Progress on the underground house

Concrete is finished so its coming together. Alot of work still to do. Walls on the cornors so it can be covered with dirt.

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• 2012

[ScanMan1967]

I don't get the benefit of building a house this way ? I will not be hidden. It's not really underground, its buried with exposed wooden ends which can burn. It will certainly be cool in summer but there has got to be better ways than this.

[southernprepper1]

@ScanMan1967 this is what the owner wants so its his money and he gets what he wants.

[RDJim]

Wow, they have to bring in a lot of fill to cover that area. Is the project still progressing?

[southernprepper1]

@RDJim yes still under construction.

[tsilb]

How do preppers deal with construction permits and the like?

[southernprepper1]

@tsilb You get one. This has a engineered stamp on the drawings so the local inspectors just go by what the structural engineers says. 

[prescottbill]

That took a lot of time, money and effort for something that is not even under ground. The dirt will just slide off the concrete after the first rain? I don't get it?

The entrances are not fireproof or ballistic proof. There is no "safe room" despite all the concrete. What is the point? Thanks for the update, I would like to see the finished product.

[ironhead41]

cool house.......wouldnt take much to heat and cool that thing

[MrStuffdude]

:D Hobbit house!!!!!

[spiritwolf50]

Looks asome dude good work in progress

[spiritwolf50]

@ScanMan1967 its still being made guy

[ColomboNinja]

@geistknife your joking right? what are you talking about the "edges and corners" being the only strong thing, do you even know what shipping containers are used for? they are loaded up with thousands of pounds inside each container and then each container is stacked up ontop of each other with literally tons of weight ontop of them for years yet they remain intact without any damages and you think some dirt ontop of it will crush it and end up collapsing without extra reinforcement? read more

[1anthonybrowning]

@southernprepper1 Have you heard of earthships. There is a guy in New Mexico that constructs self sustaining homes. They provide their own water, electricity, are surrounded with earth for thermal mass, grow food, etc, made from recycling materials. I would be interested in what you thought of them.

[rlh125]

I would love a little "Bag End" like this. My wife, on the other hand, is firmly opposed to the idea and would likely bury me in it. Ha!

[hrdknox2000]

@hurtunow google "Utah Shelter Systems".

[hrdknox2000]

@tsilb My retreat is on "unrestricted" property, so I don't really need permits. I'm working on an underground shelter, built out of an old fuel tank on my property. The tax surveyor's been out there since the project began almost three years ago and my taxes have NOT changed. Look for "unrestricted" property. This will save you alot of headaches on permits and the like.