This video course provides a closer, more detailed look at everything contained in the Basalt Fibre Dome Building Manual.pdf

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This is the simplest method for building an engineered thin concrete dome shell structure that complies with the Australian Building Code. It is a high labour-content method suitable for DIY and smaller projects. The instructional videos detail the stages and processes of building a 3.0m dia. dome from the ground up. It documents a live hands-on workshop where 7 students build a 3.0 m dome over 6 days

Included with the No-Mold Dome Building Video Course:

  • the bamboo dome building e-manual
  • the basalt dome building e-manual
  • You will receive updates for life

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Course Outline

  1. 1 Introduction to the No Mold Method
  2. 2. What is a Shell Structure
  3. 3. The 3.0m Dome Plans and Specifications Overview
  4. 4. Health and Safety on a Construction Site
  5. 5. Material Quantities and Where to Source Them
  6. 6. Tools Required to Build a Concrete Domeshell
  7. 7. Set-out for the Concrete Slab
  8. 8. Set-up for a Relocatable Concrete Slab & Fabricate Form Work
  9. 9. Casting a Relocatable Slab Time Lapse
  10. 10. Slab on Ground Including Footings and Excavation
  11. 11. Fabricate the Center Pole and Carousel System
  12. 12. Installing and fixing the Vertical Basalt Starter Bars
  13. 13. Installing and Fixing the Horizontal Basalt Rebar
  14. 14. How to Prefabricate the Door and Window Frame Molds
  15. 15. Placing Render/Plaster into the Door and Window Frame Molds
  16. 16. Prefabricate a Skylight Hob Ring
  17. 17. How to Prefabricate a Concrete Ring for a Glazed Skylight
  18. 18. Install the Prefabricated Door and Window Frames
  19. 19. Basalt Frame Around the Hoods Over the Door and Window
  20. 20. How We Fix the Basalt Mesh over the Basalt Cage
  21. 21. Installation of Electrical Conduit Into the Dome Frame
  22. 22. How We Apply the Layers of Cement Render
  23. 23. Finishes to the Concrete Dome