It was clear early on that we needed more space than the little dome and kitchen provided, but it took a few years before we got the courage to start a big addition. Mary wisely talked Steve into buying a kit with metal connectors and 2"x6" struts--like a big tinker toy set--for the second, bigger dome. But first we had to have a stem wall and floor poured for what would eventually become the garage. We found a fellow named Herb Presley doing concrete work down the street. He assured us he could lay out the 15-sided base, and we took a leap of faith and hired him to do it. Unfortunately, at this point, we got lazy about taking photos, or we lost some, because we don't have much to else to show till the big dome was completed.