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Le Chateau de Lumiere-An Experiment In Beauty And Practicality
“A very satisfying experiment!” That’s how Rick Crandall, MDI’s consulting architect, describes the construction of his new Monolithic Dome home in Lehi, Arizona, that he and wife Melody call Le Chateau de Lumiere or Castle of Light. Rick readily admits that between January 3, 2000 and January 3, 2001 he and Melody and their contractor Robert Johnson of Stetson Construction were not just building another Monolithic Dome home. “The purpose of this project was to do things that had not yet been done in other domes,” he said. “We had three goals — or areas of testing.” (Continued…)
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Good News: Commercial-Use Monolithic Cabins Can Be Financed!
We introduced our versatile, transportable Monolithic Cabins almost two years ago. And since then, we have found that they can be designed for many different business and commercial uses. Unfortunately, we also found that prospective buyers couldn’t find financing. That has changed. (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…)
We Know Domes - Hire Monolithic Today
Being the coinventor of the dome and the founder of the Monolithic Dome Institute has given David B. South the opportunity to not only fine tune the building process, but to create a company whose main mission is to make available Monolithic Dome technology to all the world. It is the hope of Monolithic to educate the public about Monolithic Domes and to provide professional services to its customers by creating a successful partnership with them through all phases of their dome design, planning and construction. (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…)








