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Comment by Ellen Roelofs on September 26, 2011 at 9:50am

Youtube can be highly instructional. :)

Comment by Rob Torcellini on September 26, 2011 at 9:49am

This is the first time I've ever set a concrete block...but I did play with Lego's a lot when I was young.  ;-)  I did a bit of research to see how the pro's lay blocks which helped a lot!

Comment by Ellen Roelofs on September 26, 2011 at 9:40am

Rob, were you a mason in a previous life?  Where are all these construction skills coming from?  I'm always interested to see what you're working on because it is invariably bad-ass.

Comment by Rob Torcellini on September 26, 2011 at 8:43am

I can't wait either!  Still a lot of work to do in the floor:  Make the sump wells for the tanks, backfill part of it, install the geothermal, install the drain lines, and build the mass rocket heater.  Somewhere in all this I can start to put the dome up.  :-)

Comment by Rick Stillwagon on September 26, 2011 at 8:06am

I am sure it will be fine. looks great. I cant wait to see the dome!

Comment by Rob Torcellini on September 26, 2011 at 7:46am

I'm still debating it....just an added expense.  I did backfill against the garage door area and everything held together.  Then I filled in the inner area and made a ramp so I can drive down into there.

Comment by Rick Stillwagon on September 26, 2011 at 7:33am

Awesome job! Looks great. I think I would still fill the walls, although all the angles really strengthens the overall structure.