Bless you doing this all by hand, brotha. I'm going to be making an EPIC structure myself, but I'll either be making blocks ahead of time or pouring in place with typical concrete forms.
I'm 60 years old. When I was like eight years old in Arizona, My father used what was called white wash, I believe it was pink cement , lime, and bluing. It was a coating we applied to stucco basically gave it a super white color. It also added some strength to the stucco. I believe for the most part we brushed it on with big horse hair brushes, common at the time.
Using the screws as a thickness gauge was a great idea. Man, the wildlife there is awesome. If I was standing inside that structure, I would sure feel better if I knew those mixes were full of a fiber reinforcement. That's a lot of weight overhead. I would be interested to know about how many lbs when you total it all out. Water weight does not reduce as the cement cures. Hope all is well guys, stay warm.
Love what you are doing Harry. I just hope for your sake, you are rewarded for your hard work and initiative ideas. Don’t let some bastard steal your ideas and make a motser from it
Garry this idea has been alive for 20 years. its being proto typed by harry and many others.. youtube changes everything.. its about all learning and helping people beat the system and invite new ideas cheaper easy and longer lasting.harry is doing great with testing..
I can see that the Tyvek form has created a nice smooth interior wall! I'm wondering, why did you put any aircrete at all over the area that you later cut out to create the door? And did you consider making a skylight in the roof for extra light?
@@AircreteHarry I mean if it was airtight to the dome your going to need to drill something to let the air in as you vaccum the air out right? But not big at all.
What if you first applied plaster like 3/8” then screen then then the spraycrete...when you pealed off the tyvek it would already be plastered...ready for paint...
It's been great watching you progress, keep up the good work. Have you ever tried making prefabricated walls with Epic similar to how Honey Do Carpenter made shed walls with Aircrete? Thanks
Now can you make the exterior wall marble smooth when its done? You do intend to live in this right? My entire family is interested in this for long term housing. (With additional domes attached)
I'm impressed by how strong the "shell" is at this early stage. I guess that's one of the many benefits of the shape itself - that it distributes load.
Welcome to the channel 👍 Go for it, - it is healthy to strive & succeed! Certain methods outthere have done something similar. They don't offer it in the USA last time I read. Their system operates with Foam "slices" - like a grapefruit. Shipped & assembled on the spot.
Throughly enjoying watching this process, and greatly appreciate how you show all of the real outcomes. I love how you just opted to do it by hand when the pumps weren't working. It makes this process seem even more accessible to regular guys like me. It's not clear, Will the Tyved form be reusable?
@@AircreteHarry cheers look forward to your designs I get the dome but have you considered the tube. I have child hood memories of these structures, they were built as migrant shelters and were used for quite a while i met a few of the kids that lived in them and still have a friend whose family was assigned to one. One thing they allowed air flow if not insulation. Anyway aircrete is offering a great srayon building material . Hers a link en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissen_hut And I was thinking of getting the desired depth of material have you seen these ideas perhaps it can be useful in your thoughts all the best www.landscapearchitecture.com/landarchspecs/cellteklandarchspecs.html
I think this is an interesting thought. dig out to waist level or start against a hill and have a few steps down into the ground to reduce the work/structure height. use the ground to help moderate temperature.
Harry, love the video and learning lots BUT at times (when the music kicks in--- too loud) it drowns you out and I really want to hear what you are saying...
I don't want to come as critical, because, I dig your innovation. But, man you need some rebar to provide some strength to this. How do you overcome that?
i got a secret ingredient for you harry.....do you know what the bubble clowns use ( they make huge bubbles at birthday parties for kids )....to make those huge bubbles.....yes use dawn dish soap....but add a 1/2 a tablespoon of white corn syrup......yep thats right ...a little corn syrup really makes the soup surface tension of the bubble membrane stronger !
imagine is you just framed the house. then staple a cheaper mesh to the framing. spay as harry has done on this dome strait to the mesh. lightly. then spay it again and the second coat will fill in all the mesh holes. then go on the outside and spay a coat on it and smooth or texture outside as needed.there is a guy that uses old Styrofoam ground up done right that stuff is light and would make a great outside coat over the first shell. i think run the electric inside of cheap tubing would be wise. and maybe even water lines if needed. that way wire and tubing and be pulled it will be encased on the inside layers . on the inside just use plaster. layers is the key with layers of cheap mesh..
You said you were putting on the thickness of about 3 and 1/2 inches. You might want to get a tape measure and see what that really is. What you were putting on was about one inch thick.
I did not build it Monolithic because I was experimenting with a new cement mix that is insulated. And far less expensive to build with this system. Monolithic domes have leaking problems also and the spray-foam is very expensive.
@@AircreteHarry Where are the leaking problems with Monolithic Homes, because the outside of the dome is covered in vinyl, which keeps the moisture from even getting into the foam and concrete?
@@AircreteHarry and with Monolithic home, at least you can see where the leak is coming from from outside of the vinyl, but your design, you’ll have no idea where the leak is, because concrete is on the outside, and it can crack in many different areas.
@@AircreteHarry Airform is your protection from leaks. And it looks like you just remove that from the inside of your dome. So all you have now is a concrete shell, which will leak eventually.
@@BigCountrySo-CaL619 The vinyl breaks down in the sun after 2 - 5 years then you have to repair the outside. This happens to all the monolithic domes.
Also have you thought of gettinf in touch with the Garbage Warrior? he had to fight through congress to get just a little leeway to call his housing complex a testing site. Watch he documentary same name. He lost his architectural license for it too.
You don't know what your doing. You punctured your bag! Put a piece of wood or metal where the doors going to be, so you don't puncture it! You cut it out anyway.
Thank You Harry
@@unclejohn6391 My pleasure, thank you for your comment.
Great videos, thanks!!!
Welcome to the channel William 👍
Glad you are enjoying them, we Appreciate your feedback!!!
Fantastic video Harry.
Thank You!
Thank You!!! Our Gratitude! !!♡
Harry, your a hard worker buddy...hats off to ya!
No kidding! Hard work, good attitude. 👍
If I had half of that work ethic, I'd be successful. lol 🤷♂️
@@D.A.T.GRINGO Thank you very much, it means a lot!
@@khakicampbell6640 Thank you very much! I hope my videos encourage many people as well!
Awesome 👍
@@gunghoadventures871 Thank you very much, glad you enjoed the video!
great to watch your progress !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Thank You Tom!!!!!!!!!! :)
Thank you for documenting your projects. I got some properties I want to do this on. The more efficient you get it helps the rest of us too.
Thank You! Great Success to You as well!!
Tell Mrs.Aircrete that she adds just the right amount of comedic value. It will not go un-noticed...
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Ohhh, Thank You, Sir!!! You are making me blush! :) Merry Christmas from Our Heart !☆
She's pretty too.
@@scottpreston5074 Yes, she is!!
@@scottpreston5074 Yes, she is!!
I love this project! I had heard of aircrete, but did not realize it involved an inflated shape as a form. Thanks for the video.
Your welcome! Check out this video for your other question. ruclips.net/video/seB4Si01lP8/видео.html
Another cool one, Harry..)
Thanks!
Bless you doing this all by hand, brotha. I'm going to be making an EPIC structure myself, but I'll either be making blocks ahead of time or pouring in place with typical concrete forms.
Good idea!
Thank You!!!
Sounds Great!!!
Cool Harry. Real cool.
Thanks!
Deflating and removing that Tyvek form has to feel like Christmas morning unwrapping presents as a kid!
LOL, Yes it does!
I'm 60 years old. When I was like eight years old in Arizona, My father used what was called white wash, I believe it was pink cement , lime, and bluing. It was a coating we applied to stucco basically gave it a super white color. It also added some strength to the stucco. I believe for the most part we brushed it on with big horse hair brushes, common at the time.
NICE TO SEE YOU WORKIN THAT GRINDER HARRY!!! MY FAVORITE TOOL
I'm happy to have it came in very handy.
Big Hugs, Greg!!!!!
& Merry Christmas ☆ !!!
Dude! I love everything about your "system"!
I really like your wife interacting with the video .She's funny
Wow ... really came out great! nice work!
Thanks!
Thank You Sandy!!!
On a bare dome, controlling echo is done by soft surfaces and/or walls. A small horizontal, carpeted loft would help a lot.
Thanks!
Thanks you I have a question how Long Should You Wait to Remove Concrete domes Formwork ?
Welcome to the channel 👍
Sure, I welcome your questions.
I waited 1 day after the final spray.
Using the screws as a thickness gauge was a great idea. Man, the wildlife there is awesome. If I was standing inside that structure, I would sure feel better if I knew those mixes were full of a fiber reinforcement. That's a lot of weight overhead. I would be interested to know about how many lbs when you total it all out. Water weight does not reduce as the cement cures. Hope all is well guys, stay warm.
40 bags of cement in the slab, 120 in the dome. at 94 Lbs per bag.... Thank You!!
Thank You so much !!
There’s nothing saying you can’t reinforce it with whatever you’d like. The Skies the limit.
@@AircreteHarry what was cost on the bag of concrete harry its change so much i wouldn't know right now
@@towerace1238 Depending on where you live. Last I ordered it was almost $16.00 here in COLORADO.
Two years ago we paid $11.00
very satisfying video to watch!
Thank You!
Awesome, Thank You!!
Epic Harry!
Thanks!
;) :) Epic Indeed!!
Love what you are doing Harry. I just hope for your sake, you are rewarded for your hard work and initiative ideas. Don’t let some bastard steal your ideas and make a motser from it
Thank You!!
Thank You, Garry!!! 100%
Garry this idea has been alive for 20 years. its being proto typed by harry and many others.. youtube changes everything.. its about all learning and helping people beat the system and invite new ideas cheaper easy and longer lasting.harry is doing great with testing..
You got a good leg work out!
I can see that the Tyvek form has created a nice smooth interior wall! I'm wondering, why did you put any aircrete at all over the area that you later cut out to create the door? And did you consider making a skylight in the roof for extra light?
To clarify, it is all EPIC, no Aircrete. The door area had a very thin layer. Yes, that can always be installed.
Could you vaccum the air out of the form to save risking damage drill in?
I don't believe that has ever been tried the next dome i build I will try vacuuming the air out, good suggestion thanks!
@@AircreteHarry I mean if it was airtight to the dome your going to need to drill something to let the air in as you vaccum the air out right? But not big at all.
Simon, it already had the holes at the top.🤷♂️
So you didn't need to use mesh under all the stucco?
@@carolynsilvers9999 Welcome to the channel Carolyn,
Basalt mesh was used building the dome.
Awesome. It looks very comfortable on the inside.
Yes!
& sooooo spacyyyyyy!!!
now if you hand troweled this u could be further it seems to me since most of us will not be able to use air to spray. YOU have been an inspiration
Next dome build will be easier and faster.
Thank You for the Beautiful Feedback!! #inspiration ♡
What if you first applied plaster like 3/8” then screen then then the spraycrete...when you pealed off the tyvek it would already be plastered...ready for paint...
That's Exactly what I'm doing 👍 👍
The Surface comes out extremely smooth, - ready for paint!!
It's been great watching you progress, keep up the good work. Have you ever tried making prefabricated walls with Epic similar to how Honey Do Carpenter made shed walls with Aircrete? Thanks
I will be build like that next year.
@@AircreteHarry good luck with the build mate, I look forward to it.
Thank You!!!
Maybe a hot tub install is in the near future if you keep lugging buckets of concrete up a ladder?
I'm ready for the hot tub! lol
Yeahhhhh!!! ;)
Now can you make the exterior wall marble smooth when its done? You do intend to live in this right? My entire family is interested in this for long term housing. (With additional domes attached)
That would be nice!
@@AircreteHarry show us de way
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is it posible to build a 27-30 ft diameter dome with only steel mesh and basalt rope ?
Yes, it is possible.
@@AircreteHarry and I fotgot to add the fiber glass mesh, but dont you think its a really wide area or those 3 elements can get the job done?...
I'm impressed by how strong the "shell" is at this early stage. I guess that's one of the many benefits of the shape itself - that it distributes load.
Havta wonder if something couldn't be prefabbed in a lightweight shippable style
Then u masonry coat it on site.
Welcome to the channel 👍
Go for it, - it is healthy to
strive & succeed!
Certain methods outthere have done something similar. They don't offer it in the USA last time I read. Their system operates with Foam "slices" - like a grapefruit. Shipped & assembled on the spot.
Throughly enjoying watching this process, and greatly appreciate how you show all of the real outcomes.
I love how you just opted to do it by hand when the pumps weren't working. It makes this process seem even more accessible to regular guys like me.
It's not clear, Will the Tyved form be reusable?
Thank You! The Tyvek could be reused after a few spots are fixed.
Thank You so much!! Our Gratitude! !!
Awesomeness
Thanks!
I would have put a skylight at the top. Loved your oval door design. Standard doors don't belong in a dome.
I wanted to put a skylight in but could not find what I want for the right price.
Next one ;) for sure!!!
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The Romans always had them, called an oculus.
Great commitment the
dome is up.. fantastic effort.. will you stick to the air form?
I will continue using air forms I make. I also have other building methods I will be using. My next build will be using car tires.
@@AircreteHarry cheers look forward to your designs I get the dome but have you considered the tube. I have child hood memories of these structures, they were built as migrant shelters and were used for quite a while i met a few of the kids that lived in them and still have a friend whose family was assigned to one. One thing they allowed air flow if not insulation. Anyway aircrete is offering a great srayon building material . Hers a link en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissen_hut
And I was thinking of getting the desired depth of material have you seen these ideas perhaps it can be useful in your thoughts all the best
www.landscapearchitecture.com/landarchspecs/cellteklandarchspecs.html
@@rowleyz5943 Yes I have but what I'm going to build I call the pill or long dome it will be about 50 feet long with dome ends.
Look like a bit more work by hand but you’re still getting it done nice vid
Thank You!!
Thank You!!!
So, why would you remove the Tyvek, which would have been an excellent moisture barrier?
Hard hat Harry
Getting closer
It's done! Videos to come.
@@AircreteHarry can't wait to see it
The dancing camera was fun.
:-)
;) ;) ;) Thank You!!!
Those elk come with the place? Nice!
Any recommendations for making a concrete sink? Should I shoot if out of a hopper, then use the mix you are using? Thank you
None right now. I will be making my own in the near future.
blow air in to the hole you drilled to releace tyvec form from inside of dome
Hi Harry, what did you use for the insulative mix.
A lot more EPS Foam in the mix.
would it be possible to embed a tube into the crete to use air to blow the form loos from the shell?
Yes that is posable.
If the air form was a sphere it could be nearly half buried so that the widest point was waist height?
I think this is an interesting thought. dig out to waist level or start against a hill and have a few steps down into the ground to reduce the work/structure height. use the ground to help moderate temperature.
@@BCS2023 Sort of classic igloo. My garage is mostly underground with a grass roof and it does stay constant-ish on temperature.
Mrs Aircrete is awesome. Where can I subscribe to her channel?! :) ♡
Off Grid Dome Living.
Thank You, Stephanie!!!! You Are Awesome, sending My Love!!!♡ Mrs. Aircrete ;)
@@off-griddomeliving8018 ♡ :) !!!
Merry Christmas! !! ♡
@@off-griddomeliving8018 🎄☃️🎁Merry Christmas to you too! 💗
Harry, love the video and learning lots BUT at times (when the music kicks in--- too loud) it drowns you out and I really want to hear what you are saying...
I don't want to come as critical, because, I dig your innovation.
But, man you need some rebar to provide some strength to this. How do you overcome that?
I dont think he needs rebar. The arch is the strongest of shapes. Look up an ancient roman aquaduct. (Still standing)- just sayin'
i got a secret ingredient for you harry.....do you know what the bubble clowns use ( they make huge bubbles at birthday parties for kids )....to make those huge bubbles.....yes use dawn dish soap....but add a 1/2 a tablespoon of white corn syrup......yep thats right ...a little corn syrup really makes the soup surface tension of the bubble membrane stronger !
The music too loud, it drowns out your talking.
@@carolynsilvers9999 Enjoy the newest videos - great attention to detail, sound & editing by my beautiful Mrs. Aircrete!
Mind over money , and money as a ladder , success is the management of time and matter .
Aircrete Harry: I know you like domes but what is the least expensive traditional frame house one can make with EPIC cement?
imagine is you just framed the house. then staple a cheaper mesh to the framing. spay as harry has done on this dome strait to the mesh. lightly. then spay it again and the second coat will fill in all the mesh holes. then go on the outside and spay a coat on it and smooth or texture outside as needed.there is a guy that uses old Styrofoam ground up done right that stuff is light and would make a great outside coat over the first shell. i think run the electric inside of cheap tubing would be wise. and maybe even water lines if needed. that way wire and tubing and be pulled it will be encased on the inside layers . on the inside just use plaster. layers is the key with layers of cheap mesh..
You said you were putting on the thickness of about 3 and 1/2 inches. You might want to get a tape measure and see what that really is. What you were putting on was about one inch thick.
Lol, I know how much I put on. 1/2 was the stranger EPIC mix the 3 inch was the insulation EPIC mix.
Aqui no Brasil tem um pássaro que utiliza barro para construir o ninho dele uma estrutura semelhante a está.
How come you just didn’t build it the monolithic home design way, which would’ve been a lot easier and stronger?
I did not build it Monolithic because I was experimenting with a new cement mix that is insulated. And far less expensive to build with this system. Monolithic domes have leaking problems also and the spray-foam is very expensive.
@@AircreteHarry Where are the leaking problems with Monolithic Homes, because the outside of the dome is covered in vinyl, which keeps the moisture from even getting into the foam and concrete?
@@AircreteHarry and with Monolithic home, at least you can see where the leak is coming from from outside of the vinyl, but your design, you’ll have no idea where the leak is, because concrete is on the outside, and it can crack in many different areas.
@@AircreteHarry Airform is your protection from leaks. And it looks like you just remove that from the inside of your dome. So all you have now is a concrete shell, which will leak eventually.
@@BigCountrySo-CaL619 The vinyl breaks down in the sun after 2 - 5 years then you have to repair the outside. This happens to all the monolithic domes.
Concrete boats last hundreds of years and get stronger, as long as they are in the water.
I saw the shadow dancing on top of the trailer, how do I withdraw my prize?😂😂😂
Your prize would be the Knowledge if you Welcome it.
Also have you thought of gettinf in touch with the Garbage Warrior? he had to fight through congress to get just a little leeway to call his housing complex a testing site. Watch he documentary same name. He lost his architectural license for it too.
5 years later... [well, my dome has cracks everywhere and it's leaking like a sieve!]
I hope you make some more non-epic videos. I really prefer those instead.
SMOOOVETROWELINBRUH
I would be very strong. too much music tho'.
Harry, shouldn't you be wearing a hard hat sir?
You don't know what your doing. You punctured your bag! Put a piece of wood or metal where the doors going to be, so you don't puncture it! You cut it out anyway.
Mistakes happen, the bottom was always going to be cut and a new rope sewn in.