the very least should release far fewer gasses into the air than regular decomposition of waste material would. Like Fy Nyth is a good channel to see someone living off-grid in a Tiny House for about three years now and she uses a Nature's Head composting toilet... Though, she's considering going with a DIY when she moves to her own property because of the cost... FitRV have been using their's in their Van for over 2 years now... They actually had a initially good but ended up terrible experience when trying a cassette/porta potti... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV69aXeap9mojNE Mind, the chemicals put into those are suppose to eliminate odor but the instructions aren't always accurate to how much you should use... Lots of other examples too... While not all composting toilets are the container types... There's actually flushable versions that send everything into a remote composting bin and you never have to touch it until it's finished composting. Some public places even use them, like the Bronx Zoo... While some have done their own flush composting system using vermi-composting...

[@gustavomartinez8553]

Hello, This place is renting for 79 a night. How did you came up with 4500 . Thanks for the video

[@coasterkat4432]

You keep referring to this as a “Monolithic” dome, ‘this’ one is a geodesic dome but the safeness is the same.

[@sqweezjy]

coasterkat I was going to make the same comment. I guess Monolithic is not a registered trademark

[@coasterkat4432]

Mdaddy it may not be. I was just pointing out the difference mainly. 😊

[@starktruth404]

@@sqweezjy It's not trade marked because monolithic and geodesic are not the same. Geodesic refers to the shape. Geodesic has similar stability to Monolithic dome homes, but the dome has a more angular shape. This is why they are called Geodesic homes. Monolithic homes come from Russia. The Ancients carved their homes out of solid stone. The AirBnB in this video is definitely Geodesic.

[@protonneutron9046]

@@starktruth404 WRONG Monolithic Domes come from monolithic in TX. See patents, et al

[@starktruth404]

@@protonneutron9046 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolithic_dome Contrary to the limited knowledge in that wikipedia page and the ignorance spewing from your brain, Monolithic domes have been around for millennia. Long before Texas or the antiquated patent system. Monolithic domes were built in Russia long before America was discovered. Igloo are the first monolithic dome created in America before it was America. Also, Texas wasn't the first location for a modern monolithic dome in the U.S. either, it was in Provo, Utah as an ice skating rink. Go back to school, kid. Adults don't have time for your ignorance.

[@JoselineJimenez-y2u]

Yo quiero uno ay si

[@علاءفرحان-ز6ن]

جميل هذا المنزل للخلوه صغير لكن مريح تحيه لكم

[@dirtpatcheaven]

It is pretty isn't it?

[@juliebaker6969]

I appreciate the critique of these places. We intend to eventually build a place and it's nice to know in advance the plusses and minuses of different types and systems, it can save us a lot of annoying and potentially expensive mistakes in the future.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Good! That is REALLY what I am hoping is that it gives your practical information rather than a fairy tale!

[@michaelbock8908]

Those rails aren't up to code. Not even close.

[@protonneutron9046]

So? They were when permits were pulled.

[@Sunshine_day]

Love it.

[@twatrrf306]

Looks more like a monolithic dome than a geodesic dome... very neat Oops stand corrected ....geo. neat none the less

[@walibuca1]

Save our trees and use recycled materials or recycled wood

[@lindafoster8182]

Making it Mobil might crack cement

[@MRWonderingHaggis]

Lovely home there

[@amadosantos2948]

like good

[@lauravelez1327]

It is very nice! however it is epensive $4500 a month😱 concrete homes are less expensive but also serve the purpose of a Hurricane.Nevertheless It is very the dome us very unique.🙋

[@crouchingtiger6319]

GOOD

[@Vladlabs]

you guys could at least paint the floor for that profit money, I think. Doesnt take much effort.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

I never noticed the floor.

[@Vladlabs]

@@dirtpatcheaven now you did 😁

[@MrTylerthecaveman]

This is the problem with our civilization

[@villemokellin]

That place is so cute :)

[@villemokellin]

Btw. I love your honesty!

[@dirtpatcheaven]

It is cute isn't it?

[@Dailyinput244]

I’m skeptical about the $4500 per month.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

This place was booked solid for months when we went to it and we had to rearrange our whole trip to get in for one night. If you go find it in Taos New Mexico you will see the nightly fees and can do the math.

[@amyschaffer2468]

I tend to agree, it’s probably more like 3,200! It’s 79/night with cleaning fees and another one time fee it comes to 140/night, which could be 4,340 for 31 individual nights. But I’m guessing many people tend to stay multiple nights, meaning less income from fees.

[@bioglassmusic]

not from monolithic.

[@Platelunchexpress]

Body on point

[@rusosure7]

Curious. Why does the title say: *"Tiny Monolithic Dome"* when it's not a monolithic? Your description states it is a geodesic, which is definitely NOT a monolithic construction. A little truth in advertising please.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Actually this one was hard to title. It was a lot of things rolled into one and because the toilet was so bad it was hard to think while we were there.

[@mickmo5242]

A bit boring presentation.

[@ciaobellamiamore]

You TALK TOO MUCH😡

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Maybe I'm not the only one?

[@joek511]

I love it, but if I was going to spend 85k, not. I live in a block home, 3k sqr feet. Price, 65k, utilities average 250 a month and my bathroom, well, I have 2 and a large 2 person floor tub, no smell. . Master bedroom 25 X 30, kitchen and dining area 780 sqr feet. My point, I spent a whole lot less and I have room to breath.

[@protonneutron9046]

Wow joe k, where's that?