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Posted: 5/14/2017 7:02:06 PM EDT
We recently built a new home with a vault/safe room.  I used the FEMA P-320 Construction Guide for the construction specifications. The room is 7'X10'. The room's intent is to safely store my firearms and provide as a storm shelter.  This room is not designed to sit out an apocalypse or make a final stand.

Here is a photo timeline of the construction:

Dirt Work (Gray dirt square is safe room site)





Concrete Pour



There was miscommunication with the subcontractor with the vertical rebar being set before the concrete pour.  The rebar was doweled in and set with high grade concrete epoxy.  Not how I wanted it but from the research I've done it should not be any problem and is still within FEMA guidelines.



The walls were built with 8X8X16 concrete block with rebar every hole and filled with a special high strength mix concrete.  









The ceiling was poured as a concrete slab and is 6.5" thick. A 2" electric opening and air supply and air return were installed.





1X4 furring strips were placed on the exterior of the block wall for sheetrock.



Raw safe room before finish out.  Notice here the 2" emergency air pipe to the outside.  I have two of these built to FEMA guidelines and will be capped from the inside with a screw on PVC cap shown later.



I purchased a Fort Knox inward opening vault door with redundant locks.









Next was the tedious task of applying three coats of masonry primer before painting.  A sprayer would have been much easier.





My trim guy framed around the door and I hand painted three coats of gray paint.



Installation of Gallowtech gun racks.











Room finished.  Vault door inside and out.  Notice the black commercial grade carpet and steel conduit on the inside pic.  



Link Posted: 5/14/2017 7:08:13 PM EDT
[#1]
Uh...holy shit dude. Very nice!!!
You can't accidentally lock yourself inside right?
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 7:12:02 PM EDT
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Uh...holy shit dude. Very nice!!!
You can't accidentally lock yourself inside right?
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The door has a handle on the inside that bypasses the locking mechanism.
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 7:58:02 PM EDT
[#3]
Totally. Fucking. Awesome.

Seriously.
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 8:18:00 PM EDT
[#4]
does that vault door have a bottom sill on it?
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 8:19:18 PM EDT
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Ditto. ^^^
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 8:22:00 PM EDT
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You know what they say....what ever safe you decide on,
double the size...you will need it.

Thats some serious awesome right there...
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 8:35:53 PM EDT
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Yes.
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 8:39:39 PM EDT
[#8]
Very impressive.  Looks like you are going to have a very nice house when you are done.
Link Posted: 5/14/2017 9:51:35 PM EDT
[#9]
Wow!  Very nice!  Thank you for sharing.  In addition, it gave my wife a visual of what I eventually want to do.  Can't wait to see some pics of the finished house!
Link Posted: 5/15/2017 4:53:36 PM EDT
[#10]
Very Nice
Link Posted: 5/15/2017 5:20:58 PM EDT
[#11]
Very nice.
Link Posted: 5/16/2017 10:54:56 AM EDT
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I second this statement!   VERY NICE!
Link Posted: 5/16/2017 3:35:48 PM EDT
[#13]
love it!, just need to fill with guns now
Link Posted: 6/10/2017 2:06:54 AM EDT
[#14]
Way cool......nice job.
Link Posted: 6/13/2017 7:44:49 PM EDT
[#15]
Fantastic job! Looks very clean and practical. Thanks for sharing.
Link Posted: 6/21/2017 6:54:45 PM EDT
[#16]
Looks nice!

My wife and I are adding an addition and we'd like to build a "safe room" like this.

I'd like mine to be a little larger to have room for a bench and shelving.

Do you have any updated photos?

Is there anything in the design you'd change or do differently?
Link Posted: 6/25/2017 11:41:13 PM EDT
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Ditto. ^^^
Link Posted: 6/29/2017 5:11:15 PM EDT
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What was the price of material/labor for the walls and roof? Not including door or interior shelves...
Link Posted: 6/29/2017 8:14:44 PM EDT
[#19]
Awesome OP!
Link Posted: 6/30/2017 5:55:57 PM EDT
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And yet another thread falls victim to Photobucket. Surely this is a PR disaster for them.

OP, can you host the pics elsewhere?

Edit: better yet, you're a member. Upload it directly to Arfcom.
Link Posted: 6/30/2017 6:05:56 PM EDT
[#21]
Please....I'd really like to see the pix!

cap
Link Posted: 7/1/2017 4:00:59 PM EDT
[#22]
what happened with photobucket?
Link Posted: 7/3/2017 8:58:03 AM EDT
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Can't see the pix. It says "update your account"

cap
Link Posted: 7/12/2017 11:13:20 AM EDT
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Photobucket is utter trash.
Link Posted: 7/12/2017 2:28:38 PM EDT
[#25]
@GreenGoose Can you host the pics elsewhere?
Link Posted: 7/12/2017 2:38:27 PM EDT
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They realized they had become a well run business and decided to fuck that business plan up.

They figure holding your pics ransom is worth more than providing a service.
Link Posted: 7/12/2017 2:52:22 PM EDT
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Phuck photobucket
Link Posted: 7/12/2017 3:19:12 PM EDT
[#28]
FPB!
Link Posted: 10/16/2017 10:11:25 AM EDT
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Please.
Link Posted: 10/16/2017 12:45:19 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/18/2017 6:22:15 AM EDT
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+1
Link Posted: 11/20/2017 10:55:12 PM EDT
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Pretty please? Lol

I’m in the process of finishing a vault room and would love to be able to look at the pics that were originally posted in this thread.
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