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[@AircreteHarry]

Be Hands-On! Succeed: create Safety & Comfort! 👍 👍 My 15+ Hours Online Video Tutorial Course: aircreteharry.com/product/%e2%9c%85-online-dome-building-course-step-by-step-by-aircrete-harry-great-addition-for-everyone-who-cant-make-it-to-the-hands-on-workshop-as-well-as-for-eve/ ✌️ ✌️ Email: [e-mail]

[@nelsonhochberg5182]

45 years ago, I built 2 aircrete domes. I used 30" dia weather balloons for the forms (about $20 back then). I built a 1 foot high berm around the perimeter. Placed the balloon inside the berm and added 1 foot of water inside the balloon to keep the bottom flat. I then sprayed 1/2" of foam on the balloon. After the 1/2" foam hardened, I built the foam up to 6". Then I sprayed aircrete on the outside of the foam. After it hardened, I cut in a door and sprayed the inside of the dome with aircrete. After that, I sprayed in and floated the floor. They turned out to be very strong and very well insulated buildings.

[@davidkendrick5192]

Wow, that's amazing and incredible, that you did all that 45 years ago! When you say 'foam', what would that be? Is that the kind of thing people use these days to fill in holes, etc? Like epoxy plastic type foam?

[@AircreteHarry]

That very cool!! One thing is I think you where spraying shotcrete not Aircrete. The spray foam insulation is what I want to stay away from the main reason being cost. Thats why I'm using Aircrete and EPIC for insulation.

[@johnryan2193]

@@AircreteHarry be very careful what foam you use as there have been reports of Cyanide gas leaking out over time and some other gas that is HIGHLY CANCEROUS .There are expensive homes,that have been abandoned.

[@ckm-mkc]

@@johnryan2193 Aircrete is basically aerated concrete (e.g. concrete with a lot of bubbles, a concrete 'sponge' if you will), there is no foam. It's been widely used as a building material for decades in Europe...

[@IntoleranceRecords]

Did you maybe mean 30’ balloons? Because 30” isn’t near as impressive.

[@daviddyess3938]

Though its a bit pricey, chain link fencing is ideal for reinforcing one of these domes due to is ability to stretch and flex in any direction. An old friend of mine used it on the outer coat on a 50ft monolithic dome.

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Used chainlink sounds good to me!

[@fionafenix]

Love the fact that you’ve figured out a legal build!! Kudos to you Harry!! Thank you for sharing what you’re cooking up!! Have you shared the process of adding windows to one of these structures?

[@garycrowley1]

I've been hoping to find someone building aircrete structures "to code." Thank you. I do believe there must be a lot of folks like me out there, so anyone providing courses on building with aircrete "to code" would probably have a big following! Thanks!

[@AircreteHarry]

This is not an Aircrete dome But I do have a way to build an Aircrete dome that can meet code. The double dome shell with Aircrete can be made to code.

[@foyjamez]

As a long-time building inspector, the first 2 solutions that come to mind are: Build under 200sf (states other than CA) and have an engineer calculate it out. FWIW I was an inspector on the "super adobe" CalEarth project in Hesperia, CA and a big fan of alternative methods, especially if they reuse construction waste or reduce materials.

[@garycrowley1]

@@foyjamez Thanks! Good info. Much appreciated.

[@lolitabonita08]

holly cow, even placing the video at .25 speed still going super fast...

[@mothermedicinemusic]

The reinforcement has been a concern even though I am a big fan of the air Crete dome potential without the expense and design limitations of the Monolithic Dome currently used. In Florida I want a shelter that can withstand hurricane force winds, long damp rains, and termites too - this has great potential. Friends in the concrete business shared info on self-repairing concrete adds that are now available making dome homes much more feasible with building code structural integrity! Looking forward to seeing your place unfold- dream big!

[@hg2.]

First look - fantastic. Remembrances to David South, a pioneer in this field.

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

For engineering purposes, wet concrete and wet soil weigh about 65 lb per cubic foot. That figure can be used to calculate the pressure that the poured concrete will exert on a form or what water-saturated soil will exert on a retaining wall. The pressure decreases linearly from the bottom to the top of the pour. Integrate from the bottom to the top of the form profile to calculate the total force on the form.

[@johnwilkinsoniv1746]

Harry, have you thought about doing the first steps to achieve the initial hard structure, then placing reinforcing materials (bending rebar or a few layers of mesh of some type) followed by covering it with a larger tyvek envelope that is designed to allow whatever thickness you want the dome to be, then pumping in aircrete, trapping it in a layer in between the outer envelope and the initial hard dome you made? (I don't think this would work with normal concrete given its weight, but I think aircrete should work. It would seem to me to be a good way to get your dome shape while avoiding needing to either put repeated layers of shot aircrete or using aircrete bricks. And you have already worked out the process (apparently) of making the tyvek envelope work for you. I really appreciate your persistent experimentation with this! - oops now I see another "part 2" video. Monolithic domes has two neat processes for building domes, but what you have done here is different, to some extent. And using aircrete vs normal shotcrete means the concrete is insulative, removing the need for open or closed cell insulation. By tailoring your forms to have windows and doorways built into them (which I expect you will be experimenting with in the future) it should make it easy to build a multidome connected structure. And your method isn't really limited to dome shapes per se - just to how you can shape the envelope. Keep this great work up! Cheers! JW

[@AircreteHarry]

I already had that thought in 2017 and build a proof of concept dome. It does work and I will be building a new dome using that system. Check out the first dome. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip22onWfqpyGgNE

[@danielrodriguez9778]

I've watched a lot of your experiments over the last couple years. So very cool to see the progress.

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

" Some Cracks Give ya Gold, other Cracks Give ya 18 years of Arguments, Welfare, and Debt..."

[@robertberry3394]

The guys I Italy Texas have been building shot creet domes for 25 years. Up to 1000 ft span, no interior supports. Happy to see someone else doing it as well. Hope you do well.

[@AircreteHarry]

Thank You!

[@phredocassera2939]

Yes, Monolithic Dome .. uses the outside to inside, process to create a professional, proven (and critically)safe and insulated dome.. their custom air forms are far more durable .re: this type... It is not easy to achieve consistent thickness using this method .. and since concrete is really only strong in compression. That is critical to the strength. Be careful people. When they collapse because they are made poorly it is ugly and tragic. Aircrete is very difficult to control the modulus when sprayed or hand applied.. casting/pouring is where it shines

[@wallisparnell4464]

If more people used domes as homes, weather issues would be so much less for a lot of people.

[@harshthakur1811]

Hello Brother, I am from India, is it possible to build such a structure in India. Kindly let me know.

[@AircreteHarry]

Good evening & Welcome to the channel Harsh 👍 Yes, absolutely. Possible all over the world - as long as you have cement, etc. aircreteharry.com/product/%e2%9c%85-online-dome-building-course-step-by-step-by-aircrete-harry-great-addition-for-everyone-who-cant-make-it-to-the-hands-on-workshop-as-well-as-for-eve/

[@d.a.t.4699]

thx man, you turned me around to wanting to build a dome again...will be stayin tuned. love ya too...peace

[@stev838]

Me too. Just got out my dome book. And dB 2.

[@off-griddomeliving8018]

Awesomeness!!! We Love You, too!!!!!!!!!

[@lolitabonita08]

question...if i build a dome and want to cover it with soil...like making a hobbit home, how strong the structure is.? thanks.

[@AircreteHarry]

It is very strong & will work well while following the technique provided.

[@newrenewableenergycontrol5724]

There is a great advantage to understanding what you are doing as opposed to most who simply do what they are told, right Harry?! Battle on warrior!😎😎😎

[@harrymills2770]

Yes. I do as I'm told.

[@levelinguponthenarrowpath]

@@harrymills2770 🤮

[@steveoneil88]

there has been talk about using graphene mixed in to all mixed like fiberglass but 10x stronger than steel. this would eliminate possible rebar rusting and expansion,

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel Steve 👍 Yes, I'm aware of that information. Glad you made the post.

[@KNBARON]

So you’re saying I can air Crete a bouncy castle

[@AircreteHarry]

If you do it right yes!

[@saltpepper1894]

but it wont fly away!

[@RavenRidgeRanch]

Is that Mesa Redonda in the background? Thanks for the video. I am in the process of building my own house. I have a lot of land, so I will be building more homes on my property and may end up doing a aircrete dome.

[@stephensteidley2747]

Saw some in Casa Grande, Az 40 years ago. Mid June , 120 outside, low 70s inside. Difference was concrete inside, roughly 12 to 18 inches spray insulation outside with solar protection. concrete inside gave it thermal mass with insulation keeping it cooler. It hadn't had the doors installed yet. impressive!!

[@Escapewithasha]

How does this structure hold up against saltwater?

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍 It holds up really well. I suggest using basalt Reinforcement which doesn't rust. Are you asking about a specific location that you have in mind for building?

[@TomofAllTrades]

I appreciate how you addressed code issues. Even with the silo house build, if your area has code requirements you have to get architectural and structural engineering approval (BEFORE starting)👍🏼

[@AircreteHarry]

That's correct! You know!

[@jan_phd]

Similar to the activities of 'ants'. Why? We're humans! A simple center gantry would allow this to be built by a robotic arm.

[@AircreteHarry]

I agree and yet who has the money for that?!

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍

[@jeffgreen977]

I love it Harry!.... The forms for the ring beam are fantastic!.... I personally like to put a groove in the top of the ring beam that holds cattle panels and that gives me a straight wall so I can use regular doors and windows without augments... I really like your low pressure airform and the first layer of fiberglass mesh. Maybe there is a way to install the stucco mesh with less work - I can't think of any improvements on your method though... I like basalt rope because it is so easy to work with.... At what point are you turning off your inflator? I saw a "Billy Goat" gasoline powered air blower that looked promising.... I am excited to see what you come up with in regards to the pump, we need something that will pump a sand mix thru a small diameter hose without plugging up.... Keep up the great work!

[@AircreteHarry]

Thanks Jeff, The stucco mesh is easy to install. in the beginning I had to try a few ways. You will always have an augment no matter how small to keep water from coming into the window or door. After the wire mesh has been covered in cement and cures then I turn off the blower. The pump I'm in development of now will pump sand cement mix.

[@michellejean8068]

Thank You Harry. After looking at all the different videos on dome homes , I always end up watching yours. Again and again. I'm ready to build but I'm having a hard time finding someone to help me.. Anyone out there in Northern Az.?

[@AircreteHarry]

Hi Michelle, email us: [e-mail] 👍 👍

[@roberthart9886]

It seems to me these could be built offsite in sections and assembled on site for a whole lot less money and expertise

[@AircreteHarry]

I agree with you, and it's something that I'm thinking about.

[@zhigangxu2007]

Is the base also poured with Aircrete or concrete?

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍 Concrete Ringbead & Aircrete Slab in the middle.

[@audigit]

Amazing experiments you’re doing for all of us, Harry. Thank you! I know I’m Intrigued with your progress and I’ll be a considering your system with my build. Nice.

[@tukek88]

Where do you get the fiber glass mesh?

[@AircreteHarry]

The local hardware store.

[@TheAnswerworld-et6ze]

Looks good! ever thought of selling an online course about making that one from start to finish? With 6 more of these planned what a great opportunity to master the process and record it! You can message me if you need help with the online part. Thanks for sharing Harry and God bless you.

[@AircreteHarry]

Yes, I have that in mind to do. Thank You!

[@DesertNails]

@@AircreteHarry id like to do the class as im planning to buy some raw land and im just one person

[@AircreteHarry]

@@DesertNails In what state?

[@DesertNails]

@@AircreteHarry Arizona. Im planning to buy in Cochise county. Extreme heat desert climate.

[@AircreteHarry]

​@@DesertNails I like Arizona, are there building codes in Cochise county? How big do you want to build? After seeing this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKCqpqmsr62MZ6M I no longer want windows in every dome, now we'll be happy with dome skylights. Maybe some porthole windows in the domes if any.

[@adrigaller12]

How do you make your tyvec domes and the mesh??

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍 I teach the step-by-step technique during the workshops & my Online Course: aircreteharry.com/product/%e2%9c%85-online-dome-building-course-step-by-step-by-aircrete-harry-great-addition-for-everyone-who-cant-make-it-to-the-hands-on-workshop-as-well-as-for-eve/ For additional questions, email: [e-mail]

[@ChuckCassadyYT]

that's cool you got christopher walken to narrate this

[@1957jmhiser1]

You know, Harry, companies are now in existence that use your method of building and are making millions. Too bad you didn't copyright your method. How strong are your houses? I'd love to build a strong tiny house like this.

[@AircreteHarry]

You are welcome to check out my website. Strong & recommended! I offer the 15 hours online video tutorial course.

[@Mynameisbraulio]

Hey Harry long time not seeing your videos, look thanks to your videos I came up with an amazing idea, ima make a video to show you the concept so you can also apply this to your domes. I just want everyone to know how to make their own house at a low price.

[@AircreteHarry]

Sounds good to me I'm ready.

[@michellejean8068]

Maybe one person can do this by themselves S. But..Not the average guy.. if I were 10 years younger. Id certainly try ! Till then I'm looking for help.

[@AircreteHarry]

We had people in their 70's attend the Hands-On Workshops. They were unstoppable to state the least. Very Hands-On 👍 👍 Very Motivated!!

[@colinstace1758]

How do you deal with the 6-8 overlapping layers of wire on the top of the dome? Couldn't you run 2 lengths of wire over the top at 90deg then cut shorter lengths that tie in without going over the top ?

[@AircreteHarry]

Your way is the best way to build it . But my way just gives you a lot more reinforcing on the top. Ones everything is done it will have 8 inches of insulation on top and all the wire will be covered anyway.

[@gotflute123]

This building is totally legal to build anywhere in the US... as long as they let you do it. This how America works these days. Thanks for the video: it shines a huge light on how illogical and repressive our local building code enforcement offices are. We are a people that will trade freedom for a feeling a safety every day of the week. Videos like yours expose the con job in real estate: choice is a threat to the current system, and they will use any draconian tactics to keep choices low and values high. So... keep it up, have a subscribe, and hopefully more people will open their eyes.

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍 👍 Glad to have you join!! Words of wisdom. Thank you - keep the comments coming. Happy to read powerful words. Truly.

[@marklundegren]

Couple of inches of exterior foam and then a second shell to cover?

[@AircreteHarry]

You could do that. I'm using my EPIC cement mix to save money on insulation.

[@funfunfun732]

i know the dome form is inherently strong , but would a 25x25 square , with 8 foot side walls be strong , i dont like curved walls.

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍 It all depends on how you build it - while indeed, the dome shape is the strongest shape to build followed by hyperbolic paraboloid as the second strongest. What are you looking to build with - Aircrete, Styro-Aircrete, Styrocrete, etc.?

[@bradpayn8058]

I hadn't seen one of your videos for a long time, then this popped up. Very interesting! While I was watching several ideas come to mind. One that I thought of was to make a smaller, garden shed, chicken coop, dog house out of light wood, 2x2 or furring strips, and light ply, that was out of plumb, trapezoidal, smaller at the top of the nearly perpendicular side walls, and a small portion, six inches or so, that could be taken off all the way around the bottom. I'm thinking that I could go over it, roof and all, just as you did the dome with tie-vec, stucco wire, hawk and trowel, or shotcrete aircrete, and so on, but if I left one end open (the end that would get the door, or become an open stable type shed), I could then go in, take that bottom six inches off of the shed form, and I should be able to lower it six inches, releasing it from the shell, and drag it out to use over and over. Or even to just pull out flush to the open end, raise back up and make the same shed 2,3,4 . . times longer. I also think that I could put in some windows, chicken doors, etc along the other three walls with a wood frame wired into the metal lathe to trowel right up too, and they could be finished right in place. I also wonder, if they weren't too heavy, and maybe made on a light channel piece of metal (a metal stud on it's side and tied across the door end threshold, maybe a few in the middle, if it could be drug around a bit carefully, without messing it all up? I might have to fix some cracks if the first one doesn't drag well. I'm a mason when I'm not a chicken herder, all my days off come when it's too cold and snowy outside in the Rockies for mortar. I'd like to make these sheds in the shop, then drag them out. Thanks for giving me some new ideas to think on Harry.

[@Widowshijo]

Amazing 😮…. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍 My pleasure - appreciate your feedback!

[@BrooklynTony1]

Bravo 👏 Don’t ever give up!!! I’ll be working with you one day. Dome structures are advantageous in so many ways

[@AircreteHarry]

Sounds good!

[@lisagibuu498]

Where are u located

[@saltpepper1894]

correct me if im wrong but they are high wind & fire resistant? sooo many will be built in fire ravaged CA, Hurricane prone FL etc...

[@obomartin5316]

Harrycrete dome

[@IronMan-yg4qw]

why dont you use basalt twine and wind it around? like monolithic domes does on some of their small domes. is suppose to be super cheap.

[@AircreteHarry]

Not as strong as this system and the rope is more work with all the anchors.

[@IronMan-yg4qw]

@@AircreteHarry true but that wire is much more expensive?

[@colinstace1758]

A few things, could you just dig the footing into the ground so no formwork ? What size fiberglass mesh is it ? Was $5000 for just the shell ? That's approximately $25 per sq ft, how does that compare to say a round building in block ? Could you use those fiberglass strands in the mix for reinforcement instead of mesh ? I know, too many questions, sry 👍😊🇦🇺🦘

[@AircreteHarry]

My ground is very rocky and this was much easier system for the foundation. I did dig the footers but then covered it back up to do this system instead. I don't need heavy equipment till the very end. $5000 is foundation and shell. I do have other thing like Basalt fiber chopped to mix in the cement.

[@swatisquantum]

I’m getting ancient wisdom vibes. This is sooo cool.

[@AircreteHarry]

Cool!

[@zhigangxu2007]

What the thickness between two rings?

[@AircreteHarry]

Depends on how thick you plan on making your walls.

[@DocJaeBass]

Very inspiring progress! I've been watching you since before you built your first backyard dome in NY. It's very inspiring to see how the system has developed. Each time you create a new step, I am excited all over again and begin thinking of how I can use your system on my next build.

[@AircreteHarry]

That's great to hear!! That's why I make the video. :-)

[@1MauricioGarcia]

Hello! Great video! May I ask how do you make the air form and type of tyvek homewrap? Kind regards!

[@AircreteHarry]

Thanks Mauricio 👍 Email me for details: [e-mail] Talk soon ✌️

[@tswrench]

Wow! You've really been dialing in this process--that's great.

[@sufferedenuf]

Around 1980 a guy built a house using parachutes and sprayed the inside. Then he removed the parachute from the outside. It was a combination of concrete and expanding foam. This was a demonstration for tourist tours and possible buyers for neighborhoods he planned for out west.It was called Xanadu and there is a book about it.

[@MotorSwapDan]

Not sure how I found you but I'm a BSCE interested :)

[@fredmercury1314]

This didn't age well, with all the buildings in the UK collapsing because aircrete sucks.

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel Fred 👍 In life shortcuts can only benefit when they in fact are proven to be worth it. In the cases you mention & I am familiar with certain updates & issues going on in the UK, yes - problem is - the builders took shortcuts & made major mistakes. These are the unfortunate results Now. Costly, inconvenient & dangerous.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Pretty cool.

[@AircreteHarry]

Thanks! A little deferent then monolithic domes. This is a much easier way for anyone to build.

[@larryallen3286]

Are you

[@larryallen3286]

@@AircreteHarry about ready yet I know she

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

You should get Mr n Mrs Honeydo making more videos 😁

[@daviddyess3938]

Oh, I totally agree. Monolithic domes are much more involved. I just thought if you were playing around with different reinforcement methods and material you might want to try it some time. Love the channel btw. Keep it up

[@1957jmhiser1]

I'd have to put a rebar shell around the dome and then spray on the thickened aircrete. Because I'd want a loft sitting area.

[@AircreteHarry]

Yes, loft can be added. Aircrete is not sprayable, many confuse that. Aircrete is used for great insulation. I recommend using the Aircrete Thickening Agent, which is offered on my website, for greater results & better aircrete production. You may see my older videos proving the concept & showing the difference.

[@callmejaxx3930]

Glad to see the channel growing. Keep it up! A lot more cool vids to come!

[@kamalakrsna]

2021 March - based on KZbin videos I've watched lately: i guess 3-D printed houses technology will supersede this method.

[@AircreteHarry]

I'm working on my own 3d dome printer now. But this is a DIY system anyone can do today.

[@garyweber6413]

Awesome Aircrete Harry! How can we find out about that ingredient that thickens aircrete?

[@preciousplasticph]

likely xanthan gum... cooking ingredient...

[@gemrough]

Yea... why make a video and not tell the ingredients!

[@vsvnrg3263]

it might be silica fume. an amazing strengthener that makes concrete or mortar waterproof. it also causes the mix to go off a lot quicker. it is used in some shotcrete blends.

[@OU81TWO]

@@gemrough He doesn't want to give away the secret sauce because maybe he can get a patent then license it. He invested a lot of time in this so why would he give it away and have others profit from it?

[@AircreteHarry]

Coming soon

[@Thai-Ron]

Have you tried Helix rebar added into the mix?

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel, Yes, I've spoken about Helix micro rebar in many of my videos.

[@Thai-Ron]

@@AircreteHarry Thanks for the reply, I am considering doing a Dome home, possibly underground in Thailand. Hoping to make it a Net Zero Home.

[@NeilBraun]

This is great, and it looks kinda fun too! Thanks, I just learned a lot of new stuff.

[@AircreteHarry]

Your Welcome!

[@steveknow733]

Love it… can I purchase your system spec’s and mentor info

[@AircreteHarry]

Good evening - Steve, glad you do. You are welcome to reach out via email: [e-mail] & we will happily follow-up with you. Have a great evening.

[@ToddAndelin]

Awesome, you are getting my mind moving on this!

[@AircreteHarry]

Cool keep it moving and make one. I'll have a how to build a dome video coming out soon.

[@kccorliss3922]

Never needs a new roof! I gotta pay 15k for a roof…

[@aircretenews3334]

Excellent Harry! Do you have your mixes in your store yet? Can't wait:) your system rocks

[@AircreteHarry]

Thank You!! Mixes coming soon.

[@Jamesvandaele]

@@AircreteHarry is it soon yet?

[@msspringchicken]

Your ideas are brilliant Harry !!! You created an extra strong Air-crete system to code !!! That's the ticket right there !!! No one else has done this yet to my knowledge !!! There's some great dome builders out there, but no one is doing it to code using Air-crete, other then you !!! Congratulations !!! I can't wait to do this !!! Wish I could get your help, but I know your too busy with so many projects !!! God Bless You !!! 🎊👏👏👏👏🎆

[@AircreteHarry]

Thank You very much for your very Meaningful Feedback Lisa!!! It is very Appreciated & Cherished!! We Welcome You to email us: [e-mail] We will send you some Information & will keep in touch 👍 👍 It's a Pleasure!

[@AircreteHarry]

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[@zakthompson6312]

"So anyway... The ide-EAR is..." (@ 9:20 ) Hey, man. Thanks for the content. I really enjoyed it and you've got the creative part of my mind started this morning. Keep up the good work, you never know who you'll inspire. You might even inspire them to give you some of their money!

[@AircreteHarry]

Your Welcome. And any money I receive will go to good uses.

[@michellejean8068]

Do you know anyone who will help me build my dome in AZ. Love what you are doing.

[@AircreteHarry]

Thank You very much! Let's connect via email: [e-mail] ✌️ ✌️

[@MrBeard-ig5zc]

The shape is beautiful. You have really streamlined your process. I see you moving with purpose and confidence. Best to you and the Mrs.

[@AircreteHarry]

Thank You!!

[@meadmaker4525]

It's interesting that you said you wouldn't feel safe in an all aircrete home. All of the research and practical use studies I've found show aircrete to have superior impact and crush strength, as well as overall stability, as compared to standard construction concrete and/or the cinder blocks so often used in typical modern housing. So, why exactly would you feel it was unsafe? You've obviously been messing with it for a while, so I'm interested to hear your reasoning. I'll definitely check out the rest of your videos for more dome and aircrete content. Thanks for sharing this.

[@karl9828]

Monolithic Dome in Italy, Texas has been doing this for decades and up to code in every city in the country.

[@monkeyCmonkeyDoo]

What!!!??? You mean to tell me a dude on KZbin, didn't invent this building process? LOLOL!!!

[@karl9828]

@Kyle Towers So, he's pissing up a rope! Go figure.

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[@ogramytod7014]

2 Questions: Could you build these domes on stilts for areas prone to flooding? Are they hurricane resistant?

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome Ogram, Yes & Yes.

[@132images]

I love that you're working concrete while strapped with a pistol. :)

[@yager4092]

How do you think your technique would mold around a hay bale structure

[@AircreteHarry]

It would work great 👍 👍

[@tomakmens2607]

Hey Harry,like to hear about some of your formulas of your mixes.

[@AircreteHarry]

Hey Tom, visit AircreteHarry.com for mixing recipes & other products. For additional questions, reach out to us via email: [e-mail] - happy to assist you if needed.

[@alxsee1337]

nice. i'd like to talk somedy. with you i mean. i always talk already.

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel 👍 You may reach out: [e-mail]

[@kevinkelly9895]

Very interesting , Why not create a Door frame from wood and use that as a guide so that you don't have to "Cut" into the cement and waste product and time by doing that ? TY

[@AircreteHarry]

This way is faster and the doorway is sprayed light to make it easy to cut.

[@kevinkelly9895]

@@AircreteHarry thank you

[@SmartEasyDIYer]

Fun to see the progress! Thanks for sharing.

[@aguschannel7]

wonderfull

[@AircreteHarry]

Welcome to the channel Agus 👍 Awesome!

[@joel6427]

1608 sq ft house for 40k is attractive. I'm going to El Salvador which is prone to earth movement and your thinking about the layers of reinforcement is in line with mine. I don't want chunks of concrete falling during an earth quake. The cracks can be repaired. I was looking at the price for polyester fabric coated with PVC but your Tyvek idea is much better. Are you sewing or gluing the Tyvek panels together?

[@sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688]

Please stop abusing the word ‘epic.’

[@AircreteHarry]

The word epic is an acronym for expanded polystyrene paper infused cement

[@kristakaufman-y6j]

POST A VIDEO WITH THE RECIPE WE WANT TO TRY MAKING A LITTLE ONE

[@AircreteHarry]

You are welcome to visit our website for mixing recipes & foam generators. Link in the video description box.

[@fabonline9389]

Are you working with a architect on these designs? I would really like to know the engineering/architects qualifications for the structural integrity of a dome structure. The force on a dome is pushing outwards below the equator and inwards above. The only structural elements then should be below the inward force. Like an egg, a dome supports itself as long as the material can support the compressive force. Your stem walls are very tall. The structure reminds me of a domed cylinder (grain silo) not a true dome. The outward pressures on those vertical walls is exponentially higher than in a true dome. Even a parabolic shape would be stronger than straight walls. Have you had failures with the other conventional building methods of aircrete? Just curious why you are headed in this direction. I've been following you from the very beginning and appreciate the work you have done. Sacred geometry defines structural integrity. Cheers Harry!

[@DiscoFang]

That's true if gravity is the only "force" you're dealing with and accounting for. Cost and speed is a balancing act and so often solutions that may not satisfy idealism are the most appropriate in real world construction.

[@fabonline9389]

@@DiscoFang I have been in the "real world construction" business for over twenty years and poured thousands of yards of concrete in many forms and structures. Unless you live in an earthquake zone then gravity "is" the only force on your structure. I can tell you it costs more to monolithic-ally pour a dome than build it with bricks. And the structural integrity differences are minimal.

[@AircreteHarry]

Yes! I have a 4 foot stem wall on the dome that gives me head room when standing next to wall. The shell when all said and done will be two inches thick at the top and about 3 inches at the stem wall of reinforced concrete and about 8 inches of the 500 psi insulation mix on top. making the shell about ten inches thick.

[@haveagreatday8248]

I live in baja California, Mexico. tons of empty land. LABOR COSTS LESS THAN 100 BUCKS A WEEK. 20 BUCKS A DAY IS GOOD. I want to build my living spave around a home made no tech wave pool for surfing. Iwas going to fill it with coke but that's to sticky..flies but I am going buy a bunch of tea bags...I wonder how many boxes of lipton tea I'll need? I bet it's good for the skin too. Yeh I want this for me but oncew they see me they'll all want one to. I'm a CONCRETE GUY. pOURED SLABAS IN THE eAST bAY FOR YEARS. tHEN i WENT TO THE uNIVERSITY AND i'VE BEEN AN OUTSIDE SALES ENGINEER FOR DECADES. i IMPORTED EMERALDS FORM COLOMBIA AND WAS AN ENGLISH ESL TEACHER TOO RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE..BUT THAT WAS A PARTY JOB. i PARTIED WITH ALL MY STRUDDENTSA HOOKED UP WITH THE BRASILIANS COLOMBIANS SUOER HOT kOREANS SWISS GERMANS AND THE FRENCH..OH BOY SHE WAS FRENCH! hEY i WASN'T A REAL TEACHER AT A REAL SCHOOL IT WAS JUST FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS MOSTLY 18-30 YEAR OLDS COMING TO SUNNYsAN dIEGO TO LEARN eNGLISH....CAN U SAY EGG McMUFFIN?

[@craigjacob3704]

I like your ideas. I could get the first layer done and work on it in steps on a regular schedule incase I didn't have all the money at once. I would like to build 2 one for a garage and storage and one for a wood shop. I would put alot of windows in mine for natural light with reinforced shutter system incase of emergency.

[@AircreteHarry]

Yes it will work great to build in steps.

[@riverratrvr9225]

Amazing! I'm in rural Texas, this would be great! 👍👍

[@danielvondenstein498]

One of the advantages of the concrete dome home is that it acts as a thermal battery/maintaining temperature for days. I’m wondering how using aircrete would change this as air is a terrible conductor 🧐. Not criticizing this method of course! Just wondering what the pros/cons are in aircrete vs traditional concrete

[@mobiousenigma]

harry , tyvek is a trademarked name,,, everyone knows like fibreglass pink but its actually "spun bonded poly olyetheleyn " which is a BREATHABLE or semipermeable membrane...it seems counter intuitive to use something that leaks air by design as a vessel to hold air...wouldnt poly or some other sheet membrain be cheaper and preform better? b fuller has always been worth knowing about and domes are the most space for the least surface... furnature is an issue it tends to be square not curved . i studied architecture and tinkered with a subteranian dwelling under a polycarbonate dome back when "aircrete" would have at best been air entrainment for special conditions or applications. good luck with your build and please remember code is supposed to be THE MINIMUM SAFE way or ammount so to build better than code should be your minimum.

[@DonaldBrown-w3l]

I'm a plaster aluminite set the cement or calcium that your secret mix as a plaster we use netting mesh on efis jobs dryvit or synergy even sto far inside you can use hard wall plaster if you bonder the walls like structolite dry it makes a smooth finish coat that sticks to cement Italiano make a jelly like smooth glass finish coat you can use putty coat if you bonder the walls the mix for putty coat is 50 gaugeing and 50 lime 3 ounces of raw qyp

[@michellejean8068]

Hello Harry. Im getting ready to build my dome. Now i have to find a builder to help me or do ot on their own. Your system is awesome. I'm a subscriber but not getting your notifications. You are awesome. Thank you Harry.

[@AircreteHarry]

Thank You Michelle! Appreciate You 👍 👍 I left a follow-up comment under your other 2 posts. Email us: [e-mail] (To get notifications, make sure to click the 🔔 BELL, here on my KZbin Channel)

[@boathemian7694]

I lived on a ferrocement boat for 20 years... type 5 cement. How do you make the tyvek balloon? It looks really good

[@harrymills2770]

Yes. A key ingredient is getting that balloon the proper dimensions.

[@kristakaufman-y6j]

where did you get the tyvek in a dome shape or did you sew one together?

[@AircreteHarry]

@@kristakaufman-y6j The dome air-forms are custom-made & offered in different sizes on our website. Link included in the video description box.

[@AircreteHarry]

@@kristakaufman-y6j Other options on our website are the DIY listings. You may do it yourself following the step-by-step guidance.

[@magicdaveable]

Hi Harry. What ever happened to Darwin & Melanie? I have emailed them several times without any response. Feeling cheated by them. I know it's not your fault but maybe you know what's going on.

[@aircretenews3334]

They're busy moving to a new location and its taking everything they've got....so low key online right now is my understanding.

[@magicdaveable]

@@aircretenews3334 it'been 9 months since the first email. Darwin mentioned on a Sat. Live he would answer my email. I think that was in April. I have been one of their earliest and longest followers.

[@robertneighbors4091]

At about $3,000 each, used steel shipping containers are cheaper it seems.

[@AircreteHarry]

It.'s not at all. The dome you build in place for $5000 and it's insulated way bigger then 8 x 9 x 40. Shipping container you need to rent a crane, build wood frame and insulate. By the time your done with the shipping container you will spend about $10,000 . And you have to pay to have it shipped to your location. I know I have 3 Shipping containers. I do have a shipping container build Idea I think would work great and less to build.

[@gibbsm]

@@AircreteHarry I like both, but shipping containers are dope tho for the recycling aspect. I prefer 'squared off' buildings aesthetically, domes remind me of warts lol.

[@poppasan1873]

Most all of the shipping container videos I've seen, you end up building a frame house inside the container. The container itself is nothing more than ugly steel siding that restricts what you are doing. They make better storage sheds than homes.

[@kristakaufman-y6j]

YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE UNDER THE TYVEK TO HOLD IT UP IN EARTHQAUKE SO IT DOES NOT CRACK FALL AND NOTHING TO HOLD EVEN THE STRUCTURE IS ONLY 200 LBS OF WEIGHT WHICH MIGHT MIGHT LET 150 to 200 LBS ON THE THING OTHERWISE IT WILL FALL AND NOT HOLD WELL IN PRESSURE IN EARTHQAUKE SO BEFORE YOU GET IT PASSED YOU NEED TO HAVE ENGINEER MAKE A PLAN TO SHOW WHAT PRESSURE IT CAN HOLD AND TEST IT THE TYVEK ALONE WILL CAUSE THEM TO KNOCK IT DOWN . THERE IS NO REAL REBAR HOLDING IT A FEW IN THE WIRE WONT DO IT GET A STEEL STRUCTURE AND BOLT IT UNDERNEATH MIGHT COST 2000$ BUT WILL HOLD IT UP FOR YOU I THINK. MAKES IT EASIER FOR ENGINEERS TO DETERMINE WHAT IT CAN SAFELY HOLD EVEN THEN MAYBE 200 LBS SO TWO INCHES OF AIRCRETE ONLY WHICH IS FINE FOR WARM WEATHER BUT YOU WOULD NEED TO THEN DO STRAW BAILS AROUND HARRY AND THEY DO NEED 4 FOOT REBARS THROUGH TO HOLD THEN THEN PUT YOUR WIRE OVER THE STRAW BAILS AND THEN YOU CAN SPRAY OVER THE WIRE SO THAT WAY EVERY INCH IS R VALUE AND THEN WITH A GOOD BAIL MORE THAN A FOOT OR TWO YOU MIGHT GET R 20? WHICH WOULD DO FOR WINTER WEATHER EH. JUST MAKE ONE NICE ONE IN MIDDLE AND MAKE 4 to 5 AROUND IF YOU MAKE A GEODESIC 2V in MIDDLE USE A JEWISH STAR PATTERN IN MIDDLE AND THEN ONE FOR DOOR AND 5 ROOMS TO THE SIDE WOULD GO UP QUICK . GET THE 2V STYLE IS ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT USE 10 FOOT A 35 AND 9 FOOT B STRUTS AND BUILD AND BOLT THEM TOGETHER . THAT GIVES YOU SOME ABILITY TO HOLD THE AIRCRETE AND IF YOU PUT STRAW BAILS ALL AROUND SECURE WITH 4 FOOT REBAR THROUGH EACH LAYER TO KEEP SECURE THEN IT WORKS ! WIRE OVER THAT SPRAY OUTSIDE WALLS REAL QUICK! ALSO DONT DO AIRCRETE FLOORS YOU NEED TO DIG DOWN 4 FOOT FOR BUILDING CODES BELOW FROST LEVELS TO ANCHOR IT AND THEN YOU NEED ROCK BELOW THEN CONCRETE WALLS BUT ROCKS BELOW THE STRAW BAILS SO THEY DO NOT WICK UP THE WATER PARKER IN TEXAS HERITAGE HOUSE DOES THE STRAW BAILS ALL TIME WATCH HOW HE PUTS THEM UP AND HOW THEY GET SECURED . THEN PLUMB IN BEFORE YOU POUR THE FLOORS THE PLUMBING FOR IT ALWAYS USE THE 6 INCH PIPES THEY ARE MORE BUT YOU CAN UPGRADE AND IT DOES NOT CLOG SO THEN MAKE A PROPER FIELD FOR SEPTICS YOU FAILED TO PUT THIS IN BEFORE THE POUR OF THE FLOORS YOU FORGOT! HAHAHAHA! SO PUT IN A BATHROOM AND TWO BOXES ABOUT TEN BY TEN CEMENT AND THEN 200 FOOT OUT TWO DRAIN FIELDS CHANNELS WITH 4 LAYERS OF ROCKS SAND 8 FEET DEEP AND SOIL TOP TWO FOR TEN FEET DEEP SEEPING BEDS LEECHFIELDS OUTSIDE TANKS THEY NEED DRIANED OFFTEN OR THEY ONLY LAST TWENTY YEARS SO PLAN WHERE IS NEED BE YOU CAN MAKE ANOTHER ONE AND KEEP IT WELL AWAY FROM YOUR WELLS SO IT NEVER CONTAMINATES OK ! YOU SHOULD BE MAKING THESE PROPERLY FOR HOMELESS ON COMMUNITY HOMELESS FARMS AS IT WOULD BE EASY TO BUILD THESE TINY HOUSES TWO OR THREE TOGETHER FOR EACH SO A BATHROOM KITCHEN AND BEDROOM AREAS . TINY HOUSES FOR HOMELESS WOULD BE NICE THERE ARE MILLIONS HOMELESS NOW AFTER CRIMES OF GOVERNMENT DESTROYED LIVES STOLE MILLION DOLLAR HOUSES MURDERED PEOPLE STOLE THEIR PROPERTY HOUSE ASSETS TO COMMIT GENOCIDES !

[@Duckman2405]

Did you add any chromate to offset the PH levels in the concrete to reduce hydrogen gassing reaction on the galvanized wire mesh during the cure?

[@AircreteHarry]

No. It's a stucco wire mesh made for cement stucco.

[@kristakaufman-y6j]

how did you expand or blow it up with what ?

[@AircreteHarry]

bouncy house blower.

[@SoftHeartPC]

These people are correct, aircrete and the concept have been used in building submarines for many many years, including using stretched cables on the interior for flexibility. In early persia, egypt, rome, and Mesopotamia era, they knew to add heavy seawater to their brick and mortar mix to increase its strength and hardness. That was 5,000 years ago.

[@dasbabu8199]

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[@AircreteHarry]

I have a video coming out soon How to Build a Dome I think will help.

[@leoncryp8182]

looks like all your metal mesh is aligned vertical with very thin overlap, be good to put some horizontal support loops too, the top of the dome has a lot of layers due to this layout. I think a better way to put the wire mesh is kind of like all 30 - 45 degrees, with cross overs, that way you get good overlap support from both vertical and horizontal loads, imagine a 3 frequency dome you will see there is some kind of pattern strips shapes around 30 degree angle from ground to top/offcenter then loops back to ground again, the top of the dome has minimal overlap too, its probably use less metal too when using both verti and hori loops, but more difficult to build, as long as you get few solid crossover, you can have some gaps that can be patch up with smaller pieces of mesh.

[@AircreteHarry]

The mesh is tied together so it's like one wire mesh hat on the dome.