[DaveHI]

True. I think I have about $2200 in materials but I'm basically done. Shipping in a kit oven would have been more like triple that I'd guess. the cost of the dome was only about $750 for the bricks and maybe $300 in mortar.

I did take some pix but honestly if you look at paulages and camarina's efforts you've seen mine (and done with more skill). The only variations I employed were a

1) soldier course with the upper inside corner nipped off to make a combo soldier/skrew course.

2) Cut brick for the floor to fit inside the dome which is claimed to be more efficient.

3) formed a dimple in the concrete base for the isol board to fit in. Why? Seemed like a good idea at the time but it wasnt. Trapped water and kept the board soaking wet when I got a little rain. Had to dry the floor out 3 times before I got the enclosure done.

Started in Sept and finished in Dec so not really very fast but I had a bunch of pool and yard projects working as I went so I let each course cure for a couple of days under wet towels as I went.