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Corrugated metal storm shelter6/13/2023 ![]() ![]() I appreciate all the suggestions! Carl, I think your’s makes the most sense for our situation, from what I know right now. Getting a cargo container would likely be a very quick solution, but a cellar has a lot of utility as a storage space when you are not hunkering down in it. A simple cut-and-cover approach with cinder block walls and a poured roof is pretty easy to do, even for a complete novice. It is a fair bit of work to build an underground room, but you could easily build something for a few grand. Granted, I was in my 20s then, and prices have likely gone up!Ĭarl Nystrom wrote:You say your house is on a "fairly level" spot - but does that mean that the general topography is not completely flat? I dont really get extreme wind out here in Oregon, so I do not have any experience with storm shelters, but I have built a couple of root cellars in which I would feel pretty confident in any storm. I want to say I spent about a month working on my cellar (with only hand tools) and spent probably about a grand on it. Even if you dont get it completely underground, just piling up the excavated dirt is likely going to be enough to give it protection and keep the temperatures pretty stable inside. You do have to consider ground water, but if you can dig into a slope, it is easy to lay some drain pipe behind the walls that drain to daylight. You say your house is on a "fairly level" spot - but does that mean that the general topography is not completely flat? I dont really get extreme wind out here in Oregon, so I do not have any experience with storm shelters, but I have built a couple of root cellars in which I would feel pretty confident in any storm.
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