DIYSurvivalShelter

In episode 5, we build the form for the concrete to be poured into. We went with a 11 1/4 inch thick concrete pad idea so we have to pick up 14 2x12x12 to accomodate. This video charts the journey of what a non-professional does to make this happen. All the unedited time lapse videos and pricing excel is on our all access Patreon for $1 a month: patreon.com/user?u=146845

On episode 4 part 1, we start the process of laying the foundation. We had 20 tons of 3/4inch gravel dumped in the bomb shelter hole and we rent a skid steer and gravel compactor to smooth it out and level it. On part two we will be laying the rebar and forming the base and pouring a 10-12 inch concrete pad.

Part 2 of digging the bunker: This episode highlights to process, shortfalls, and victories of digging a massive 35x50 hole in Middle Tennessee. Watch to the end to see how much it costs to dig a hole such as this! I would have loved to get it down to about 15 feet but Tennessee rock is preventing that from happening in any sort of cost-effective manner. We ended up going over my allotted excavation budget by $2800 dollars but I figured I would go over on budget on just about everything cause I have never done anything like this before. Join my $1 a month all access Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=146845

DIY Survival: Shelter Episode 2: Digging the Bunker (Part 1) We rent an 8,800 pound Mini-Excavator to dig a 35x45 foot hole for our underground bunker. I have never used one of these before so this video covers the victories and defeats of using these machines. Lot of lessons were learned, specifically the first place we attempted to dig we couldn't even scratch a rivet due to lots and lots of rock. We then relocated to a spot on our eleven and a half acres that we knew at least had clay and started digging there. A lot of footage was lost on the initial dig portion due to the camera overheating (who knew). After two days of digging we managed to get the hole down to about 3 feet across the board with the intent of renting a skid steer to dig the rest of the depth. That'll come in part 2! Join my $1 a month all access Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=146845

Welcome to DIY Survival: Shelter "The Vault Project" Episode 1: The Plan. We drive around town pricing out how much it will cost to build a 1500-1600 square foot underground survival bunker. The goal is for it to be able to house the wife, 5 kids, and my little brother for an extended period of time and it not be like the Shining where we go psycho and wanna Jack Nicholson the other people. With that being said, we want it to be nice and have plenty (relative term) of space and food/supplies to last several months in case of the zompocalypse. We first went to price how much an excavator will cost to rent for two days to dig a 35x45 foot hole for the bunker. They estimated that it would be $1,400ish for the excavator, delivery, taxes, and insurance. After that we went to price concrete for the floors, walls, and ceiling. One square yard of 5,000psi concrete was $169 dollars. Rough math we figure we will need around 90 +/- square yards of concrete for everything. The rebar wasn't as cost prohibitive as I thought it would be but still a significant cost. Pricing plywood and framing material for a cast to pour the concrete in was daunting. That will cost several thousand dollars as is. The biggest cost was the Steel I-Beams at $17,000 estimated. We could outfit the whole bunker with 40 foot shipping containers for less than that so that might very well turn into the plan depending how the excavation process and pouring the foundation goes...