Press Release: New Dome Home in Whitewright, Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Harold Huber | 972-517-6661
WHITEWRIGHT, Texas (June 10, 2003) – Construction began recently
on what undoubtedly will be one of the area's most distinctive homes,
a Monolithic Dome. The home is located approximately 2 ½ miles
west of Trenton on East Line Road/Fannin County Road 4400 and about ½
mile north of FM 814.
Monolithic Domes are one-piece, steel-reinforced round concrete structures
known for their energy efficiency, longevity and ability to withstand
fire and resist tornadoes and other natural disasters.
When completed, the 1½ story dome will have a total of 2,190 square feet, including a 600-square-foot loft. The home will have 3 bedrooms and 2 ½ baths, with an open floor plan for the kitchen, dining and living rooms. The loft will also open to the lower floor. Exterior plans call for the construction of a patio and a four-foot rock footing that encircles the perimeter of the dome.
Owners Harold and Yolinda Huber, who relocated from Plano, will move in at when construction is complete in mid-July.
"We had been looking to buy land for 4 or 5 years, and when we found this site we knew it was perfect," says Yolinda Huber. "Moving to the country is something we have been looking forward to doing for some time. Completing the dome is a dream come true."
The dome is located on a seven-acre site that is part of an 82-acre property that once housed an old farmstead, with a caliche creek, three ponds and numerous trees and wild flowers.
Construction of the Huber Dome began like every other Monolithic Dome: with the inflation of an Airform, a canvas-like material that is used to create the shape of the structure. Several dozen curious on-lookers were on hand when giant fans were used to inflate the Airform on Tuesday, June 3rd.
Once the Airform was inflated, construction moved to the interior where the structure was coated with polyurethane foam insulation. Steel reinforcing bars -- or rebar -- was then attached to the foam using special hooks. Finally, shotcete a special spray mix of concrete, was be sprayed onto the interior surface of the rebar and foam, creating a strong, energy efficient and permanent structure.
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