I was a storm chaser for 20 years and I have seen some desperate people make desperate choices. A man, his wife and 2 kids left their double wide with tornado approaching fast. Their only option was to crawl into the metal culvert underneath the drive to their home. He was the only one to survive. Anything is better than nothing. Yours is a great option
Actually no. Under a house is NOT a good idea or safe. If a tornado rips your house apart , the house will be on top of you. Could take hours or days to rescue you. Should have built away from house. I have helped remove debris from several and have found many dead , that was trapped under a house.
@@shawnnoname9291: it is thoughtful for your added concern. Thank you for that. I feel it's important to stress to folks, in this Time & Season that we're in, that we encourage each other, & always try to comprehend: "the whole picture" as to how & why projects are completed with the tools & materials used, & why the approach/manner of the project was completed the way it was. If a family had unlimited resources & unlimited access/abilities, an underground (or: above-ground) storm cellar near a dwelling is a great plan (for the reasons you mentioned). However, being in these End of Days, & as the Earthquakes, Volcanoes, & Meteors increase in severity & number, our weather patterns are also affected: Earth's axis is tilted (you can see it in the moon: it's: "Confounded": both waxing & waning in the same afternoon & evening)--higher winds & unstable ocean circulation, as well as unstable seasonal weather (warm, then: a random freeze) have resulted from the Earth's tilt. Because we are living in such a time, (material costs have sky-rocketed: $3: 2" x 4" pine stick lumber now costs: $11) we must use what experience, education & abilities we immediately have, in order to protect our families. Humans can't control which way the wind blows, during a high wind storm. Many people have basements under their homes, & use them for high wind storms, & even nuclear fallout shelters--& basements will continue to be built, under houses because they are easier & more affordable, during the construction process, depending on how deep the area frost-line is (Kansas=3'; OK=18", Minnessotta=5', etc.) where building foundations must be installed. If a dwelling's yard is in a metro area, there may not be enough yard away from the house to install a storm shelter. Most people could easily discern that for the frugal content producers of this channel & given the age & abilities of Handyman Walking With Jesus, a below-house shelter was the best/most suitable approach for them. Now, these wonderful Christian Brothers & Sisters have a temporary shelter to help with a nuclear situation, as well. Thank you, @ShawnNONAME, for your community support in helping with high-wind disasters, in the past. God Bless You. There will always be basements & under-house shelters that neighbors & responders will need to be searching out--people won't stop building them because part of the house or a heavy object may fall on an entry/out point. Be encouraged, @ShawnNONAME, for you have good concerns & have made good fruits--may all the things you say, do, clothes you wear, music & entertainment you listen to, watch & play always be a Glory unto God.
On Easter night 2020, a tornado warning was issued for our area. My wife and I live in a small home with no good options for real sheltering. We ran across the street like crazy people to my uncle's place that had a walk in area beneath the house. In no more time than one single minute, the chaos outside increased until one huge solitary kaboom happened, like a giant bomb went off. The kaboom was the house literally twisting off its foundation. The space that we 6 humans and 2 dogs were standing in compressed to about 2ft tall or less knocking us all on our belly. Only a package unit hvac propped up the house enough to save us as we crawled out. More than 10 homes destroyed in a relative fleeting moment. Having a storm shelter is so valuable. Congrats to this person for doing something before mother nature gets a chance.
In light of the recent tornados and loss of lives, this is a great example of what can be done to protect your loved ones. No one can think this is going too extreme after seeing hundreds of homes destroyed overnight . So glad you're taking good care of your family. God bless you !
You are the MAN for real!!! Your build is WAY better than being inside of my mobile home during a tornado!!! Thank you for posting and demonstrating what it would be like to be inside of it in bad times.
Barbara, thank you for your comments, just finishing up on the new counter for our bar, finishing today can not what for you to see how great it turned out, should have video up in the next few days. It turn out super gorgeous!! Let to what you think. Have a blessed Day.
I'm claustrophobic, so I'm hyperventilating watching this. Lol I imagine if a tornado was coming my way I would get over my claustrophobia real fast. You did a great job. God bless you! I pray you never have to use it. 💙
join the choir….. I have been claustrophobic all my Life. I don’t think I could crawl under neath that thing…. I think I would dig a hole in the yard and make it high enough so I can breath……
Just like there are no atheists in foxholes, I imagine when the moment dictates that there are no claustrophobics in tornado shelters. Be prepared. Stay safe.
As a mother of 7 children, living in a rented double wide, I just want to say that your foresight and provision is praiseworthy! Whenever we have a tornado warning, our best bet is to get in the van and get into town for a sturdy building. It’s a nightmare every time.
Please.... For your kids... Move... I ama not a bot.. i ak someone who has seena tornado waking a up on another road. I speak on experience, ill tell u, iwas in one a few noh short of f4, its so god awdul strong and being ina trailer atthe time,onthe worst part that was hit ajd every single trailer on both sides of road wiped off the slab..so man kids died. Please..i am seriois,i know so manythat lost kids,or haave the oaralized or serious imjuries or deaths of someone in house. Please, kove yur ciodre, instead o abhomw, with basement or simewh3e u can get immwdiateky inti a real t shelter.the cwnter ofevej a two story huge brick homes werealso wiped off slas down tr street. It honestlyaltered every aspect of mblife more than ill say. With 7 kids, inhad to say . U hope u listwn,ita hard to vet that man anywhere tgat quick and vehiclwsare zo dangerous in one. Im going to say a prayerforbu andyour kids.i hope u see this, ajd oray to god no child ever goes thru what i have. Being stuck after... Stay blessed, 7 kids, such abblessing. GL, ajd enjoy eacu ajdbget breath, andbeach momentmbthere precious, and fleeting. A god givej blessing that we as parents hage a duty to protect
Excellent work! I'd consider ditching the plywood roof for some steel with the addition of a bottle jack and rod so if the worst were to happen there would be a means for escape.
That's not a bad idea. Put a sheet or few of sheet metal bolted down across the top. If you want to beef that up, another row of timbers or planks anchored on top of the sheet metal, with everything anchored from the top down to secure each layer into the walls of the shelter. Would add some extra muscle to the overhead protection, if it were ever needed. It's a great little shelter as is, too.
You need a 12 inch wire reinforced concrete roof attached to the walls. Tornado will suck that wooden roof right off. At least add 8" of reinforced concrete with rebar and wire.
Yeah I build Bridges and underground drainage structures.... I would definitely ditch that wooden roof and Bill at least an 8 inch thick concrete ceiling. Since since you have the walls, I would dial in reinforcing steel to tie the ceiling into the walls
Great work!! You did so much more than I thought at the beginning of the video ( for some reason I didn’t think you could dig so deep).For $400 it’s so worth it for piece of mind for safety. Well done!
@@IwwJesusI live in Gran Prairie Tx, how can I get some advice from you on building one on my house, because I think you did a great job for your Family, Thank you in advance, God bless you
When I built my house I had a 9 foot high poured concrete basement put in. It's 1,700 sq ft and can easily be conveted to a fallout shelter. Already serves as a tornado shelter. We can stay in it as long as we need to.
That's what we plan to do when we are ready to build our house. Wow, that is a big concrete basement (1,700 sq ft). You must have a very big house. We only want maybe about 800 sq ft unfinish basement so we can turn it into anything we want. May I ask about how much just for your basement? Thanks.
Absolutely wonderful work,ignore all the internet warriors, you took the initiative to safe guard your family,Absolutely love it,God bless you and yours
Arriving at this video after our house got hit by a tornado. Now we're ready to build a tornado shelter. Thanks for making it look so easy. We now feel confident enough to make one. Thanks for the video.
Kyle, Tx. have been there many times. Yes, protect our loved one is high on the list, and saving money while do it is important. Thank you for your comment. God Bless.
Awesome idea I live in North Dallas and two blocks away a shipping container was lifted up from a high school and thrown on top of a roof of a house a block away and a lot of blocks were just completely demolished so yeah I really would want to do something like this, great idea
Fort Worth here. It's unbelieveable how few tornado shelter dealers are around. Found some great ones in other states but the cost to get them here is astronomical. Since my house and most are on slabs, this idea would not work. Great work though, although I'd like to see steel or concrete on your shelter roof. An F5 would pull your house up along with the wood roof of your shelter and anyone in it. Blessings.
I love your idea. I am hinting about doing this under my shed floor. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and we have cyclones not tornadoes luckily but I like to be prepared.thank you for sharing your video
A suggestion, sir...12 volt car battery, a trickle charger for the battery. Hook the charger up to a programmable timer, set to 15 minutes a day so the battery will stay on top. Go to a yard sale and find an old appliance that uses one of those 12 volt DC muffin fans. Remove the fan and wire it up to battery . You could also pick up a couple of automotive LED mini strip lights and use that in your shelter. Of course put some kind of switch in line...heheh....Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. I hope you dont think im being crass, just trying to help. Dont forget to have a coffee can, with a good sealing lid, and a roll of tp. The kind of stress/fear that comes over you ,when taking cover from a tornado, can cause human plumbing issues!
Well done Be mindful of humidity, mildew on the floor and walls, You could also include some kind of battery back up for power, if the house goes the electric goes with it and if you all get trap by debris then you need to wait for help in the meanwhile you may need power for a car fan or communication
@@mikecastleberry9671 you gonna pay for that to be put in for him? I thought not! He did an excellent job to protect his family! What did you personally do internet warrior???
Great job 👍. I wish more Americans were taking a hand's on approach towards their own safety. Try to live another day. Awesome job 👍 good health to you and your family. Hello from Kentucky mountains USA 👍 liked and subscribed thanks
Love the Kentucky Mountain area, Thank you for the comments.Yes, small amount of money and time, in the hope that the whole project was a waste, until time that it is needed, strange that after it was completed. My wife and I had a new Piece of Mind. I still remember my wife asking me to build it, and I was not really on broad. However glad she pushed me on with the project. Hope that other may do a similar project and maybe save some lives.
Been wanting to make essentially the same thing for a while now. Western Tn & Ky getting leveled a few days ago has prioritized that project, those were unusually powerful tornadoes and I don’t think we’d have survived a direct hit without some kind of fortifications.
Great work! What peace of mind that provides for your whole family. Only thing I would add is to maybe keep some shoes or boots down there for each of you. You’ll need those if you end up crawling out of wreckage.
Thank you for this video..me and my wife bought a house a year ago and I did some floor repair and started to think it would be a good idea to make something similar to this but didn't know how to go about it. Great job btw!
Great job and hope you never need it but I only have 1 question. Have you ever seen what a can do to a house? You seem to have the desire to protect your family, dont rely on a landscape timber to protect them. A strong enough tornado will take your home off its foundation, will take those landscape timbers, and take anything within that hole and transplant you all a few miles away. For a few more dollars put in a solid concrete ceiling.
anything to get below the surface. what you have might definately save your life. I'm in east Texas about 2 hr drive from Dallas we get tornados every year
James, Great questions. I would have spent a little more time and made the shelter about 3 to 4 inches deeper, as am almost 6 ft. tall and when i sitting in the shelter little tight. Also I have had to go back and put a skimp coat of water stop cement on the walls as after heavy rains was get some sweat on the walls. Which fixed that issue. Last month with all the storm active in the area, we used the shelter for about an hour, and did have Peace of Mind. If you make time over all good investment. Again thank you for watching the video. God Bless to you and your Family.
Awesome job man shelter seems a little to basic for your life the way shes looking around she shoukd be super happy with the work you did. She seems to be in it for the money
Make sure and put a large bottle jack inside for lifting. Also a small water pump for brokers pipes that will fill that up quickly drowning in underground bunkers is a real thing !!Some hand saws-tools !! Fire extinguisher!!
Thank you so much. I have been wanting to do this under my mobile home for a long time. Any hole in the ground is in my mind where to be during a tornado. Thank you for showing this. I am a single mom. And I am deathly afraid of them! I almost pass out when I think one is near. Or coming. Not scared of much at all. But those I am. And stay so broke. Trying to hold on to what I have. So this sure seems possible!! Thank you for posting and God bless you and your family. I hope you still see this as I will have to do it mostly alone. And I may have a few questions. 🤞 Thank you for giving me hope!
Yes, Any hole to the ground would be better that in the mobile home. We will be praying for you and your family. Any questions that you have let me Know. God Bless
@@IwwJesus you are welcome. Love your channel name! I have considered a shelter under our slab but maybe better to dig a hole in yard. All the best from north Texas.
@@IwwJesus you are welcome. Love your channel name! I have considered a shelter under our slab but maybe better to dig a hole in yard. All the best from north Texas.
Thank you for this video. I have been thinking about something like this for the last 6 months. But now, just recently experiencing an EF1, I am more than determined to get it done. God bless you and your beautiful family.
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I was a storm chaser for 20 years and I have seen some desperate people make desperate choices. A man, his wife and 2 kids left their double wide with tornado approaching fast. Their only option was to crawl into the metal culvert underneath the drive to their home. He was the only one to survive. Anything is better than nothing. Yours is a great option
Sad 😔
I agree & appreciate your viewpoint & this man's hard work to protect his family.
Wie his wife and kid were stuoid as fick
Your daughter’s smiling is very cute!
How will u get out if the house is leveled on top of you. I like your idea just thinking about escaping from it.
Sure beats getting inside a closet. Well done & bless your family.
thank you, for sure a lot better than a closet and blessing to you also check out some of my designs at www.IwwJesusShoes.com
Thank you for comment, have a Blessed Day
Yes, thank you, Beloved Brother: this video is a blessing to me & my family, in Central: Oklahoma. Good job!
Actually no.
Under a house is NOT a good idea or safe.
If a tornado rips your house apart , the house will be on top of you.
Could take hours or days to rescue you.
Should have built away from house.
I have helped remove debris from several and have found many dead , that was trapped under a house.
@@shawnnoname9291: it is thoughtful for your added concern. Thank you for that. I feel it's important to stress to folks, in this Time & Season that we're in, that we encourage each other, & always try to comprehend: "the whole picture" as to how & why projects are completed with the tools & materials used, & why the approach/manner of the project was completed the way it was. If a family had unlimited resources & unlimited access/abilities, an underground (or: above-ground) storm cellar near a dwelling is a great plan (for the reasons you mentioned). However, being in these End of Days, & as the Earthquakes, Volcanoes, & Meteors increase in severity & number, our weather patterns are also affected: Earth's axis is tilted (you can see it in the moon: it's: "Confounded": both waxing & waning in the same afternoon & evening)--higher winds & unstable ocean circulation, as well as unstable seasonal weather (warm, then: a random freeze) have resulted from the Earth's tilt. Because we are living in such a time, (material costs have sky-rocketed: $3: 2" x 4" pine stick lumber now costs: $11) we must use what experience, education & abilities we immediately have, in order to protect our families. Humans can't control which way the wind blows, during a high wind storm. Many people have basements under their homes, & use them for high wind storms, & even nuclear fallout shelters--& basements will continue to be built, under houses because they are easier & more affordable, during the construction process, depending on how deep the area frost-line is (Kansas=3'; OK=18", Minnessotta=5', etc.) where building foundations must be installed. If a dwelling's yard is in a metro area, there may not be enough yard away from the house to install a storm shelter. Most people could easily discern that for the frugal content producers of this channel & given the age & abilities of Handyman Walking With Jesus, a below-house shelter was the best/most suitable approach for them. Now, these wonderful Christian Brothers & Sisters have a temporary shelter to help with a nuclear situation, as well.
Thank you, @ShawnNONAME, for your community support in helping with high-wind disasters, in the past. God Bless You. There will always be basements & under-house shelters that neighbors & responders will need to be searching out--people won't stop building them because part of the house or a heavy object may fall on an entry/out point. Be encouraged, @ShawnNONAME, for you have good concerns & have made good fruits--may all the things you say, do, clothes you wear, music & entertainment you listen to, watch & play always be a Glory unto God.
Make sure the fire department and your neighbors know you have that so they can come look for you if the house collapses on it
Yes, we have done both plus all our family know about it . Also that why I also put in the second door on the side to be able to get out.
Yes have done that as well as all extend family members would know about our shelter.
thank you for the comments
@@IwwJesus is consider storing a heavy duty jack and maybe a battery powered sawzall in there. Might come in handy in the event of a partial collapse.
But nice work!
On Easter night 2020, a tornado warning was issued for our area. My wife and I live in a small home with no good options for real sheltering. We ran across the street like crazy people to my uncle's place that had a walk in area beneath the house. In no more time than one single minute, the chaos outside increased until one huge solitary kaboom happened, like a giant bomb went off. The kaboom was the house literally twisting off its foundation. The space that we 6 humans and 2 dogs were standing in compressed to about 2ft tall or less knocking us all on our belly. Only a package unit hvac propped up the house enough to save us as we crawled out. More than 10 homes destroyed in a relative fleeting moment. Having a storm shelter is so valuable. Congrats to this person for doing something before mother nature gets a chance.
Wow, your story makes me glad I listen to my wife.
Thank you for sharing your story.
We had a tornado in neeses,sc on the same night ( Easter night2020) it was very scary
Did that concrete not have enough rebar on the walls? It shouldn't have collapsed!!!
We had tornadoes in Bassfield Ms that same day. Easter 2020. Killed 4 people in Bassfield.
💯 agree. Glad you're safe and ok. 👍
Throw a 20 ton bottle jack and a handful of cut 4x4s down there… maybe a rechargeable work light too. Great idea! I may be doing the same.
Great idea, thank you for the comments. God Bless
In light of the recent tornados and loss of lives, this is a great example of what can be done to protect your loved ones.
No one can think this is going too extreme after seeing hundreds of homes destroyed overnight . So glad you're taking good care of your family. God bless you !
Thank you so much for sharing this. I think your family is lucky to have you.
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You are the MAN for real!!! Your build is WAY better than being inside of my mobile home during a tornado!!! Thank you for posting and demonstrating what it would be like to be inside of it in bad times.
Jay, thank you for your comment, God Bless.
What a cute family. Great idea.
Barbara, thank you for your comments, just finishing up on the new counter for our bar, finishing today can not what for you to see how great it turned out, should have video up in the next few days. It turn out super gorgeous!! Let to what you think. Have a blessed Day.
I'm claustrophobic, so I'm hyperventilating watching this. Lol
I imagine if a tornado was coming my way I would get over my claustrophobia real fast.
You did a great job. God bless you!
I pray you never have to use it. 💙
Claustrophobic living in tornado alley 👋 It goes away really quickly 😂
You and me both!
join the choir….. I have been claustrophobic all my Life. I don’t think I could crawl under neath that thing…. I think I would dig a hole in the yard and make it high enough so I can breath……
Same I'm claustrophobic, but tornadoes scare me more
Just like there are no atheists in foxholes, I imagine when the moment dictates that there are no claustrophobics in tornado shelters. Be prepared. Stay safe.
As a mother of 7 children, living in a rented double wide, I just want to say that your foresight and provision is praiseworthy! Whenever we have a tornado warning, our best bet is to get in the van and get into town for a sturdy building. It’s a nightmare every time.
I understand your nightmare. God has bless you with a large family. Praise Be Jesus Christ!
May God bless and protect you all!
Please.... For your kids... Move... I ama not a bot.. i ak someone who has seena tornado waking a up on another road. I speak on experience, ill tell u, iwas in one a few noh short of f4, its so god awdul strong and being ina trailer atthe time,onthe worst part that was hit ajd every single trailer on both sides of road wiped off the slab..so man kids died. Please..i am seriois,i know so manythat lost kids,or haave the oaralized or serious imjuries or deaths of someone in house. Please, kove yur ciodre, instead o abhomw, with basement or simewh3e u can get immwdiateky inti a real t shelter.the cwnter ofevej a two story huge brick homes werealso wiped off slas down tr street. It honestlyaltered every aspect of mblife more than ill say. With 7 kids, inhad to say . U hope u listwn,ita hard to vet that man anywhere tgat quick and vehiclwsare zo dangerous in one. Im going to say a prayerforbu andyour kids.i hope u see this, ajd oray to god no child ever goes thru what i have. Being stuck after... Stay blessed, 7 kids, such abblessing. GL, ajd enjoy eacu ajdbget breath, andbeach momentmbthere precious, and fleeting. A god givej blessing that we as parents hage a duty to protect
I immediately like this guy. (Need more people like this.)
Greatly appreciate your comment, hope that you enjoy some of my other videos. God Bless to you and your Family.
God bless ya. Young people today wouldn’t have a clue how to construct something like this! Interesting vid.
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I wish I had a handyman in my life.
me too Ann
Be a handy woman ;)
Oh, I am very handy.😉
@243, Me to, I used to be able to do alot of things my self but not anymore
I survived tornado in 2011! So I sure would love having this at my place!! Thanks for sharing!!great job👍
Thanks for sharing . Your family is lucky to have you .
Here’s to praying you never need to use it
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Excellent work! I'd consider ditching the plywood roof for some steel with the addition of a bottle jack and rod so if the worst were to happen there would be a means for escape.
thank you for the in put. Have a blessed day.
That's not a bad idea. Put a sheet or few of sheet metal bolted down across the top. If you want to beef that up, another row of timbers or planks anchored on top of the sheet metal, with everything anchored from the top down to secure each layer into the walls of the shelter.
Would add some extra muscle to the overhead protection, if it were ever needed. It's a great little shelter as is, too.
You need a 12 inch wire reinforced concrete roof attached to the walls. Tornado will suck that wooden roof right off. At least add 8" of reinforced concrete with rebar and wire.
I like your shelter! But beef up the roof.
Yeah I build Bridges and underground drainage structures.... I would definitely ditch that wooden roof and Bill at least an 8 inch thick concrete ceiling. Since since you have the walls, I would dial in reinforcing steel to tie the ceiling into the walls
Fantastic work! Your family should be very proud. Godspeed, my friend!
Thank you, God Bless
Excellent job Mr! Thumbs up and a big smile.
Great job! A lot of hard work but totally worth it to protect your loved ones. I pray you never have to use that shelter.
Godspeed. Praise Yahshua by brother. Good work!!
Your adorable and so smart! Thanks so much for sharing! I'm praying my husband will build us one!
You are amazing. Wonderful tornado shelter. I am really impressed! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for you comments and for watching the video. God Bless
Great work!! You did so much more than I thought at the beginning of the video ( for some reason I didn’t think you could dig so deep).For $400 it’s so worth it for piece of mind for safety. Well done!
thank you for comments
@@IwwJesusI live in Gran Prairie Tx, how can I get some advice from you on building one on my house, because I think you did a great job for your Family, Thank you in advance, God bless you
When I built my house I had a 9 foot high poured concrete basement put in. It's 1,700 sq ft and can easily be conveted to a fallout shelter. Already serves as a tornado shelter. We can stay in it as long as we need to.
That's what we plan to do when we are ready to build our house. Wow, that is a big concrete basement (1,700 sq ft). You must have a very big house. We only want maybe about 800 sq ft unfinish basement so we can turn it into anything we want. May I ask about how much just for your basement? Thanks.
nice job amen walk with Jesus
Joy and Donny, thank you for watch the video. God's Blessing to you and your Family.
Thank you for sharing this. The budget friendly tornado shelter was exactly what I need. It would serve many more purposes as well.
Glad that this idea might be of Help. God Bless
Absolutely wonderful work,ignore all the internet warriors, you took the initiative to safe guard your family,Absolutely love it,God bless you and yours
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Arriving at this video after our house got hit by a tornado. Now we're ready to build a tornado shelter. Thanks for making it look so easy. We now feel confident enough to make one. Thanks for the video.
Glad to help! God Bless.
Nice work. A vent pipe for air could also carry sound out if needing to yell for help.
Great idea! God Bless
Thank you for sharing❤ Moving to Kyle, TX, and researched a few things to ensure my family is protected. God bless 🙌 🙏
Kyle, Tx. have been there many times. Yes, protect our loved one is high on the list, and saving money while do it is important. Thank you for your comment. God Bless.
That was a great job to keep your family safe!
Carol, Yes, thank you. God Bless
God bless you 🙏
thank you, and blessing to you also check out some of my designs at www.IwwJesusShoes.com
Great idea & very useful information. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! God Bless.
Amen brother job well done!! God Bless 🙌🙌
Thank you kindly, God Bless.
Good work man. You’re looking out for your loved ones - that makes for a pretty good dad in my book!
Thank you for your Comment. Do my best. God Bless
I would like to have two different exits, in case one is blocked..Is there some sort of air vent?
I've been in a tornado..you'll wish you had one of these!
Thats frigging awesome. Well done and God bless! 🙏
Renee, thank you for watch the video. God Bless you and your Family. Praise Be Jesus Christ!
Awesome job!! Your family is fortunate to have you and your skill set. God bless 🙌🙌🙌❤❤❤
Thank you so much! I also stand with Israel. God Bless you and your Family.
Great job! Your tornado shelter looks great!
Pat, thank you for watch the video, hope you enjoy more of my videos, God Bless
You have a nice Family Sir. Thank-you Sir
thank you for your comment, God Bless.
Well done sir!
Thank you, God Bless
Very good work. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching. God Bless
Thank you for sharing this. My wife and I are going to do the same.
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Very helpful video. It gave me some ideas for my situation. Thanks Handyman; I too am walking with Jesus.
BlueJacket, great hearing from you, gald I could help Keep walking with the Lord, Praise be Jesus Christ.
Good job and good for you doing all that work for the protection of your family. God bless and God always keep you all safe.
Carol, thank you for the comments, Have a Blessed Day.
Awesome idea I live in North Dallas and two blocks away a shipping container was lifted up from a high school and thrown on top of a roof of a house a block away and a lot of blocks were just completely demolished so yeah I really would want to do something like this, great idea
Jason, Yes I recall that time. If you have any Question let me know. Have a blessed day.
Fort Worth here. It's unbelieveable how few tornado shelter dealers are around. Found some great ones in other states but the cost to get them here is astronomical. Since my house and most are on slabs, this idea would not work. Great work though, although I'd like to see steel or concrete on your shelter roof. An F5 would pull your house up along with the wood roof of your shelter and anyone in it. Blessings.
Awesome idea...alot of effort went into that...good job
Yes, thanks
Amazing, inspiring work. Thank you.
Thank you for your comment. God Bless
Thanks for Sharing. God Bless
You are so welcome, God Bless
I love your idea. I am hinting about doing this under my shed floor. I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and we have cyclones not tornadoes luckily but I like to be prepared.thank you for sharing your video
thank you
Pantry, storage, safe and shelter 😉👍
A suggestion, sir...12 volt car battery, a trickle charger for the battery. Hook the charger up to a programmable timer, set to 15 minutes a day so the battery will stay on top. Go to a yard sale and find an old appliance that uses one of those 12 volt DC muffin fans. Remove the fan and wire it up to battery . You could also pick up a couple of automotive LED mini strip lights and use that in your shelter. Of course put some kind of switch in line...heheh....Nice video, thanks for sharing.
great ideas.
This is brilliant.
thank you
I bought a commercial shelter which is bolted to my garage floor but it cost 10 times what yours did. Good job!!
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Thank you for sharing. I hope you dont think im being crass, just trying to help. Dont forget to have a coffee can, with a good sealing lid, and a roll of tp. The kind of stress/fear that comes over you ,when taking cover from a tornado, can cause human plumbing issues!
Thanks for the tip!
For 4-5 people, you need a 5 gal bucket instead of a coffee can. And about two feet deeper.
Thank you for sharing, as I live in mobilehome area. It's something to think about. God Bless
Your doing such an amazing job on this. Ty for sharing 😊
Thank you so much!
God Bless.
G👀D JOB MAN👍👍
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Well done
Be mindful of humidity, mildew on the floor and walls,
You could also include some kind of battery back up for power, if the house goes the electric goes with it and if you all get trap by debris then you need to wait for help in the meanwhile you may need power for a car fan or communication
A real f4 f5 would suck you right out with the house on top of you please rethink your ideas to read tornado shelter out back
@@mikecastleberry9671 you gonna pay for that to be put in for him? I thought not! He did an excellent job to protect his family! What did you personally do internet warrior???
Excellent video and shelter. Amazing what you can build with just $400.
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Hell yea brother!!!! Keep that beautiful family SAFE buddy. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!
Thank you , brother, I will. God Bless
Great video. God bless.
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Excellent!!
Great job 👍. I wish more Americans were taking a hand's on approach towards their own safety. Try to live another day. Awesome job 👍 good health to you and your family. Hello from Kentucky mountains USA 👍 liked and subscribed thanks
Love the Kentucky Mountain area, Thank you for the comments.Yes, small amount of money and time, in the hope that the whole project was a waste, until time that it is needed, strange that after it was completed. My wife and I had a new Piece of Mind. I still remember my wife asking me to build it, and I was not really on broad. However glad she pushed me on with the project. Hope that other may do a similar project and maybe save some lives.
Hope you're okay. I'm just north of bowling green and last nights tornado is what brought me here. I'm starting my build Monday after last night.
We shouldn’t have to this should be common standard when building homes! It should be a required code in tornado areas!
Been wanting to make essentially the same thing for a while now. Western Tn & Ky getting leveled a few days ago has prioritized that project, those were unusually powerful tornadoes and I don’t think we’d have survived a direct hit without some kind of fortifications.
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Nice job!!!
Very 👍 good
Hats off ta brother , I think your older than me and that was a job,bet your still sore . Nice job Greetings from Princeton
Slow like the turtle, 65 yrs.
It's a good thing that you protect and take care of your family.
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Awesome job brother, God bless you and your family. I hope you never have to use it either.
Thank you Wayn, Me too, God Bless
Great work! What peace of mind that provides for your whole family. Only thing I would add is to maybe keep some shoes or boots down there for each of you. You’ll need those if you end up crawling out of wreckage.
Great point, plus water , some food, and battery radio. God Bless
Great project! Love the enthusiasm and effort put into it!
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Very nice job
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Adorable family. How cool of them to play along. 🥰 Mom is a little claustrophobic. Dad is looking out for you! Thank you for sharing.
Awesome build.
Glad you think so! and thank you for watching, God Bless you and your Family.
Good job sir
Thanks
Thank you for this video..me and my wife bought a house a year ago and I did some floor repair and started to think it would be a good idea to make something similar to this but didn't know how to go about it. Great job btw!
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Good job.
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This is great! God Bless and stay safe😁
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Put some water bottles in the hole, emergency radio, blanket, some food like camping or MRE, whistle, air horn, strobe light
Great points, thank you for the comments, and for watching the video. God Bless
Great job and hope you never need it but I only have 1 question. Have you ever seen what a can do to a house?
You seem to have the desire to protect your family, dont rely on a landscape timber to protect them. A strong enough tornado will take your home off its foundation, will take those landscape timbers, and take anything within that hole and transplant you all a few miles away. For a few more dollars put in a solid concrete ceiling.
Very nice ,,,,,well done.
Tom, thank you for your comment, God Bless
Good man , nice family
Yes they are
Good job. Hard but worth it
Nicole, yes was not easy, however slowly it was completed, and is a plus for any family. God Bless
Great job, especially given the location you chose - 👍👍👍
Thank you for your comment, yes we can get in to this shelter without going outside, we can be in the shelter in just a few mins. God Bless.
anything to get below the surface. what you have might definately save your life. I'm in east Texas about 2 hr drive from Dallas we get tornados every year
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How has the shelter held up, water and such anything you would have done differently? God bless you sir .
James, Great questions. I would have spent a little more time and made the shelter about 3 to 4 inches deeper, as am almost 6 ft. tall and when i sitting in the shelter little tight. Also I have had to go back and put a skimp coat of water stop cement on the walls as after heavy rains was get some sweat on the walls. Which fixed that issue. Last month with all the storm active in the area, we used the shelter for about an hour, and did have Peace of Mind. If you make time over all good investment. Again thank you for watching the video. God Bless to you and your Family.
Great work 👏!!
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awesome job! ❤ god bless
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Shortly after this video el Chappo hired him for a escape plan. Lol jk fantastic job by the way!
Saul, thank you for the comment, however getting to old and slow for el Chappo! God Bless.
Awesome job man shelter seems a little to basic for your life the way shes looking around she shoukd be super happy with the work you did. She seems to be in it for the money
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Make sure and put a large bottle jack inside for lifting. Also a small water pump for brokers pipes that will fill that up quickly drowning in underground bunkers is a real thing !!Some hand saws-tools !! Fire extinguisher!!
Thank you so much. I have been wanting to do this under my mobile home for a long time. Any hole in the ground is in my mind where to be during a tornado. Thank you for showing this. I am a single mom. And I am deathly afraid of them! I almost pass out when I think one is near. Or coming. Not scared of much at all. But those I am. And stay so broke. Trying to hold on to what I have. So this sure seems possible!! Thank you for posting and God bless you and your family. I hope you still see this as I will have to do it mostly alone. And I may have a few questions. 🤞 Thank you for giving me hope!
Yes, Any hole to the ground would be better that in the mobile home. We will be praying for you and your family. Any questions that you have let me Know. God Bless
@@IwwJesus thank you! And Good bless you and your family as well!!
Great job.
Brent, thank you for your comment and watching, God Bless to you and your Family.
@@IwwJesus you are welcome. Love your channel name! I have considered a shelter under our slab but maybe better to dig a hole in yard. All the best from north Texas.
@@IwwJesus you are welcome. Love your channel name! I have considered a shelter under our slab but maybe better to dig a hole in yard. All the best from north Texas.
Thanks for sharing subscribed good work
Edward, Thank you for your comment. God Bless
Lost for words , good luck !
Thank you for this video. I have been thinking about something like this for the last 6 months. But now, just recently experiencing an EF1, I am more than determined to get it done.
God bless you and your beautiful family.
Thank you for your comments. Yes, add this to your to do list. Will be looking forward to see your project completed. God Bless.
Thanks for the video! I can modify your idea to fit our needs.
Yes for sure. God Bless