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[@hrlee2381]

Looks like you are building with tinker toys...Great job there Andrew.

[@TKCL]

Yes it does look like that.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

I enjoy watching your previous videos. This storm shelter is well built and will give you peace of mind in the future. Awesome job! God bless.

[@TKCL]

Yes it should protect us! Thanks for watching, God bless!

[@kaj_1982]

should make a little bump out for a generator so its protected

[@TKCL]

I actually have a cover I built for my bigger generator.

[@charlesdjones1]

I'm thinking about doing an a-frame style shelter that is about 6ft to the top, just enough room to sit inside, with double layered 4x6's mounted to a concrete base. Anything would be safer than our mobile home that would probably generate more lift than a 747 aileron.

[@TKCL]

No doubt that would be a lot stronger.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Ballastic storm shed💪👍👍

[@TKCL]

I'm sure we will try it out many times being in Florida.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

@@TKCL no doubt. You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work👍

[@TKCL]

Thanks

[@trustyaxe]

I think I'd build up walls made of mason blocks, rebar and filled with concrete all around that structure, then mound up dirt all around as well. I'd also make it be about 5-6ft high. Just my two cents...it's the only two I had left:). Great video.

[@TKCL]

That sounds amazingly strong... Luckily with our weak tornados here, I don't think I'll ever need something that strong.

[@trustyaxe]

@@TKCL I'm in SE MS...and, brother, they get up there. Like last year's Easter outbreak. That biggest one almost got my brother and his family.

[@TKCL]

Understand that, can never be to careful! Most people think we are crazy for having a shelter in Florida, after getting hit, I don't think we are crazy at all.

[@trustyaxe]

@@TKCL You got that right, brother! Can never be too careful.

[@MrBp8888]

Awesome!

[@TKCL]

Yes!

[@bigDH123]

I think your right, there aint no wind that's going to blow that thing over. The left over beams you built you could build a cute little dog house or something, ha ha. Thanks for the video, and will see you on the next one.

[@TKCL]

Yeah I hate to toss those beams. But they are nailed and glued, they are not coming apart. Might make some firewood out of them lol.

[@mackjenkins7721]

Looking nice. Man you ain't lying about that wood being heavy. I hauled wood in my trailer for Home Depot one time. Grossed out at 78000 pounds. I'm grossed out at 80000 pounds. Almost was overloaded. I know your pythons are hurting from carrying that wood. Your tractor is definitely a huge help with this project.I was wondering how high you was going to go. I hope you get some good rest man and take it easy I hate to see you hurt yourself man.

[@TKCL]

I'm good, the older I get the more I learn to take it easy. That tractor has saved my back many a times! Work smarter not harder right? 😁

[@mackjenkins7721]

@@TKCL yes sir that's right work smarter not harder.

[@joshohoro]

Not sure what kind of door you’re installing but since that’s already a “weak” part have you thought about cutting the window unit into the door and just having the wires able to swing kinda like the wires on a trolling motor.

[@TKCL]

Don't think I want to do that, I want the door solid with no compromising holes in it since it's not as solid as the main frame. I also want this to look pleasing to the eye since it's in our yard, so I want the window unit on the backside. The door will comprise of 3 3/4 ply sheets glued together with sheet metal front and rear. I'm going to reinforce the AC window opening with very thick metal.

[@waynep343]

on the outside of your rough structure.. pickup at least one gallon of roll on truck bed liner.. coat the outside of your shelter.. making it water proof.. you may want to create french drains around the structure and pile up and compact dirt on the 3 sides at least 3/4 of the way to the roof.. keeping the slope at less than 45 degrees.. or build up the 3 sides in terraces this will reduce wind loading.. hopefully you are going to take the cut off from that first roof block and cut it into short sections to plug the openings in the corners.. if you are going to put a window in.. you better make it out of something either laminated or an inch thick.. some glass shops have cut offs that you might be able to get from thick glass.. you can get water jet cutting companies to cut it to size for you.. or diamond wet saw to cut it to size. a friend was on one of the hawaiian islands during a hurricane. when he realized the wind on the other side of the eye was going to blow the other way.. a small window in the garage was left uncovered.. as he was about to put plywood over it. the storm blew that window glass in and he ended up with a piece in his chest and having to be rescued.. when its done.. you can staple new battery packages to the inside of the walls.. so you have batteries at the ready. and not going bad in flash lights.. just add new ones to the wall every season .. don't forget.. that you might want to put out some solar lights around the doorway or roof line... so at night you and your family can see your way to it.. these are just thoughts..

[@TKCL]

Probably going to coat the roof in asphalt covering. No windows, want to keep it solid as I can. Will build a second roof with tin and normal pitch to match other buildings and look normal. Not going to plug those small openings because the engineered plans call for them to be open as is. The plywood covers all openings and locks every piece together.

[@waynep343]

@@TKCL do you happen to have strap banding crimpers. and perhaps some stainless steel banding.. so you can put some bands around and over the roof.. and some concrete anchors with forged eye bolts to band it down tighter to your pad.. i missed how you fastened it down.. works on bigger structures too..

[@TKCL]

I fastened the base plate with tapcon screws. What's truly going to hold the structure down is yet to come. It will be anchored into the slab with Simpson strong ties and 5/8" concrete anchors. I'm also considering adding 4ft earth auger anchors to all corners as well, even though the plans don't call for that additional hold down.

[@BradMyers]

I'm surprised that the plans called for a taller building, like you, I would of thought the shorter the better.

[@TKCL]

Me too, I think the plans also incorporated a simplistic build for a weekend DIYer. Keep everything 8ft for minimal cutting ect.

[@BitsOfInterest]

You already had those top pieces made? I think I see pieces without lip in your stack on the forks...

[@TKCL]

I cut the lip off of the tops while they were on the tractor forks. Just used my circular saw and ran down each side of the lip. I could have ripped the board when I was building them and already had that done. I felt it was just as easy to cut them this way.

[@rickyivey8596]

What’s the wind rating on this?

[@TKCL]

Believe it or not, it's rated to 250 MPH! Engineered plans are in the description