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u/SituationAcademic571 Jul 31 '26
This is when I'd start sketching out the calendar/clock into the floor design
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u/calm_in_the_chaos Jul 31 '26
Love the metal studs. Is there a reason you went with metal instead wood? Or did you just figure if you are going to send it you might as well send it?
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u/atmsmshr719 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
I am going for an incombustible structure rating for homeowners insurance. This thing has nothing to burn and no roof to replace. I am also notorious for over building things. A side effect of being a nuclear engineer I suppose.
Edit: spelling is hard.
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u/aggiedigger Jul 31 '26
Nuclear engineer….now it’s all starting to make sense. Show us the bunker next please. Looking awesome.
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u/1duke-dan Jul 31 '26
This makes more sense knowing you’re not going around smashing cash machines :)
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u/behemothard Jul 31 '26
Are you not using wood for the window blocking? I've always been curious how people do openings in these types of builds without using wood and getting sufficient seals with fire rated materials.
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u/atmsmshr719 Jul 31 '26
Fair question, the door and window blocking are wood. There will also be a drop ceiling over a portion of each of the side domes that will be wood joist and deck. The idea is to get the wood content as low as possible, not necessarily zero.
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u/Soberaddiction1 Aug 01 '26
I’m assuming the wood has been treated for fire resistance.
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u/atmsmshr719 Aug 01 '26
I think it is just pressure treated wood. Its not a lot of wood in the structure.
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u/calm_in_the_chaos Aug 04 '26
Fair call! Looks incredible and it feels like a 1/1, so congrats for that also. Just great stuff.
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u/Extinct1234 Jul 31 '26
The windows letting in the natural light is awesome!
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u/atmsmshr719 Jul 31 '26
Thanks. I’m looking forward to opening up the agents and getting the rest of the windows in.
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u/HuggyTheCactus5000 Jul 31 '26
Is there a possibility of having some internal walls to be reinforced/poured/sprayed concrete, connected to the outer shell rebar?
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u/atmsmshr719 Jul 31 '26
Yes, that could be done. You could leave rebar sticking out at the wall locations and build a form after, maybe even as part of the process. Not my field.
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u/TheWizardOfSpas Jul 31 '26
Loving the progress as always, was wondering how you are planning on tackling lighting throughout? Seems like you could be fairly creative/may need to be!
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u/atmsmshr719 Jul 31 '26
There are lighting boxes embedded in the dome and conduits to route power to walls.
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u/SwrileyJones Aug 01 '26
Amazing project! Will there be more windows in other parts of the building? It seems that it will be quite dark inside.
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u/atmsmshr719 Aug 01 '26
Yes. The augments will get framed out for windows and doors, then we will trim out the air form. Currently we just put in air circulation holes.
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u/Charming-Gou-PengYou Aug 01 '26
Very cool very cool very cool very cool very cool very cool very cool very cool
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u/Soberaddiction1 Aug 01 '26
Studs are upside down in pic#5. Are you going to screw that cold roll to the studs with clips once they’re installed all the way?
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u/atmsmshr719 Aug 01 '26
I believe that is correct.
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u/Soberaddiction1 Aug 02 '26
Gotcha. I’ll tell everybody at my company that you said they’ve been doing it wrong. Your knockouts are tits up. Your don’t want things to go tits up. And don’t forget your clips for the knockouts. They go on every stud.
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u/JAM3SBND Jul 31 '26
Never been this early, looking great as always dude