* The EconOdome frame kit is assembled above an easy-to-build floor with ten equal-in-length sides.
* With an EconOdome Drop-In-Panel/T-Beam kit, your building is automatically finished inside and outside
(and insulated) as you install panels whileclimbing down the sturdy geodesic framework.
* Difficult interior finishing work is minimized with EconOdome T-Beam / Drop-In-Panel Building System.
* Precision cut frames for all geometric and rectangular skylights are included with all EconOdome frame kits.
* Easy installation of conventional doors and windows into pre-framed openings
within vertical surfaces at the lower perimeter of the assembled EconOdome frame kit.
* Easy installation of 2nd floor 2x8 ledger.
* Choice of 6 optimum EconOdome building frame kit sizes.
* Choice of 2 types of EconOdome frame kits: T-Beam and Basic.
* Choice of 12 standard colors for your final coat of exterior sealing elastomeric paint.
* The EconOdome Planning and Building Manual includes a stock plan set plus
an illustrated step-by-step construction guide.
Materials to be used are listed within the stock plan set.
The stock plan set has optional floorplan layouts.
* Faze Change Produx can supply you with building materials not available locally, however,
the EconOdome building system is designed to use commonly available materials.
* Designed for easy assembly and completion by both skilled and unskilled workers.
* EconOdome frame kits are sized and blocking is positioned to use a minimum
number of standard 4ft x 8ft sheets (waste is minimized). You may
cut the triangular panels yourself with our instructions, or,
order the precut triangular panels from Faze Change Produx.
* The precision cut-to-fit EconOdome frame kit stacks compactly and is economical to ship.
We normally ship via a local trucking company, Griffith Trucking,
or, you may pick your kit up with a rental truck at our facilities in Sullivan, Illinois.
* The exterior shell of an assembled EconOdome frame kit may be waterproofed with ordinary 3-tab shingles.
* However, you do have the option of using an approved commercial waterproofing system
that adds extra insulation and also fireproofs the exterior.
Briefly, the following describes one possible sealing method.
All seams and nailheads are first covered with polyester cloth tape that is
bonded and sealed to the exterior surface when "saturated" with Vap-R-Lok an elastomeric saturant & primer.
Then the surface is roll primed and the seams are second coated with Vap-R-Lok saturant and primer.
The exterior surface is then texture coated with a grey colored product called "Recycled Rubber Roofing".
The third elastomeric coat is roll painted-on using a product called "White Plastic".
The final coat (fourth coat) is also roll painted-on using "White Plastic" that is tinted to your desired color.
A telescoping extension pole attached to the paint roller assists with the painting.
A rope attached to an eye bolt installed at the top of the dome will make the sealing process doable and safer.
Using this method allows you to sheet and seal the complete shell as you climb down the EconOdome building frame.
These elastomeric sealers must be applied when it is warm outside and when it is not raining.
The elastomeric "paint-on" sealing products will cure in a few hours depending on the temperature and humidity.