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Work starts on dome #2.... Frodo's Dome!! Ep 41

2025-12-07 by David


I'm moving on to the second hobbit house dome this week, starting with wooden frames for a concrete pour, and Merry's dome gets fully foamed!  (日本語の字幕あります)

Follow along (or find the map and visit!) on the contact page!
Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).





Foaming gaps in the foam dome, earthquakes & injuries! Ep40

2025-11-28 by David


It's time to foam the gaps in the foam dome house, to make Merry's hobbit house a little more waterproof. Plus we have an earthquake (!!), and I have an embarrassing confession to make...
Follow along (or find the map and visit!) at bagend.jp!
(日本語の字幕あります)
Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).





We built a FOAM DOME hobbit house in just 4 hours!! Ep39

2025-11-18 by David


It's a BIG day as we build the first EPS foam dome (from Japan Dome House) by hand, in just 4 hours! This is the first of 4 interconnected domes in my large hobbit house project, in the Japanese countryside of Kumamoto Prefecture. Come and see how it's made!! (日本語の字幕あります)
Find the map (and visit!) on the contact page

Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).





Finishing the circle base for my HOBBIT HOUSE's foam dome! Ep38

2025-11-11 by David


I've spent the week finishing up the concrete foundation ring for my first hobbit house dome, and filling in the centre with soil and gravel, ready for next week's dome assembly!
Follow along (or find the map and visit on Nov 16th on the contact page!)
(日本語の字幕あります)
Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).





Can we pour a GIANT concrete ring for the first HOBBIT HOUSE? Ep37

2025-11-01 by David


It's finally time to pour the 12-ton concrete foundation ring, for the first of my hobbit house foam domes! Let's see if we can get the job done smoothly.... Find the map and visit on the contact page!

(日本語の字幕あります)

Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).





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