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Insurance Rates: Shop Until They Drop
Can the annual premium for homeowners insurance on the same Monolithic Dome structure for the same coverage drop? “Sure can, and did,” says Don Tuttle, who, with wife Shirley, built a Monolithic Dome home in Shamrock, Texas. (Continued…)
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Use this link to view a complete list of Topics used in the content organization of the monolithic.com website. (Continued…)
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A Little History and A Lot of Photos of Monolithic Dome Storages
Monolithic Dome bulk storages have been constructed around the world to store chemicals, fertilizers, cement, sand, salt, feed, grains, aggregates, carbon, chips, seeds, peanuts, coke, blasting powder – and the list goes on. (Continued…)
Ugly Houses: A Different Point of View
As I was perusing the Monolithic Dome Builders Bulletin Board one day, I came across an interesting post regarding a presentation given by Dan Sutterfield, a Monolithic Dome Builder from Newburg, MO. (Continued…)
Fertilizer Blend Plants: A Growing Demand
A Monolithic Dome makes an ideal fertilizer blend plant that mixes, packages, stores and distributes specialty chemicals for various agricultural purposes. These domes contain many large bins used to store phosphorus, potash and nitrogen in various forms, as well as other micronutrients such as iron, chrome or zinc. From these ingredients, hundreds of different fertilizer formulas can be created. (Continued…)
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Dome Storm Shelter Provides Safe Haven
Although a deadly tornado can strike anywhere, about half of all fatalities occur in manufactured homes, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory. But residents of Summit Ridge Estates, a manufactured home development in Pataskala, Ohio don’t worry too much about storms these days. That’s because they have a Monolithic Dome storm shelter on their property that provides a safe haven when severe weather strikes. (Continued…)
Does a Monolithic Dome home cost more than a conventional home?
When it comes to interior walls, plumbing, electrical and finish-out, a Monolithic Dome home and a traditional one are virtually the same. But there the similarities end. (Continued…)
Spray-in-Place Concrete Fences: How to Get Just the Look You Want
Monolithic has a 25-page manual that details the start-to-finish steps for building an attractive, permanent and economical concrete fence. It comes with diagrams and photos of the construction process and includes a discussion of shotcrete and concrete design mix. (Continued…)
Monolithic Newsletter-July 2010
The Roundup — presenting the latest Monolithic news – July 28, 2010 (Continued…)
Thyme to Sell
Thyme For Bed Inn has hosted visitors from all over the United States since it opened in 1999. With its four bedrooms and four a half baths, the Monolithic Dome has plenty of room for overnight guests as well as the owners Don and Sherryl Bainbridge and their daughter Somer. But with Somer heading off to college this fall, the Bainbridges are ready to travel the United States and then downsize to a smaller dome home. (Continued…)





