Gun Vault-Bomb Shelter
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:35 pm
We are in the process of building our new house. I have a 8'x16' room (nets 82" by 15' inside) in the basement that is all concrete. It has ICF walls, stryo under the floor, and poured ceiling and is under our 4 seasons porch. Ceiling is 6" thick with 1/2" rebar 12" OC. Ceiling height is 7'6" as we dropped the ceiling in so that the trusses could pass over. There is a rough opening for a 3'0" walk door in the 8' wall. I had originally targeted it as a cold storage/root cellar and have the floor heat tube on it's own loop so I can shut it down. I'm thinking that even if I made this my gun/reloading room I could still store my potatoes and onions in here yet as they like a cool dry place. I still need to work out the ventillation. Initially, I figured that I would use a louvered panel in the door, but now I am thinking about a Browning (or similar) vault door.
So for ventillation I have a couple of possibilities. I have considered hammering a 4" hole in the ceiling and tying to the HVAC system along with another for a vent. I could either draw from this room keeping it under a slight negative pressure, or blow into this room putting it positive. I could also dedicate an inline fan to this room and run off a humidistat. Another option (less popular) is to use a dehumidifier and poke a hole through the floor to drain since I did not add any floor drainage. Any suggestions?
So for ventillation I have a couple of possibilities. I have considered hammering a 4" hole in the ceiling and tying to the HVAC system along with another for a vent. I could either draw from this room keeping it under a slight negative pressure, or blow into this room putting it positive. I could also dedicate an inline fan to this room and run off a humidistat. Another option (less popular) is to use a dehumidifier and poke a hole through the floor to drain since I did not add any floor drainage. Any suggestions?
