# Dome houses (what are the advantages?)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dome-houses-what-are-the-advantages/611932>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 6, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dome-houses-what-are-the-advantages/611932 "2012-02-06T03:53:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kataskopo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aca169/32.png) [@Kataskopo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kataskopo)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dome-houses-what-are-the-advantages/611932/1 "2012-02-06T03:53:53Z")

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So, we are currently planning on buying a house, or finding an empty lot and building our own.

My mom saw some houses on the internet in the form of Domes, and I remember one a guy built on the coast that was very durable.

So I ask if any of you has experience or knowledge about the advantages (if there are any) of a house in the form of a dome.

We live in the city (a big one actually) so there’s not much space to expand to.

Thanks guys!

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dome-houses-what-are-the-advantages/611932/2 "2012-02-06T04:32:41Z")

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A recent thread about[domes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=628093&highlight=dome).