All the triangles of 3/4″ plywood sheathing for our 2 Natural Spaces Domes kits arrived precut and color coded. It was great!
![Man holds triangle of plywood](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240422_140225_med.png)
Both our domes are large for a 2 frequency (2v) dome, so the triangles came in 2 or 3 pieces that fit together with tongue and groove.
![Woman peeks over the edge of plywood with nail gun](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240424_113551_med_00.png)
The Dome Manual recommended starting with all the base-down triangles in a row, then filling in with the point-down triangles.
![2 people pose in front of partially constructed geodesic dome](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240423_134254_med_00.png)
One day, our neighbor Stacey helped us get quite a few of the triangles up on the MinneDome. It was so handy to have an extra hand and also to figure out the ratcheting technique when the struts were warped.
![2 men working on either side of a triangle on a geodesic dome](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240423_124000_med.png)
The scaffolding is so handy. After a couple rows, we got to the point where ladders on the outside weren’t tall enough and we wanted to be roped up. Jon set up an anchor at the top of each dome.
![Man stands on scaffolding at top of geodesic dome](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240423_143401_med.png)
Because we’re in a high seismic zone, we were instructed to nail every 3″! That is a lot of nails! Thank goodness we both have a nail gun.
![woman using cordless nail gun on geodesic dome](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240425_164657_med_00.png)
![man using air nailer on geodesic dome](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240425_160702_med.png)
Jon’s mom and her boyfriend visited while we were installing triangles up high, and Tera helped by attaching the clamp to the triangles, so we could haul the next one up without rapping down and climbing back up.
![woman holding tag line](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240429_170036_med.png)
Our friend Sarah helped on the Utility Dome triangles.
![2 people smiling at top of geodesic dome](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240512_160720_med.png)
Since we live in a potential high snow load area, we have extra blocking on the upper triangles to prevent unsightly deflection. Without the snow load, extra blocking isn’t required under the 3/4″ plywood sheathing.
![triangles of geodesic dome, some with an extra 2x4 attached, bisecting a triangle](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240425_145348_med.png)
When we finished with the triangles, we tilted up and attached the 4 first-floor vertical walls in the MinneDome. Now I can really picture the rooms and views from the windows.
![Front of geodesic half dome with vertical walls on first floor in a zig zag](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240507_163132_med.png)
We like to practice sitting in our future living room.
![2 people relaxing on a loveseat in a partially constructed geodesic dome](https://rockgeeks.net/soc/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p20240509_170053_med.png)