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| Title: | Hobbit House | |
| Posted on: | 1/20/2010 12:07:23 AM | |
| Category | Please choose | |
| Author | marcherrick | |
| Status | Open | |
| Views | 2891 | |
| Replies | (2) | |
| I was wondering if anyone had any advice on building a dome which would be covered by 6"-12" of soil and plants. My idea is to build a 4'' tall play/hobbit house out of metal conduit and plywood panels to cover the 2v dome. Then I would cover the plywood with a rubber pond liner then soil. Is this safe? Is there a better way? Would pressure treated wood be safer? | |
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| posted by admin | 22/01/2010 20:26:48 |
| Hi Marcherrick, Even 6 inches of soil weighs quite a lot, I wouldn't take any chances on using conduit covered with ply. Cover the whole thing in 4 inches of concrete reinforced with wire then top off with 6 inches of top soil. It may be more expensive but it won't rot and collapse in a year or two. | |
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| posted by Marcherrick | 23/01/2010 21:40:32 |
| Thank you for the input. I figured that I would need to make it more sturdy but was hoping that I could get away without the concrete. Great site! | |
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