21st day - Dome art

A bit of chaos in the beginning, no wonder when you have 5 plasterers working on the same dome simultaneously. In the end everything calmed down and the result is stunning. Here Eduardas and Guilietta putting the last touches to the relief:

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It started this morning with scratching, wetting and plastering the dome walls:

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Then the relief was made by several plasterers, Eudardas keeping an eye on the overall look:

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Some corrections were necessary, but for a workshop the result is fantastic:

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After the relief using the brush for smoothening the edges gives it a nice, soft look:

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Here a view down the skylight with David on the scaffolding:

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And a view of our house from the top of the dome:

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The window team insulating the window edges with wood fibre boards from HOFATEX having a good time and doing a great job:

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Outside the XPS fits perfectly around the window. Better insulated window "frames" will be difficult to find.

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The cutting XPS workshop: using a hot wire and stencils gives a very precise result:

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and here the picture of the day dedicated to Pedrinho from Brazil who is following the blog every day. Happy Birthday!

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Tomorrow the dome will get a warm white clay "painted" surface...