A small 100' x 200' in the woods?

[mpire]

I found this on the net....

Wow. Talk about a garage!

Work in progress, but talk about jaw dropping.

 

[nathank]

The ol shower doesn't look too appealing though!

 

[cyclopsblown34]

As Tiny Elvis would say...Man that's huuuuge!

 

[rockvr4]

That dude is building a bunker not a garage. That would be an ultimate place when the zombies come!

 

[nathank]

I read the whole thing, and I think one thing is clear... that dude loooooves concrete!

 

[NRChopshop]

im not quite sure i understand the need for concrete end walls, concrete and steel doors......and then 20 gauge sheet metal covering the rest of the barn.

 

[mjb]

im not quite sure i understand the need for concrete end walls, concrete and steel doors......and then 20 gauge sheet metal covering the rest of the barn.

I could not figure that out either.

 

[KnightFire]

im not quite sure i understand the need for concrete end walls, concrete and steel doors......and then 20 gauge sheet metal covering the rest of the barn.

I was thinking the VERY same thing, but I gotta admit his skills are impressive and his design process is excellent. I just don't understand the roof. That sucker could withstand a nuclear blast (or zombie attack ), but the roof....

 

[sr71]

yes.... I'd say he likes his privacy... and intends to keep it that way.

 

[jhn9840]

The man is persistant. Hope he gets it done and is able to enjoy it.

jhn9840
John

 

[rockvr4]

It ain't done yet. Maybe he plans on pouring concrete over the roof too!

 

[Kevin54]

im not quite sure i understand the need for concrete end walls, concrete and steel doors......and then 20 gauge sheet metal covering the rest of the barn.

That was my thought also. But concrete filled doors I'll almost bet the rest does get covered in concrete. Two things come to mind....overkill, and a scene off of CSI Miami where that place gets riddled with bullets

 

[Ryan]

Survivalist for sure...

 

[67pete300]

Wow. Makes you wonder what drives people.

Someday somebody will find a huge concrete slab with end walls and doors and wonder what it was.

 

[Doug I]

I think I like this guy

Wants what he wants and applies himself to get it while also having to work out how to actually build it almost entirely by himself. I'd have used a few different techniques here and there but each to their own.

 

[mmg440]

Hmmm he never gave any idea how many thousand yards of concrete he has used. It's hard for me to even think of what the plans are for use of this building??

I am thinking his hobby's are a bit different then mine.

 

[mpire]

The ironic thing, is that he built a nice 6 car garage on the back of his house and his wife took over most of it. Now he has about a single car garage on the back of his house and he has run out of yard!

I think that the concrete walls on the bunker are to keep the wife out. Plus its hurricane proof.

Then he can work on his Jaguars and motorcycles.

 

[Mellotron]

Poor guy is not going to want to work on anything after building that shop. hehee!

Interesting the large gaps on all the doors. I take it dust and weather is really not an issue for him.

Now I know why concrete prices are so high. Between the Tokyo Airport and this guy, we don't have a chance.

 

[fotoflojoe]

im not quite sure i understand the need for concrete end walls, concrete and steel doors......and then 20 gauge sheet metal covering the rest of the barn.

From looking at the rest of this guy's website, it looks like he is a retired firefighter. My guess is that he wants make damn sure that the place is secure and doesn't burn down.

 

[Thomarann]

Looks more like a bomb shelter than a barn.

Marc

 

[checkthisout]

That thing is awesome!

Never needs paint.

 

[Jononon]

From looking at the rest of this guy's website, it looks like he is a retired firefighter. My guess is that he wants make damn sure that the place is secure and doesn't burn down.

Quonset type panels aren't particularly fire resistant, and you could break in with a Sawzall.

My guess is that he's a nutcase, but whatever keeps him happy

 

[Reaper935]

He keeps it simple and that stuff will last forever just about...

 

[hot rod 91174]

imo if he pours concrete over the roof, I would say he is going for hurricane proof, since it is in Orlando that looks like a lot of manual labor for doing that by yourself. kudos to that!!

 

[Kevin54]

The ironic thing, is that he built a nice 6 car garage on the back of his house and his wife took over most of it. Now he has about a single car garage on the back of his house and he has run out of yard!

I think that the concrete walls on the bunker are to keep the wife out. Plus its hurricane proof.

Then he can work on his Jaguars and motorcycles.

Might be hurricane proof, but that sure in the hell doesn't make it wife proof!!!!!!!

 

[kbs2244]

He is proud of it, and should be.
He cannot be to concerned about privacy though.
He has pretty much told us where he is and has a bunch of construction guys that know right where he is.
It has to be a fear of high winds.
Curved walls to deflect the wind and super heavy flat walls and doors when needed.
I would like to see an update after the next storm passes through.

 

[dykstra]

Survivalist for sure...

Agreed, we will "read" about this guy again!

 

[toadjammer]

Any body notice the picture with his holstered gun on the table. I wonder if that is for uninvited guests?

 

[autoist]

Any body notice the picture with his holstered gun on the table. I wonder if that is for uninvited guests?

Yep, it was the first thing I noticed...we all have them but most of us don't have a 'bunker' mentality.

 

[woodbutcher]

that guy has to much time on his hands, imo the stuff he built to make that tin happen he could of hired it out and been done already, if he gets hit by a hurricane all thatll be left is concrete, that is only if the water stopped undermining it lol

 

[Vernmotor]

One tough smart old man !! wow

 

[Mellotron]

I suppose to give the guy credit his website is http://www.artshobbyprojects.com/ and on the home page it says "It's hobby Time!" So one could deduce this is his hobby. Some people put little ships in bottles, and some people build behemoth concrete bunkers seen from space...... We clearly are witnessing the latter.

Cheers,
Eric

 

[gary41276]

Quonset type panels aren't particularly fire resistant, and you could break in with a Sawzall.

ever try to catch metal on fire just doesn't work.

 

[mpire]

Three hurricanes in a row back in 04 or 05 with no end walls and it suffered no damage.

Nothing to catch the wind I guess.

Besides, being a fireman I would not expect it to burn down.

 

[jayrush13]

yes.... I'd say he likes his privacy... and intends to keep it that way.

then why would you post the whole thing online?

 

[Jononon]

ever try to catch metal on fire just doesn't work.

In an intense fire the heat causes each panel to distort, opening up the seams and destroying the building. They're not recommended as hay barns for that very reason.

Not that any other type of building would do much better in a severe fire.

 

[nissan_crawler]

Once hay starts on fire, it's time for the hot dogs and smores.

AS for the build, seems pretty crappy to me. After having a quonset on our farm, I would be damned if I would ever build one. The tin was cut so huge gaps were left around the door openings, the doors themselves have large gaps, the concrete work looks like poo...

 

[walrus]

Why fill the doors with concrete? The first door would take me 5 minutes and my 28v sawzall to get in. The work the guy did is very impressive and living in Maine I never thought about it being hurricane proof. If thats why he has done it, kudos to him. Having that kind of shelter done in Fla. makes sense. If he has done all that work by himself I'm even more impressed

 

[JCQuick]

where did the link go

 

[Mellotron]

http://www.artshobbyprojects.com/barn.htm
http://www.artshobbyprojects.com/barn2.htm
http://www.artshobbyprojects.com/barn3.htm
http://www.artshobbyprojects.com/barn4.htm