South of Kelowna in Summerland, lives a dome builder named Dick Spencer. I have always been interested in domes and even fancy the idea of building one someday, so this was a great treat to find out more about Dick's style of building.
Dick says "Domes got a bad rap from poor experiments in their early years" it seems their are plenty of dome lovers and builders out there who all have altered and perfected their own styles. "Too many people worry about resale value, be happy in design of your home because you have to live with it". He explains that banks have really hampered financing any unconventional building and that crushes a lot of peoples dreams of building and living in domes. He hopes that will change with the popularity and priority of energy efficiency and green building.
Dick builds using a panel style, pre-fabricating the different sizes of triangles and then shipping them to the building site and installing them where they are assembled. Check out his website at domespirit
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