My brother Timothy spent all day Tuesday helping me insulate the dome... I would say it's about 90% done now. There are a bunch of little gaps I need to fill in, because fastening rectangular batts of insulation to a spherical surface doesn't exactly work, lol.
I already notice a big difference, though, even with the gaps - yay!!
I decided to go with Rockwool batts, which were recommended by my friend Scott, who is a contractor. This kind of insulation is way healthier to work with than fiberglass, and is moisture and flame resistant.
We wired it to the struts - "we" meaning mostly Timothy, as we only had one tall ladder, and we pretty quickly reached a height where the ladder was a necessity. Thanks, Timothy!!
The only bummer is that this stuff is wicked ugly, lol. I want to find some way to cover it (with sheets, maybe??), but until then, it looks kind of like I'm living in a spherical gingerbread house.
Ah well... better to be warm, and have ugly walls, than to come home to 15 degrees Fahrenheit inside!! :P
Happy Thursday!
Home sweet home!
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