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Let’s see your credentials

You have to take your time when working with an asshole.

They got paid what they wanted I’m sure

I hope not they’re working for an asshole. 1/4 in off they had to do it again on Sunday. No days off when you work with a tyrant.

And a base or foundation to support that much weight.

Don’t have to use steel to reinforce, just make walls thicker about 30-40” and fully filled blocks within concrete. 30-40” thick solid wall will hold just fine without any reinforcement.

Thanks

Underground is the way to go if you can. I'd do all this but underground. TH-cam a "diy underground shelters," I've seen some really great ideas.

Very expensive. It's about$150 quart. But it should cover about 250 Sq feet. So it might cost only about $50 more material wise, but the labor cost would be a lot less. So I don't have a good handle on the cost differential yet. When labor and tone are factored in, it might be a lot less. But then you have to average in the light cost($1000). That would average in eventually, but I'm not sure on the payback time.

It's also low VOC, so no smell. I'm really impressed so far. I will know better after the next 3 projects.

Thanks. Been unloading boxes, and rearranging storage

Why wouldn't they? Many hospitals have shelters if they're in a tornado prone area. Look at the Moore ef5 that hit, the hospital was destroyed. 4 people died there. They built the new one to withstand an ef5 but a lot of hospitals were built when we didn't have the tech to make that possible.

Webbing is full of 3500psi concrete. Built to fema requirements. Thanks for the comment

Are you paying them? if yes, we might care

Built to fema standards, but thanks for the comment

@@rodkenly-lazyflyingk5842 FEMA are idiots, what do they know! Lmao

Trim 1/4" off a steel safe door???

Are you fucking kidding me!!! Duh, the mortar is supposed to be wet, and them laying the blocks on top of the lintel would not make it drop down a 1/4"! Another thing, where in the hell did you find those clowns, I mean Jesus Christ, just look at the head & bed joints, there's mortar missing and they didn't even strike the joints, which makes it stronger! You should have paid me to come build it for you, I would have done it right!

@@roypatterson9910 why do ya gotta be so rude and critical man? you may be right about the safety thing, but it's still a piece of art... the best way to defend from a hurricane is actually to get in your car and just GO as far and fast as you can (without crashing cause that would defeat the purpose) .. getting outta there is better that hunkering down in something that you don't know is safe or not.. even something government approved can have it's follies

​@@crazyj902-topic2 this is for a tornado, not a hurricane, you can't build a shelter for a hurricane. And with tornadoes, the worst thing you can do is get in a car. Only do that if you always know where the tornado is, if there are many possible escape routes in case some are blocked by debris or traffic and if the weather outside of the tornado is mild. Otherwise, it's incredibly dangerous to drive during a tornado.

@@deathbloom27 I thought a tornado was worse though

Why? Why are you saying that?

@@roypatterson9910 He's been smoking the dillweeds (thinks it's legit grass)🤣

It’s more than likely going to have a prefab steel door. You don’t just cut a quarter inch off of it. Dill weed.

It can and it most likely will, but I think he was going for a more budget friendly style which can actually hold up to smaller tornados. Now with this style he can always add some 1 inch thick steel plates on the sides of the concrete and also the roof can be made to be heavier than 12,000 pounds to withstand any tornado. I believe 12,000 can be blown off pretty easily by even the weakest tornado so maybe look into upgrading your roof to a 16,000 to 20,000 pounds roof made out of concrete or steel to maximize survival etc.. make sure to weld that piece to at least an anchor to the concrete ground pr add some heavy beams on the side to hold the weight etc… I know money is kind of an issue with almost any good project, but you already did yourself a good shelter might as well make it stronger.

A tornado can roll a semi and trailer like a pool ball, any gap that the wind can get in is your weakest point. Don't waste your money, get a tested, proven, approved tornado shelter. don't skimp with your families' lives.

The rebar is drilled/anchored to the slab which anchors the entire structure to slab when you pour the cells with cement. I have proof reinforced concrete masonry walls can stop multiple 5.56 .300 7.62 rounds easily. More specifically 8 rounds each no penetration. Cracking yes after 24 rounds but no penetration. I’m not saying it will hold up to a train thrown at 300 mph or a giant tree thrown like a football directly at face of wall but branches will explode on impact, depends on mass of object.

@@Surtac100 the space in between the blocks aren't called cells, they are called " webbing or core ". I know that it can be called cell, but I've never heard anyone call it that, masons use the term webbing, which is the term I was taught when I was trained. Another thing, in tornadoes, it's not only sticks and tree branches, there's all kinds of different materials flying around inside a tornado, like rocks, sand/dirt, trees, 2×4's, pipes, cars and trucks, nails, wrenches, saw blades, hammers, screwdrivers, sockets, broken glass, chunks of concrete and asphalt! Even asphalt can be ripped up out of the ground from the roads, cattle and horses, even a cow flying through the air at 200 to 300 mph winds can do some damage! There could even be some dildos or pocket pussies flying around in a tornado! Lmfao😁😃😅😂👍 I hope you know what you are doing if you built your own Shelter! I sure hope you used wire on every third course, but for a tornado shelter, then I would have used wire on every single course, or at least every other course! I'm a certified Mason, I was certified back in 1994, so if you have any questions, then feel free to ask.

The piece in between the cells are called webbing, the webbing is already solid part of block, the 2 big holes are called block cells.

Bullets go 3 times faster than any tornado and this wall stopped a lot of big bullets. IMO it’s mass of object that does most damage but all I know for sure are the tests I did with different caliber bullets

@@Surtac100 Lmfao, you sir are an idiot! 😂👍 A bullet doesn't have anywhere near the destructive force an F4 or F5, not even close! You take the weight behind that of a 2 × 4 × 8 traveling at 300 mph, then it's destructive power is going to be much greater than that of a bullet. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about, I'm a certified Mason.....I wouldn't trust anything less than a 12" block filled with concrete, then I'd have parging wire on the outside with about 5 coats on it, then I'd spray about 5 coats of Rhino liner over top that, then I'd feel safe! What I would have done, I would have poured a solid concrete pour about 12" - 18" inches of ultra high strength " C-40 " concrete mix, then sprayed the outside of that with 5 coats of Rhino liner, nothing will get through that!

A safe/ tornado room is much safer than s total block house

@@rodkenly-lazyflyingk5842 What happens when the building collapses on the safe room? If the weather conditions are that bad, may be some time before anyone gets around to getting you out. Wouldn't the room be better outside in open space?

@@neill392 if the building collapses I'm the safe room... well it would be a bummer. But if it really just collapses, there's not much that actually falls on the room. The room is between trrusses, and the Roof is osb and metal roof. The safe door opens in, if anything falls against the door, it doesn't keep from opening. Our location is outside the normal tornado zone. 2 tornados in the last 110 years as I understand it. So that was my thinking.

Thanks for the comment!

Hello Mr.Rod, I'm 31 years refugee living in Roma Italy. I'm a bricklayer with little experience from Uganda and i would like to upgrade my skills and get more experience from people like you..I want to be your student sir..Kind regards

@@catsanddogs8534 lmfao😂👍 Yeah, me too! I think I need to be re-certified, because clearly I didn't learn from the best! 😂👍