Posted: 8/13/2009 7:09:27 AM EDT
| Ok so we all know the importance of OPSEC. We dont carry armfuls of rifles in our arms when we go to the range, we use discrete cases. We don't flaunt preps to the neighbors, we buy a little bit at a time. I am planning on building a home in the next couple years. How do we conceal the purpose of safe rooms, vaults, bunkers and the like when we can't stop dozens of workers from seeing them? |
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Ok so we all know the importance of OPSEC. We dont carry armfuls of rifles in our arms when we go to the range, we use discrete cases. We don't flaunt preps to the neighbors, we buy a little bit at a time. I am planning on building a home in the next couple years. How do we conceal the purpose of safe rooms, vaults, bunkers and the like when we can't stop dozens of workers from seeing them? congrats on building a home - to answer your basic question, you cant hide it - per say, you can label it something else but unless you are finishing and installing the doors yourself, it will be known by someone. most reputable installation outfits have strict confidentiality clauses in the contract and are used to requests to sign non disclosure agreements. a couple of things to remember Contractors - if the contractors are working on a specific room - there is no need to see the rest of the house - enter / work / leave. i have had this requested of me several times i dont take offense. - non-disclosure / confidentiality agreement - get an iron clad one, no exceptions, pay a lawyer to review it throughly. - deal with established companies - if you are worried about your saftey and security to spend the extra to build it, have it done right. Construction - vaults / safe rooms / bunkers have different wall, floor and ceiling construction, due to the extra weight associted with the rebar and concrete they are usually in the basement, unless you want to spend a good deal extra to reinforce the support colums put it in the basement. - make sure you know your areas drainage situation, you put an open drain into you safe and someone now has a way to introduce airborne / chemical / liquid agents into your secure area - depending on what you want to utilize the space for you will need to decide wether you want it on an outside corner of the house or in the center surrounded by other rooms, i will say it is much harder to "hide" a secure room in the middle than on an outside edge / corner. Other - if you are planning a safe room have you considered seperate ventaliation / water / storage / sewage / back up power / comm lines? - do you know what types of threats you want to be able to with stand? i.e. house fire of 3 hours, armed intruders, tornado, zombies etc - is this part of your existing archetectual design or are you trying to add it in to an existing design? damn you spell checker of not working!!! |
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Quoted: Let's just say that updating the basement from "unfinished" to "finished" should be a DIY job. This, also "utility rooms" and garages. The ancilliary benefit of finishing these spaces yourself is the sweat equity you build should you decide to sell down the line. |