Simple Dome Construction Techniques
We strive to keep our domes simple in material and technique. They must be maintained by owners far away and so we use only fasteners and materials that are common to the customer.
We provide instructional material with each kit and free online or telephone support to assure you of success.
Call Jeffrey today to get an idea of what it's like to build your first dome house. Call 780 352 2569 MST
About Littlewood Dome Construction
There are basically two elelments to our basic dome home construction and building.
- Struts - these are the long pieces of wood, aluminium, steel or other material.
- Connecting plates - the struts are bolted or lag screwed together at the connectors forming the skeleton of your new dome home.
Simple Dome Bolting Techniques.
While there are many variables in our custom domes, all of them use the same basic techniques and tools to get the job done in a day or so.
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Why a Geodesic Dome?
- Solid - The dome shaped structure is extremely rigid when anchored
to the ground, yet the mass is less than 1000 lb's including the cover.
- Efficient - Only 120 2x4's or 2x6's using three differant lengths
are required to build the basic shelter.
- Open Floor Space - A geodesic dome roof requires no support pillars.
Arrange your materials as you wish on an open floor 37 feet across.
It also works well as a roof for a two story building.
- High Ceiling - Unlike a conventional garage package with 8' walls and conventional trusses, our domes give a 16 feet high vaulted ceiling. It is comparable to working in a shop with a 12' high ceilng.
Why a Littlewood Geodesic Dome
- Easy to Build - We have made it easy to build with colour-coded pieces
that bolt together, red to red, green to green, etc. Hand tools and
a 10 foot section of scaffold are all you need to build our kit.
- Transportable - Disassembled, any of these packages will fit in the back of a 3/4 ton truck.
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Littlewood Domes 3907- 53A St. Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 1R7 CANADA