* 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 while
climbing 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 "free"
with all EconOdome frame kits.
* Easy installation of
conventional doors and windows into vertical surfaces at
perimeter of EconOdome building frame kit.
* Easy installation of 2nd
floor 2x8 ledger.
* Choice of 6 optimum
Econ-O-Dome building sizes.
* Choice of 2 types of
EconOdome frame kits: T-Beam, Basic 2x6.
* 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 on the plan set.
* 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 & completion by both skilled and unskilled workers.
* Sizes of EconOdome
frame kits and blocking layout are optimized 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 EconOdome
precision cut-to-fit 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 EconOdome
exterior shell may be waterproofed with ordinary 3-tab shingles.
* However, in order to have a
superior and long lasting sealed exterior that allows the easy
and reliable installation of custom shaped glass skylights at any
location on the surface we recommend using smooth surfaced
composite cement panels and elastomeric sealing products.
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 more safe.
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.