Garage floor storm shelter co. recommendations

[ssgrock3]

THanks for the catch...Yes it is communication federal...easy to become a member, and process is painless, did everything over the phone and web.

 

[338Shooter]

It feels like crawling in a casket to me. I hate it.

 

[ssgrock3]

same here, but if we got a tornado in the neighborhood, I am thinking it will feel different. Now there is no threat, so it is just a metal box...a hot box at that right now.

 

[Clay]

DG, what did that floor casket cost?

 

[338Shooter]

$3350.00

 

[OKIE-CARBINE]

im thinking it would be a lo cheaper to just rent a backhoe and dig the hole yourself. form up some forms and pour some concrete. just need some plywood and 2x4s. and you could make it big enough that a family could actually be comfortable in. only thing that might be trouble is the roof/door. hmm.

 

[MFCEO]

Im with you^ I wonder what the whole process would cost, and difficulty.

 

[Biggsly]

I get mine Monday morning. I will let you guys know how it goes.

 

[SMS]

im thinking it would be a lo cheaper to just rent a backhoe and dig the hole yourself. form up some forms and pour some concrete. just need some plywood and 2x4s. and you could make it big enough that a family could actually be comfortable in. only thing that might be trouble is the roof/door. hmm.

I thought that for a little while. Then, doing some concrete work for a living, I started tallying it up: Mini-excavator, 2x4s, plywood, assorted hardware, rebar, rebar bender/cutter, rebar ties, wet saw, pry bars, shovel work, concrete truck, sealant you can apply from the inside to prevent it filling up with water, some form of lid, and a weekend of sweat...and after all that I'd have something bubba'd up in the garage floor that wouldn't pass code and would cause more trouble than it's worth when/if I ever tried to sell the house.

Now if I could've found someone who would've sold me the shelter...the cutting, digging, and pouring would've been an easier proposition. But I couldn't find anyone who would just sell me a shelter.

 

[Biggsly]

I thought that for a little while. Then, doing some concrete work for a living, I started tallying it up: Mini-excavator, 2x4s, plywood, assorted hardware, rebar, rebar bender/cutter, rebar ties, wet saw, pry bars, shovel work, concrete truck, sealant you can apply from the inside to prevent it filling up with water, some form of lid, and a weekend of sweat...and after all that I'd have something bubba'd up in the garage floor that wouldn't pass code and would cause more trouble than it's worth when/if I ever tried to sell the house.

Now if I could've found someone who would've sold me the shelter...the cutting, digging, and pouring would've been an easier proposition. But I couldn't find anyone who would just sell me a shelter.

I agree. I rent equipment for a living. I can bring home the concrete saw and mini-exc for free. I can't get them to sell me the shelter at the cost the shelter places get them. I rent to the guys who install them everyday.