I'm impressed with the crane operator. I delivered home septic tanks, and I know what he's going through. Only he's doing it on a MUCH larger scale. My heaviest tank was 7 tons. thats nothing compared to what he's lifting. 👍👍👍👍
being a welder for 38 years and now teaching it theirs nothing like putting a job right on site its pure experience and knowledge of the job ,, good job from here in the UK 🇬🇧 👊
If they’d installed the entrance behind the garage door, that would’ve added another level of security and allowed the occupants complete privacy when entering.
Some of you obviously never considered the full scope of the reason for a bunker. Let's dumb it down for you. Your hiding from something. Why would you want to give public access to the entrance to your hideout. Does batman put a neon sign above the batcave door. Entrance to the batcave. NO. It's a secret. Obviously not to the neighbors. But having the entrance behind a locked garage door. Is better than just anyone can walk up and bust the lock off.
If I could afford a bunker, I'd prefer it to be accessible from inside the home, specifically a full finished basement, inside the home the opening to the bunker should be disguised as a utility closet or H/vac room, or even perhaps behind stairs...
@@lunawense6288 At least put the opening inside the garage, that would be easier to patch than actually all the way under the house....Could also drop it in the back yard and connect it to the basement...that one would be more ideal...
I'd want at least two means of egress that can't be blocked shut by debris, along with multiple lines for air, and a means to monitor events on the surface (fiber optic periscope for example). I'd be worried about the house coming down on top of my bunker and sealing me in. If the hatches open upward, I can't even dig myself out.
I really enjoy how this was directed or produced. It’s very well done, the way you make it into a documentary. That’s different from the old way you did the videos. Well done.
you ever hear of Colin Furzz? hes doing it solo in his own house and plans to have a back to the future in it lol. hes at it 4 years doin constant updates an clips of the progress
Awesome professional workin a tough fit. I think it was a very old "Twilight Zone" episode in the 1960's where a family had built and stocked a bunker. There was a Nuclear War warning and all the "friendly" neighbours went bat crip crazy breaking their way in. It turned our to be a false alarm. Buyer's choice here, but my first goal would be to have a bunker in a less populated area.
As long as its just a tornado shelter, he's good. If he's going to use it to bug out, his neighbors will break into it in 3 days. If they can't get in, they will block his ventilation tubes to save his supplies as they figure out how to get into it.
I mean in any situation that isn't a tornado or a zombie apocalypse having one of these is going to do you zero good you're going to die from radiation or just straight up drown. You aren't getting around it by having a bunker
Hey Ho! "Bobrogers99" This antique writer agrees totally with your thought and point of view. In the case of this writer; grab my cat, sit in the favoured chair on my porch, close my eyes and leave with happy memories
Obviously, these are wonderful, generous people who have pre-planned to save almost fifty of their neighbors along with themselves, given the fact that they paid for an air system to provide for fifty people!!! God bless them!
That's sensible. Most emergencies will be of very limited duration. Brownie points from the neighbors are valuable in such a situation. In a very long term situation, they'll either still need to interact with the neighbors or the neighbors won't last long enough for the news to get out.
Keep using the bearded guy as your spokesperson. Well spoken, knowledgeable, personable, and better yet, not constantly bashing the "other" bunker company....
Yeah it’s not subtle. These things make me laugh. If it’s not completely hidden and no one knows about it maybe those work. If I’m down the street this is exactly where I go in a crisis…if you don’t let me in I’ll put a trash bag on your air supply.
Some are assuming that this is the only bunker in the neighborhood. The fact the HOA made them hide the air pipes leads me to believe that this may not be the first one installed. "Frank's bunker pipes are such an eyesore!!" 😭
Like everyone else has said, as soon as something happens there’s going to be a queue of neighbors banging on that hatch and pleading to get in. Could get messy.
With that air system? For most emergencies the owner would be glad to let them in. There aren't a lot of emergencies where you go down, close the hatch, and just sit there for a year. A very long term emergency will involve most people trying to live semi-normal lives, with the bunker as a temporary refuge for when the situation gets especially hot.
I love the soundtrack at the beginning of this video. Can't find it anywhere else, though. The inspiring sound of humanity working together to try and save ourselves from ourselves. I hope whatever challenges humanity faces, we can come together & work together to survive. Thank you, Atlas.
That would triple the cost of the home, to save an average of 71 lives per year. People in the Midwest can't afford a standard shelter, let alone this behemoth.
Such a good vid on so many levels. Your site manager is squared away. Great job problem solving. Would love to see a homeowner video a year later on how the neighbors are dealing with it.
I wouldn't want the hatch exposed like that in the middle of the driveway. If that house had a basement, it would be cool to have access to the bunker through the basement or make the hatch hidden in the garage.
You know its good to see that these things can be installed in residential zones. Also these should be in almost all areas that have sever storms, Minus flood zones.
Only 350 into this & my jaw is dropped just mesmerized watching the skill of the crew! That crane screen. Wow. I work in a high school that prepares kids for different jobs but golly we need to teach some how to do that incredible crane. Great job.
If I had enough money to install a bunker I’d be sure to do it in a new property without others knowing, making sure it’s engineered to incorporate a seamless entry/exit from inside the home and minus the 25 year old tress and rooting system.
Of course the problem is everyone knows where it is now. All they gotta do is find the air intake/exhaust ports and/or the escape hatch. In that type of suburban, tightly packed neighborhood, there’s only so many places you can try to hide these. Someone who really wants to will either get in rather quickly or force them out.
If you really need a bunker, the neighbors won't have the kind of time required to break in. No fortification is siege-proof, the point is that taking it requires paying a tax in time, manpower, and resources that the opponent can't afford. Yeah secrecy is way way better if you can manage it, but lack of secrecy doesn't make it useless.
FINALLY, I get to see you guys make a mistake. I was starting to think you were either hiding something or in possession of some extraterrestrial technology! But seriously, it is good to see how you handle issues that may come up. Showing your process dealing with the unexpected instills confidence in your abilities to get the work done. Great video.
Yes this vastly increased their credibility in my eyes. How often do construction projects go off without a hitch and according to the plans? A big part of great contracting is how they handle mistakes and unexpected problems. I'm so glad they included this.
These video's always make me think of the game (and now TV show) Fallout. And ultimately how fortunate I am that I'm within 20 miles of a target in a nuclear exchange.
@@crafty1098 the sand is filled from the surface to the underground hatch entrance, below is empty. They pull something and all the sand goes down due to gravity like an hourglass. When it all falls down the tube with a ladder to the surface is empty and you climb up and outside.
@@house9850 Yes, and that's a clever design, but if debris has fallen onto the hatch, he's got no way to clear it. Ideally, you want something where one of the doors opens horizontally.
I really enjoyed this installation. Thanks for posting it. It would make for a great tornado shelter, which I'm sure the homeowners intend it to be as it is no secret to the neighborhood. I guess I do have a concern, though.... Both the intake and exhaust pipes are located within 8 to 12 inches of each other. Why wasn't one of the air pipes located on the opposite side of the driveway?
The biggest flaw I think was having the hatch open on the driveway. Should have put it in the garage. If there is nuclear waste don’t wanna have to go completely outside to access it.
Sigh. Nice bunker, but if the bad guys walk up your drive and stand there, then you don't have a bunker you can use any more. Bunker 101 - put the entrance INSIDE of your house...
Watching this being installed in a residential area brings to mind an old Twilight Zone episode called: "The Shelter" which is exactly what would happen in a time of need. Guaranteed!
Once you have excavated the hole, why not simply pour a footing on bedrock, set forms for a foundation wall, and later pour a concrete lid over metal decking? Ideally, combining materials and factoring their HVL to achieve a PF1000, the lid is the most exposed area after the ingress / egress points. Unless you are at ground zero where the pressure wave is more of an issue than gamma radiation waves. You could pour two walls the appropriate thickness and set lead plate between them so you encapsulate the Pb to prevent site contamination. Four inches of Pb alone provides a PF1000, 24” of concrete equals the same, just like 36” of densely packed soil. If you intend to fill the over dig with concrete, like stated, you would easily meet a PF1000 level in concrete alone. I guess my question is why a steal bunker when you could pour a 24” foundation wall coved by 4” of concrete over metal decking and densely packed earth, and build out the bunker within. You would need 24” of concrete if it’s 4’ in the ground because the earth gives you gamma protection. I’d saw cut my home’s foundation wall and have my entrance through a multi-angle hallway constructed of the 24” inch concrete with my seal door at the entrance to the bunker. The sand filled escape tube would be necessary and filled low enough to meet the PF of the rest of the bunker. I don’t know, maybe I don’t understand something. Who knows and I love watching your videos. Peace
@@pappydaddy7447 Actually, no. I just like watching the channel because it’s interesting; however, while viewing this particular video and hearing they intended to completely fill the over-dig with concrete rather than soil, it caused me pause related to the overall expense of the project. Especially taking into account they were admittedly in bedrock. For the first time I researched gamma wave radiation attenuation. That lead to learning about half value layer (HVL) and protection factor (PF) with PF1000 noted as the modern day standard for private or residential CBRN bunkers. Admittedly, I went down a rabbit hole to some degree, but the knowledge I gained was immense. Thanks for asking. 🙃
Good question, but given that the bunker is a big ole steel box and encased by 4' of concrete above + many feet of bedrock on all other sides it certainly exceeds the PF1000 minimum. Either way it is more than safe in regards to radiation. I would guess as to why they didn't opt to build a bunker on site out of concrete would be due to either time constraints, preferences, and/or possibly convenience (in a variety of ways).
What a lot of People don't realize is that, no matter how well Engineered a Project like this might be, there is almost ALWAYS some kind of Engineering corrections that takes place "On the fly"!!! That being said, this much error should NOT have had a need to be accounted/corrected for AT THE PROJECT!!! Hopefully at least the Customer doesn't have to pay for this time delay and Engineering mistake!!! I love Atlas Products, and this would NOT prevent me from a purchase and installation of one of their Bunkers!!!
you guys are killing it. this 100% needs to be a big show picked up by a big network who's going to do yall right. these are so damn well edited and produced.
It looks like there is maybe 1/4” to 3/8” inch high lip above the concrete on the bunker door assembly. Is that enough to stop water from coming in the stairway during a heavy rain event? The door itself doesn’t seem to have any kind of gasket seal around the inside perimeter.
I live in Indiana. Out in the country, i wish i could afford one of these for a Toronto shelter. we don't have anything but hope's and prayers and a bathroom without windows.
Did digging the rock hole, pulling the county permits, scheduling the variance to close down the road, the concrete work, were all inclusive to that $200,000 budget? Yup, I’m a 5-year-old, trying to figure out how jolly ol’ Santa fits down our small chimney. lol!
The smaller the stairs are the smaller the objects that go into the bunker for example couches, mattresses, dining room tables, and if anything needs to be replaced during those hundred years
With the escape hatch, so you let the sand into the bunker then TRY and push 6 inches of dirt up and out the way to escape! 6inches of matted turf and mud would be an absolute nightmare to try and push up from underneath, like if for some reason lets just say the bunker filled with smoke you wouldn't get out that hatch quick enough especially if you had 50 people in there, sounds more like a coffin than a safe place. Great video fantastic build, I wouldn't expect anything less from the Atlas team.
Oh the teenagers would love it. On top of it could you imagine if your teenager was in a band The sound the sound would be heard by you or The neighborhood. But at the same time you can't really keep an eye on what the kids are actually doing
IMO, I suspect that in a few years, the driveway will have quite a few cracks. No matter how much rebar was installed, the concrete will shrink, but the bunker (steel) will not …… unless the driveway concrete was elevated above the steel bunker, and sufficient rebar was designed to clear span over it.
Nice to see an option for us in the suburbs. Another example of exceptional service in a niche market. Nice to know your investment is in good hands. Best in class!
Pretty sure they simply poured the driveway on top of the bunker. The fall on that driveway looks like they will have fun with the pond that develops in front of the garage.
Well done. I have a small fabrication business, structural mostly, id love to be in America and get involved in this type of thing. You need a British firm, start to finish and im there. Well done for get over the dirt room problem guys. Maybe if im in America anytime i can come over and maybe get involved, fabbing or installing.
In a year or 2, well see another video with all the problems.... From what I've noticed online. Rust, mould, hatch, wiring, air intake.... Actually surprised to see a new video, and see it's pre-rusted, after seeing all the negative ones.
😀I'll be stupid Italian, but it would have been wiser and safer in every sense in my opinion, to buy a piece of land no less than 5 miles from the outskirts of the city and put it there. Congratulations on the installation not at all easy
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I'm building a tiny home in SLC. I've definitely thought about burying a small room with a pipe I can shoot guns in. Shed and room complete with venting equipment.
I like the idea of a box under the driveway for the sole purpose of a MAN CAVE. Invite friends to play underground chess and play my guitars as loud as I want. Wonder if this thing is sound proof? 🤓🤘
QUESTION: What went over the top of the Bunker BEFORE the driveway slab was poured? Was a layer of dirt between the bunker and drive, a layer of stone or something else? I presume the bunker could support parked cars, but was additional support required?
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I hate that the homeowner decided to put the entrance hatch in the driveway like that. The garage would have been more secure and looked much better.
This. Put a carpet over the hatch and no one will find it
Well if they have money for something like that. I'll betcha they have plans for a garage addition to do exactly as you said!
Would not be able to open hatch with a vehicle parked on top of it.
@@CharlesCHubbard so?
@@kaptein1247 Doesn't make much sense if you would have to move a vehicle in order to access a storm shelter/survival shelter .
No anti corrosive coating. No sacrificial anode. Open welds buried in dirt.
They are sloppy builders. Too much exposed to rust.
It's encased in concrete
I'm impressed with the crane operator. I delivered home septic tanks, and I know what he's going through. Only he's doing it on a MUCH larger scale. My heaviest tank was 7 tons. thats nothing compared to what he's lifting. 👍👍👍👍
being a welder for 38 years and now teaching it theirs nothing like putting a job right on site its pure experience and knowledge of the job ,, good job from here in the UK 🇬🇧 👊
If they’d installed the entrance behind the garage door, that would’ve added another level of security and allowed the occupants complete privacy when entering.
Except they wouldn't be able to ever park a car in the garage wherever the door ended up
That's what I was thinking too
Why do you need privacy going in a bunker?
Some of you obviously never considered the full scope of the reason for a bunker. Let's dumb it down for you. Your hiding from something. Why would you want to give public access to the entrance to your hideout. Does batman put a neon sign above the batcave door. Entrance to the batcave. NO. It's a secret. Obviously not to the neighbors. But having the entrance behind a locked garage door. Is better than just anyone can walk up and bust the lock off.
@@jlab2176 Precisely 👍
If I could afford a bunker, I'd prefer it to be accessible from inside the home, specifically a full finished basement, inside the home the opening to the bunker should be disguised as a utility closet or H/vac room, or even perhaps behind stairs...
IF the money/time was not a factor; this build would be improved if the roof came off the garage and the door was inside the garage, and out of sight
Affording a bunker and affording putting a bunker under your already built home are two very different price points for sure though.
@@lunawense6288 At least put the opening inside the garage, that would be easier to patch than actually all the way under the house....Could also drop it in the back yard and connect it to the basement...that one would be more ideal...
I'd want at least two means of egress that can't be blocked shut by debris, along with multiple lines for air, and a means to monitor events on the surface (fiber optic periscope for example). I'd be worried about the house coming down on top of my bunker and sealing me in. If the hatches open upward, I can't even dig myself out.
I really enjoy how this was directed or produced. It’s very well done, the way you make it into a documentary. That’s different from the old way you did the videos. Well done.
you ever hear of Colin Furzz? hes doing it solo in his own house and plans to have a back to the future in it lol. hes at it 4 years doin constant updates an clips of the progress
Awesome professional workin a tough fit. I think it was a very old "Twilight Zone" episode in the 1960's where a family had built and stocked a bunker. There was a Nuclear War warning and all the "friendly" neighbours went bat crip crazy breaking their way in. It turned our to be a false alarm. Buyer's choice here, but my first goal would be to have a bunker in a less populated area.
As long as its just a tornado shelter, he's good. If he's going to use it to bug out, his neighbors will break into it in 3 days. If they can't get in, they will block his ventilation tubes to save his supplies as they figure out how to get into it.
I mean in any situation that isn't a tornado or a zombie apocalypse having one of these is going to do you zero good you're going to die from radiation or just straight up drown. You aren't getting around it by having a bunker
This box is only a tornado shelter. It is quite small to be any type of bunker.
The funny thing is.. that the owner paid $200, 000 for a storm shelter in his driveway. 😂
Ты видно тупой как байден😂😂😂
This is facts. A small percentage of people know and are willing to except
the depths of human nature. This looks like a colossal waste of money.
At my age, if events required me to need a bunker, I wouldn't want to deal with what's left. I'd close my eyes and leave with happy memories.
Hey Ho! "Bobrogers99" This antique writer agrees totally with your thought and point of view. In the case of this writer; grab my cat, sit in the favoured chair on my porch, close my eyes and leave with happy memories
I agree with you about a fallout shelter. . imagine the tornado shelter you would have!!
Big old injection of dope and go out in peace
They are preparing for a Harris / Waltz administration.
Definitely a liberal .
Obviously, these are wonderful, generous people who have pre-planned to save almost fifty of their neighbors along with themselves, given the fact that they paid for an air system to provide for fifty people!!! God bless them!
That's sensible. Most emergencies will be of very limited duration. Brownie points from the neighbors are valuable in such a situation. In a very long term situation, they'll either still need to interact with the neighbors or the neighbors won't last long enough for the news to get out.
Nukes don't exist but civil wars do
Keep using the bearded guy as your spokesperson. Well spoken, knowledgeable, personable, and better yet, not constantly bashing the "other" bunker company....
It's cool you showed the mistake on the stair dimensions. With fabrication and construction mistakes happen and it's refreshing your candor.
Neighbors must love this guy
Not to mention the HOA.
Yeah it’s not subtle. These things make me laugh. If it’s not completely hidden and no one knows about it maybe those work. If I’m down the street this is exactly where I go in a crisis…if you don’t let me in I’ll put a trash bag on your air supply.
The cost of this is unreasonable. What can you be so paranoid about?
Well said.
Yip , as usual stupid is as stupid does.
Some are assuming that this is the only bunker in the neighborhood. The fact the HOA made them hide the air pipes leads me to believe that this may not be the first one installed. "Frank's bunker pipes are such an eyesore!!" 😭
Like everyone else has said, as soon as something happens there’s going to be a queue of neighbors banging on that hatch and pleading to get in. Could get messy.
With that air system? For most emergencies the owner would be glad to let them in. There aren't a lot of emergencies where you go down, close the hatch, and just sit there for a year. A very long term emergency will involve most people trying to live semi-normal lives, with the bunker as a temporary refuge for when the situation gets especially hot.
I love the soundtrack at the beginning of this video. Can't find it anywhere else, though.
The inspiring sound of humanity working together to try and save ourselves from ourselves. I hope whatever challenges humanity faces, we can come together & work together to survive. Thank you, Atlas.
Motivational Cinematic Uplifting&Inspiring Intro by Roman Spivak
Okay Editor I see you lol... this was like watching a tv show. Doing a great job Ron & Atlas team.
❤
*Hey everyone. End of the world. Head to Jim’s!*
Man. Ill bet the neighbors are having a blast watching. A lot of adult beverages consumed from front porches...
The build on this thing is amazing. Imagine if something like this came standard inTornado Alley homes the amount of lives it would save.
Yep. I live in Liberal, Ks. Home of Dorthy. And yes, if this came standard on all homes, we all would be safe.
That would triple the cost of the home, to save an average of 71 lives per year. People in the Midwest can't afford a standard shelter, let alone this behemoth.
they do, it's called a basement
Luv this contractor. He's a great site supervisor. When I get my bunker I hope he installs it.... While wearing the 1776 shirt. Impressive crew
some ppl think 1776 is offensive. woke kids these days.
@@troywakeman nobody thinks it's offensive.
Such a good vid on so many levels. Your site manager is squared away. Great job problem solving. Would love to see a homeowner video a year later on how the neighbors are dealing with it.
I wouldn't want the hatch exposed like that in the middle of the driveway. If that house had a basement, it would be cool to have access to the bunker through the basement or make the hatch hidden in the garage.
You know its good to see that these things can be installed in residential zones. Also these should be in almost all areas that have sever storms, Minus flood zones.
Aliens in 10,000 years: “Wow, canned humans. What a delectable delight!”
ohh,,thats funny !!,,tasti treat ??
Hard and crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside.
You guys are the BOSS of shelters. Your work and ethics are second to none.
I like the fact that you showed you made a mistake and fixed it. That says a lot about your company ❤
Only 350 into this & my jaw is dropped just mesmerized watching the skill of the crew! That crane screen. Wow. I work in a high school that prepares kids for different jobs but golly we need to teach some how to do that incredible crane. Great job.
If I had enough money to install a bunker I’d be sure to do it in a new property without others knowing, making sure it’s engineered to incorporate a seamless entry/exit from inside the home and minus the 25 year old tress and rooting system.
Of course the problem is everyone knows where it is now. All they gotta do is find the air intake/exhaust ports and/or the escape hatch. In that type of suburban, tightly packed neighborhood, there’s only so many places you can try to hide these. Someone who really wants to will either get in rather quickly or force them out.
If you really need a bunker, the neighbors won't have the kind of time required to break in. No fortification is siege-proof, the point is that taking it requires paying a tax in time, manpower, and resources that the opponent can't afford. Yeah secrecy is way way better if you can manage it, but lack of secrecy doesn't make it useless.
@@crafty1098 I didn’t say it was useless, just that it has challenges
@@fredericklockard3854 Like I said, secrecy is better if you can manage it, but I don't see how that would be possible given the location.
Everyone else in the neighborhood is like... ".... for fucks sake.."
But I get it and appreciate what you guys do and sell.
A lot of suburbanite women were also complaining about the cranes blocking the roadway to get to their spa's
@@emssmiley2002 no doubt lol
We want to see ron try to raid and break into one of his own bunkers!!! Who is with me?
penetration test would be fking rad
FINALLY, I get to see you guys make a mistake. I was starting to think you were either hiding something or in possession of some extraterrestrial technology!
But seriously, it is good to see how you handle issues that may come up. Showing your process dealing with the unexpected instills confidence in your abilities to get the work done. Great video.
Yes this vastly increased their credibility in my eyes. How often do construction projects go off without a hitch and according to the plans? A big part of great contracting is how they handle mistakes and unexpected problems. I'm so glad they included this.
HOA in Texas: No pickup trucks parked in driveway. Also HOA in Texas: Nice Bunker.
so the Neighbours all know it is there and they will tell others. The best bunker is one no one knows about
Ron, makin a cameo right near the end.
No one would be the wiser 😂 the whole neighborhood knows 🤦♂️😂
15 years from now... yeah this house here has a bunker under the driveway... hahaha
I would swing that. Just tell the neighbors it's a new septic system 😂
Oh if that’s a septic you need to see a dr!
These video's always make me think of the game (and now TV show) Fallout.
And ultimately how fortunate I am that I'm within 20 miles of a target in a nuclear exchange.
I guess the neighbors all see it getting installed; no way around that. But still nice to have. Great video!
Props for showing a video on how things don't always go as planned. Good job on the quick fix. -DirtySouthPrepper
That sand escape hatch is cool, thats exactly how they built them in all the TITAN II silos only it was like a 3 story ladder tube filled with sand.
But it still opens upward, right? How do they get out if the area is strewn with debris?
@@crafty1098 the sand is filled from the surface to the underground hatch entrance, below is empty. They pull something and all the sand goes down due to gravity like an hourglass. When it all falls down the tube with a ladder to the surface is empty and you climb up and outside.
@@house9850 Yes, and that's a clever design, but if debris has fallen onto the hatch, he's got no way to clear it. Ideally, you want something where one of the doors opens horizontally.
So much for keeping your bunker discreet. Now everyone in the neighborhood knows where to go when the 💩 hits the fan 😂
This homeowner must be a blast at parties...jeez.
I really enjoyed this installation. Thanks for posting it. It would make for a great tornado shelter, which I'm sure the homeowners intend it to be as it is no secret to the neighborhood. I guess I do have a concern, though.... Both the intake and exhaust pipes are located within 8 to 12 inches of each other. Why wasn't one of the air pipes located on the opposite side of the driveway?
The biggest flaw I think was having the hatch open on the driveway. Should have put it in the garage. If there is nuclear waste don’t wanna have to go completely outside to access it.
Sigh. Nice bunker, but if the bad guys walk up your drive and stand there, then you don't have a bunker you can use any more. Bunker 101 - put the entrance INSIDE of your house...
My guess would they HAD TO do it that way to meet code. It's a "Residential Area".
i'll bet the neighbors are happy to know the bunker can support 50 people. and where to block the ventilation system if they're not let in!
@@davesanders9203 he said drive and not drive way so i dont think he is from our area
@@DavidFRhodes Or hook up the car exhaust to the snorkel
Very nice well done to the owner. Not sure about both air pipes being next to each other was a good idea but the rest of it is great.
That is a great idea and it looks amazing inside! Love it!
The HOA allowed it? I'm surprised.
You got that kind of money you can grease a few palms of the HOA to get things done my guy.
Watching this being installed in a residential area brings to mind an old Twilight Zone episode called: "The Shelter" which is exactly what would happen in a time of need. Guaranteed!
Absolutely correct. Except the neighborhood appropriation of his bunker would make the Twilight Zone version look tame.
@@steve2736 - Yes, indeed so.
You guys should make video of prep and assembling more often. its fun to watch
The bunker business is booming! 😊So much for the confidence for peace! 😊
Yep, nothing like advertising to all the neighbours that in a real shtf scenario you've got a bunker full of food and gear on your premises 😂
Once you have excavated the hole, why not simply pour a footing on bedrock, set forms for a foundation wall, and later pour a concrete lid over metal decking? Ideally, combining materials and factoring their HVL to achieve a PF1000, the lid is the most exposed area after the ingress / egress points. Unless you are at ground zero where the pressure wave is more of an issue than gamma radiation waves. You could pour two walls the appropriate thickness and set lead plate between them so you encapsulate the Pb to prevent site contamination. Four inches of Pb alone provides a PF1000, 24” of concrete equals the same, just like 36” of densely packed soil.
If you intend to fill the over dig with concrete, like stated, you would easily meet a PF1000 level in concrete alone. I guess my question is why a steal bunker when you could pour a 24” foundation wall coved by 4” of concrete over metal decking and densely packed earth, and build out the bunker within. You would need 24” of concrete if it’s 4’ in the ground because the earth gives you gamma protection.
I’d saw cut my home’s foundation wall and have my entrance through a multi-angle hallway constructed of the 24” inch concrete with my seal door at the entrance to the bunker. The sand filled escape tube would be necessary and filled low enough to meet the PF of the rest of the bunker.
I don’t know, maybe I don’t understand something. Who knows and I love watching your videos. Peace
Spend time on this topic much?
@@pappydaddy7447 Actually, no. I just like watching the channel because it’s interesting; however, while viewing this particular video and hearing they intended to completely fill the over-dig with concrete rather than soil, it caused me pause related to the overall expense of the project. Especially taking into account they were admittedly in bedrock.
For the first time I researched gamma wave radiation attenuation. That lead to learning about half value layer (HVL) and protection factor (PF) with PF1000 noted as the modern day standard for private or residential CBRN bunkers.
Admittedly, I went down a rabbit hole to some degree, but the knowledge I gained was immense. Thanks for asking. 🙃
Good question, but given that the bunker is a big ole steel box and encased by 4' of concrete above + many feet of bedrock on all other sides it certainly exceeds the PF1000 minimum. Either way it is more than safe in regards to radiation. I would guess as to why they didn't opt to build a bunker on site out of concrete would be due to either time constraints, preferences, and/or possibly convenience (in a variety of ways).
What a lot of People don't realize is that, no matter how well Engineered a Project like this might be, there is almost ALWAYS some kind of Engineering corrections that takes place "On the fly"!!!
That being said, this much error should NOT have had a need to be accounted/corrected for AT THE PROJECT!!! Hopefully at least the Customer doesn't have to pay for this time delay and Engineering mistake!!!
I love Atlas Products, and this would NOT prevent me from a purchase and installation of one of their Bunkers!!!
I agree, a few inches sure, but missing the mark by 2ft is a bit much
@@SHKEKEKE Thank you!!! This is EXACTLY the point I was making!!!
Benjamin, watching from Uganda, keep up the good work.
I love how he says stick around until the end. Fast forward exists.
you guys are killing it. this 100% needs to be a big show picked up by a big network who's going to do yall right. these are so damn well edited and produced.
It looks like there is maybe 1/4” to 3/8” inch high lip above the concrete on the bunker door assembly. Is that enough to stop water from coming in the stairway during a heavy rain event? The door itself doesn’t seem to have any kind of gasket seal around the inside perimeter.
Nothing like a underground fort ! Nice 👍
All the bunkers I have seen on this channel from Atlas are impressive. Wish I had that kind of money
I live in Indiana. Out in the country, i wish i could afford one of these for a Toronto shelter. we don't have anything but hope's and prayers and a bathroom without windows.
Forgive me for asking but is it deep in the ground enough to shield from radiation? Nice bunker, solid....
3ft of dirt so plenty deep enough plus the bunker itself
no
Yes 4’ of concrete is plenty
Did digging the rock hole, pulling the county permits, scheduling the variance to close down the road, the concrete work, were all inclusive to that $200,000 budget?
Yup, I’m a 5-year-old, trying to figure out how jolly ol’ Santa fits down our small chimney. lol!
Crazy yall are moving those bunkers in your fan shop without an overhead crane!
Hatch in the driveway?! WTF definitely NOT
Seems to kinda defeat the point IMO
Agreed this is a shit design.
@@MarkMichon7 it's a bomb shelter regardless of where the door is
Yep entire neighborhood knows it's there and they can access it too with the hatch outside.
I'm sure the owner's glad the neighbors have no idea what he's doing.
Stealth installation to be sure.
The smaller the stairs are the smaller the objects that go into the bunker for example couches, mattresses, dining room tables, and if anything needs to be replaced during those hundred years
With the escape hatch, so you let the sand into the bunker then TRY and push 6 inches of dirt up and out the way to escape! 6inches of matted turf and mud would be an absolute nightmare to try and push up from underneath, like if for some reason lets just say the bunker filled with smoke you wouldn't get out that hatch quick enough especially if you had 50 people in there, sounds more like a coffin than a safe place. Great video fantastic build, I wouldn't expect anything less from the Atlas team.
What a great apartment for a teenager!
Oh the teenagers would love it. On top of it could you imagine if your teenager was in a band The sound the sound would be heard by you or The neighborhood. But at the same time you can't really keep an eye on what the kids are actually doing
That's pretty cool. A personal Man Cave. Probably have a little chimney next to the front lawn
You are not "defeated" on this; just had to pause for some modification. Problem solving, and you did a great job.
How do you handle air/water purification? What about longer term waste disposal?
IMO, I suspect that in a few years, the driveway will have quite a few cracks. No matter how much rebar was installed, the concrete will shrink, but the bunker (steel) will not …… unless the driveway concrete was elevated above the steel bunker, and sufficient rebar was designed to clear span over it.
How is that?
Nice to see an option for us in the suburbs. Another example of exceptional service in a niche market. Nice to know your investment is in good hands. Best in class!
Great, now all your neighbors know you have a bunker...
Pretty sure they simply poured the driveway on top of the bunker. The fall on that driveway looks like they will have fun with the pond that develops in front of the garage.
Best install video yet
Great stuff guys always like to watch these installs etc, stay safe now.
The perfect grow room 💨💨
Well done. I have a small fabrication business, structural mostly, id love to be in America and get involved in this type of thing. You need a British firm, start to finish and im there. Well done for get over the dirt room problem guys. Maybe if im in America anytime i can come over and maybe get involved, fabbing or installing.
“Oh will you look at that, Ted’s got himself a murder room now. Can’t say as I’m surprised. HOA won’t like it.”
Do people spend an additional $300k on bunkers for that instead of just using a basement?
In a year or 2, well see another video with all the problems.... From what I've noticed online.
Rust, mould, hatch, wiring, air intake.... Actually surprised to see a new video, and see it's pre-rusted, after seeing all the negative ones.
Good job putting the entrance where a vehicle will potentially be sitting directly on top of when you need it 😂
😀I'll be stupid Italian, but it would have been wiser and safer in every sense in my opinion, to buy a piece of land no less than 5 miles from the outskirts of the city and put it there. Congratulations on the installation not at all easy
Colin Furze would have built this for you with some rubber buckets, JCB and welder!
The right neighbor He’s thanking him right now
Encasing the whole thing in concrete!! 😱 How much did that cost alone??
Colin Furze already doing it.
When they have problems with the stairs I thin "Colin furze built this in a cave with a box of scraps"
"Submitted for your approval. You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a world of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into...THE TWILIGHT ZONE!"
A good idea would be a periscope so you can see what happens above the bunder!
This was great video. I never thought of a drive way bunker.
this should be a netflix show. more people need to know about these bunkers. so awesome & scary.
This is so cool. I'm super envious!
dude is doing crane work and "construction" in house shoes, all this time I been using steel toes... dammit man!
I'm building a tiny home in SLC. I've definitely thought about burying a small room with a pipe I can shoot guns in. Shed and room complete with venting equipment.
Love this what was the full cost of the build?
I like the idea of a box under the driveway for the sole purpose of a MAN CAVE. Invite friends to play underground chess and play my guitars as loud as I want. Wonder if this thing is sound proof? 🤓🤘
QUESTION: What went over the top of the Bunker BEFORE the driveway slab was poured? Was a layer of dirt between the bunker and drive, a layer of stone or something else? I presume the bunker could support parked cars, but was additional support required?