Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Bolting Lower Struts To Hubs, Raising First Triangles & Installing Hub Sets

Spring of 2020 – Conceptional Ideas Come to Life on SketchUp

Original Design of our 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome — Original Design

During the spring of 2020 Michael purchased the 3D Modelling Program SketchUp and began designing our 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Dome.

Because of post-COVID inflation rates we are not building the annex and main dome (dome to the left). We have chosen to build the garage and workshop section of the original design, with a studio apartment above to call home.

Two years after he started putting his ideas into 3D form, construction begins with Michael as the one man general contractor.

Michael has designed, researched, organized, been part of or is building every aspect of our dome.

We hope you enjoy this blog series.

You can contact us at info@joyfulstephanie.me for further information or questions.

Stephanie & Michael

September, 2023 – Final Steps Before Hubs and Struts

September 15th, 2023 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - — Final concrete wedge to finish

September 17th, 2023 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Michael builds a work bench to prepare for the next step of hubs and struts — Michael builds a work bench to prepare for the next step of hubs and struts

September 30th, 2023 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Laying the sill plates — Laying the sill plates

October 2nd – Start of Bolting The Lower Struts to the Hubs

October 2nd, 2023 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Bolting the lower struts to the hubs — Bolting the lower struts to the hubs

October 9nd, 2023 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Michael and Tyler take a break — Michael and Tyler take a break

Michael’s friend Tyler took a month off his regular carpentry work to help build the dome structure.

October 28th – Exciting Day – First Triangles

Michael used a come along to raise the first few large triangles. He would then build from there.

October 28th, 2023 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Raising the first large triangles with a come along

Using a come along to raise the first large triangles

October 29th – Installing the Hub Sets

October 29th, 2023 - East Hants, Nova Scotia - Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome - Installing the hub sets

Construction Series Of Our 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Construction Begins

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Rustproofing & Color Coding Hub Sets & The Origin Registration Tool

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Steps – Installing Under-slab Plumbing to Final Pouring of Slab

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Concrete Wedges For Foundation Hubs & Family Help

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Bolting Lower Struts To Hubs, Raising First Triangles & Installing Hub Sets

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – November, 2023 – Building the Dome Structure

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Winter – 2023/2024 – Building Of The Dome Structure Continues

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Spring – 2024 – Framing Trapezoids

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Spring – 2024 – Drone Photos Of Penny Lane

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Landscaping & Sheathing & Window Framing

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Construction Of The North Entrance Portico

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Applying The Elastomeric Membrane

Building A 5 Partial Sphere 3 Frequency Icosahedron Geodesic Dome – Progress From January To June 2025

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