[Domesteading 00228] Re: query

[Robert Vance]

John, Now my interest is up - our dome is in southern Delaware and I had been debating about putting a slight crack in my cupola windows. Do I have an "actual" concern for this? I ask this because I had many "Sayers of doom"  and vice-versa, professional and non-professionals give me conflicting advice concerning the "humidity content" of "a dome structure" and how it will cause "x y z to occur" ...most of which were "unpleasant". Incidentally, I opted to ignore all and follow the directions of the company I purchased the dome (Oregon domes) ...so far, the earth hasn't caved in and other than a roof leak (repaired easily), everything "seems" to be copasetic. 
BobV!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John E. Johnson<mailto:newageco at dbtech.net> 
  To: 'A forum for the discussion of aspects of independent,off-the-grid living'<mailto:domesteading at sculptors.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:20 AM
  Subject: [Domesteading 00227] Re: query


  A.I is the bunch that doesn't much like me. I have had several repairs on
  what I think were A.I. domes, but they say they had a copy cat and those
  were the ones I was seeing. Still waiting on the class they invited me to.
   Wooden domes that are not vented properly(doesn't matter geographically
  where) are subject to a condition called "overpressure", or the point at
  which water vapor in the air has to move or it will condense, usually at the
  topmost pentagon into the plywood and then on into the structure.
    A cupola with vented sidewalls solves that problem and adds nice light
  without the heat of a skylight at the very top. We have quite a few cupola
  retrofit clients who will testify to it's effectiveness, and it's really not
  an expensive fix. JJ

   John E. Johnson
  newagedomeconstruction.com