Interior Panels
We offer Pre-Cut All Wood Interior Panels instead of sheetrock. These panels take considerably less time to install and cost less than sheetrock. Our Interior Panels make easy work of finishing the inside of the dome.
They’re made from 1″x6″ tongue & grooved, kiln dried Engleman spruce and pine and we sort through the lumber to eliminate gray streaks, large open knots and sap wood to give them a crisp, clean look.
When delivered, the panels are ready to go up in one piece and cover the complete triangle. The edges are then covered with batten strips for final trim.
Our competitors have even complimented us on the interior design of these panels.
The photos above display examples of the interior design appeal of our interior panels. They look spectacular when your geodesic dome home is completed. In the photo (second from the left), dome school participants have just attached an interior panel on the framework they completed and are marveling at how easy it was.
The interior triangular panels are made of 1″x6″ tongue & grooved, kiln dried Engleman spruce. This spruce is a very light wood and will not yellow with age nearly as much as pine. We also sort through all the lumber, eliminating most gray streaks, decayed areas, large open knots and sap wood.
The panels are prefabricated by cutting a group of the 1″x6″ boards into triangles. A backer board is added connecting the boards, making them a one-piece triangle. When they are put up on the dome, a trim piece is put on over the joint, allowing for expansion and contraction and hiding other joint imperfections.
Our interior panel systems do not require any bracing within the triangles. They are engineered to free-span each triangle saving you much time and a lot of materials.
We do not make an interior panel for the skylight window triangles. We supply you with matching spruce boards for finishing the interior from the window over to the interior 2×4 strut. Exact amounts are based on the number of skylights.
These interior panels can be left natural to minimize the chemicals in your living environment or you can use a “low VOC” type water based wood sealer which will darken it slightly. A stain can be used; however, we suggest a light color or white so the inside of your dome stays bright.
Again, a “low VOC” stain is wiped on, then wiped off and two coats of the water based sealer are brushed on. This gives a beautiful luster to the finish. All of these applications can be easily applied to the panels while they are on the floor.
