Installing a Bunker Under A Driveway 

I hate that the homeowner decided to put the entrance hatch in the driveway like that. The garage would have been more secure and looked much better.

I'm impressed with the crane operator. I delivered home septic tanks, and I know what he's going through. Only he's doing it on a MUCH larger scale. My heaviest tank was 7 tons. thats nothing compared to what he's lifting. 👍👍👍👍

As long as its just a tornado shelter, he's good. If he's going to use it to bug out, his neighbors will break into it in 3 days. If they can't get in, they will block his ventilation tubes to save his supplies as they figure out how to get into it.

Awesome professional workin a tough fit. I think it was a very old "Twilight Zone" episode in the 1960's where a family had built and stocked a bunker. There was a Nuclear War warning and all the "friendly" neighbours went bat crip crazy breaking their way in. It turned our to be a false alarm. Buyer's choice here, but my first goal would be to have a bunker in a less populated area.

If they’d installed the entrance behind the garage door, that would’ve added another level of security and allowed the occupants complete privacy when entering.

I really enjoy how this was directed or produced. It’s very well done, the way you make it into a documentary. That’s different from the old way you did the videos. Well done.

Okay Editor I see you lol... this was like watching a tv show. Doing a great job Ron & Atlas team.

If I could afford a bunker, I'd prefer it to be accessible from inside the home, specifically a full finished basement, inside the home the opening to the bunker should be disguised as a utility closet or H/vac room, or even perhaps behind stairs...

Ron, makin a cameo right near the end.

Luv this contractor. He's a great site supervisor. When I get my bunker I hope he installs it.... While wearing the 1776 shirt. Impressive crew

I would swing that. Just tell the neighbors it's a new septic system 😂

The build on this thing is amazing. Imagine if something like this came standard inTornado Alley homes the amount of lives it would save.

Obviously, these are wonderful, generous people who have pre-planned to save almost fifty of their neighbors along with themselves, given the fact that they paid for an air system to provide for fifty people!!! God bless them!

Aliens in 10,000 years: “Wow, canned humans. What a delectable delight!”

Such a good vid on so many levels. Your site manager is squared away. Great job problem solving. Would love to see a homeowner video a year later on how the neighbors are dealing with it.

I guess the neighbors all see it getting installed; no way around that. But still nice to have. Great video!

The problem with this job is that virtually everybody knows they have a bunker under their driveway.

I love how alot of folks are sleeping on the utility of a bunker like this its a place you can chuck the family during other annoying projects on the property like a roof replacement or a complete plumbing retrofit and vice versa.

No one would be the wiser 😂 the whole neighborhood knows 🤦‍♂️😂

FINALLY, I get to see you guys make a mistake. I was starting to think you were either hiding something or in possession of some extraterrestrial technology! But seriously, it is good to see how you handle issues that may come up. Showing your process dealing with the unexpected instills confidence in your abilities to get the work done. Great video.

Everyone else in the neighborhood is like... ".... for fucks sake.." But I get it and appreciate what you guys do and sell.

You guys are the BOSS of shelters. Your work and ethics are second to none.

I love the soundtrack at the beginning of this video. Can't find it anywhere else, though. The inspiring sound of humanity working together to try and save ourselves from ourselves. I hope whatever challenges humanity faces, we can come together & work together to survive. Thank you, Atlas.

At my age, if events required me to need a bunker, I wouldn't want to deal with what's left. I'd close my eyes and leave with happy memories.

I wouldn't want the hatch exposed like that in the middle of the driveway. If that house had a basement, it would be cool to have access to the bunker through the basement or make the hatch hidden in the garage.

Of course the problem is everyone knows where it is now. All they gotta do is find the air intake/exhaust ports and/or the escape hatch. In that type of suburban, tightly packed neighborhood, there’s only so many places you can try to hide these. Someone who really wants to will either get in rather quickly or force them out.

Watching this being installed in a residential area brings to mind an old Twilight Zone episode called: "The Shelter" which is exactly what would happen in a time of need. Guaranteed!

That sand escape hatch is cool, thats exactly how they built them in all the TITAN II silos only it was like a 3 story ladder tube filled with sand.

Hatch in the driveway?! WTF definitely NOT

I like the fact that you showed you made a mistake and fixed it. That says a lot about your company ❤

Props for showing a video on how things don't always go as planned. Good job on the quick fix. -DirtySouthPrepper

You know its good to see that these things can be installed in residential zones. Also these should be in almost all areas that have sever storms, Minus flood zones.

That is a great idea and it looks amazing inside! Love it!

Best install video yet

We want to see ron try to raid and break into one of his own bunkers!!! Who is with me?

What a lot of People don't realize is that, no matter how well Engineered a Project like this might be, there is almost ALWAYS some kind of Engineering corrections that takes place "On the fly"!!! That being said, this much error should NOT have had a need to be accounted/corrected for AT THE PROJECT!!! Hopefully at least the Customer doesn't have to pay for this time delay and Engineering mistake!!! I love Atlas Products, and this would NOT prevent me from a purchase and installation of one of their Bunkers!!!

These video's always make me think of the game (and now TV show) Fallout. And ultimately how fortunate I am that I'm within 20 miles of a target in a nuclear exchange.

Very nice well done to the owner. Not sure about both air pipes being next to each other was a good idea but the rest of it is great.

you guys are killing it. this 100% needs to be a big show picked up by a big network who's going to do yall right. these are so damn well edited and produced.

Neighbors must love this guy

Nice new video format!!

All the bunkers I have seen on this channel from Atlas are impressive. Wish I had that kind of money

Props to the damn crane operator 😮‍💨 my heavy hand ass hitting all the trees and houses

The HOA allowed it? I'm surprised.

What a great apartment for a teenager!

This was great video. I never thought of a drive way bunker.

dude is doing crane work and "construction" in house shoes, all this time I been using steel toes... dammit man!

He must have some mean neighbors 😂😂😂

You guys should make video of prep and assembling more often. its fun to watch

Great stuff guys always like to watch these installs etc, stay safe now.

Surely the best location for the bunker entrance is INSIDE the garage, not out side!

Great, now all your neighbors know you have a bunker...

Nice to see an option for us in the suburbs. Another example of exceptional service in a niche market. Nice to know your investment is in good hands. Best in class!

You are not "defeated" on this; just had to pause for some modification. Problem solving, and you did a great job.

If I had enough money to install a bunker I’d be sure to do it in a new property without others knowing, making sure it’s engineered to incorporate a seamless entry/exit from inside the home and minus the 25 year old tress and rooting system.

Just a fancy overpriced coffin. At least in a million years the aliens will know where to find you.

Sigh. Nice bunker, but if the bad guys walk up your drive and stand there, then you don't have a bunker you can use any more. Bunker 101 - put the entrance INSIDE of your house...

Man. Ill bet the neighbors are having a blast watching. A lot of adult beverages consumed from front porches...

Forgive me for asking but is it deep in the ground enough to shield from radiation? Nice bunker, solid....

Nothing like a underground fort ! Nice 👍

Really cool build!

😂😂 Nicest "BUNKER COFFIN" on the market! What'd that run ya?

Nice bunker I hope the owner gets saved from catastrophic events or the END of day

this should be a netflix show. more people need to know about these bunkers. so awesome & scary.

This is a nice build!

The smaller the stairs are the smaller the objects that go into the bunker for example couches, mattresses, dining room tables, and if anything needs to be replaced during those hundred years

Once you have excavated the hole, why not simply pour a footing on bedrock, set forms for a foundation wall, and later pour a concrete lid over metal decking? Ideally, combining materials and factoring their HVL to achieve a PF1000, the lid is the most exposed area after the ingress / egress points. Unless you are at ground zero where the pressure wave is more of an issue than gamma radiation waves. You could pour two walls the appropriate thickness and set lead plate between them so you encapsulate the Pb to prevent site contamination. Four inches of Pb alone provides a PF1000, 24” of concrete equals the same, just like 36” of densely packed soil. If you intend to fill the over dig with concrete, like stated, you would easily meet a PF1000 level in concrete alone. I guess my question is why a steal bunker when you could pour a 24” foundation wall coved by 4” of concrete over metal decking and densely packed earth, and build out the bunker within. You would need 24” of concrete if it’s 4’ in the ground because the earth gives you gamma protection. I’d saw cut my home’s foundation wall and have my entrance through a multi-angle hallway constructed of the 24” inch concrete with my seal door at the entrance to the bunker. The sand filled escape tube would be necessary and filled low enough to meet the PF of the rest of the bunker. I don’t know, maybe I don’t understand something. Who knows and I love watching your videos. Peace

How come you barely post installs anymore? We love watching the installs from beginning to end!

I'm sure the owner's glad the neighbors have no idea what he's doing.

With the escape hatch, so you let the sand into the bunker then TRY and push 6 inches of dirt up and out the way to escape! 6inches of matted turf and mud would be an absolute nightmare to try and push up from underneath, like if for some reason lets just say the bunker filled with smoke you wouldn't get out that hatch quick enough especially if you had 50 people in there, sounds more like a coffin than a safe place. Great video fantastic build, I wouldn't expect anything less from the Atlas team.

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Fantastic job!

Incredible. That’ll a be 2 million

Colin Furze would have built this for you with some rubber buckets, JCB and welder!

Crazy yall are moving those bunkers in your fan shop without an overhead crane!

yolo hope everyone is doing great

This shelter seems to be way more focused on being a fallout shelter than WROL hideaway. Which is fine, neighbors wont be a problem once the gamma rays start kicking in.

Did digging the rock hole, pulling the county permits, scheduling the variance to close down the road, the concrete work, were all inclusive to that $200,000 budget? Yup, I’m a 5-year-old, trying to figure out how jolly ol’ Santa fits down our small chimney. lol!

The head guy did a fantastic job 👍🤓🇫🇷

Oh bugger, that's not a cheap set of stairs to re-fabricate, I hope you were able to use the old ones on another job!

Wow ! perfect job .

Well done. I have a small fabrication business, structural mostly, id love to be in America and get involved in this type of thing. You need a British firm, start to finish and im there. Well done for get over the dirt room problem guys. Maybe if im in America anytime i can come over and maybe get involved, fabbing or installing.

IMO, I suspect that in a few years, the driveway will have quite a few cracks. No matter how much rebar was installed, the concrete will shrink, but the bunker (steel) will not …… unless the driveway concrete was elevated above the steel bunker, and sufficient rebar was designed to clear span over it.

I really enjoyed this installation. Thanks for posting it. It would make for a great tornado shelter, which I'm sure the homeowners intend it to be as it is no secret to the neighborhood. I guess I do have a concern, though.... Both the intake and exhaust pipes are located within 8 to 12 inches of each other. Why wasn't one of the air pipes located on the opposite side of the driveway?

Pretty sure they simply poured the driveway on top of the bunker. The fall on that driveway looks like they will have fun with the pond that develops in front of the garage.

Seems like a great way to add sq footage in a tight lot.

Thank you for the video Ron.

“Oh will you look at that, Ted’s got himself a murder room now. Can’t say as I’m surprised. HOA won’t like it.”

When the inlaws come to stay and ask where their room is under the driveway lol only problem is with it so nice they might not leave. Ps if the bunk bed is down by the kitchen looks like it blocks the path to the bathroom.

Holy crap the Karen's n Kevin's have infiltrated the comment section of your RU-vid videos 😂!! Sheesh ppl get over yourselves 🙄. Much respect for the candidness, quality workmanship and teamwork 👊 Thanks for sharing

Colin Furze already doing it.

Thanks, Ron 👍

Them some strong cables.

No way I think I ran into this guy in wadena sk today! But didn't want to bother him while he ate. 😂

I think I would have located the hatch inside the garage.

Die Perfektion von Atlas Bunker fasziniert mich sehr, würde so ich ein Haus hätte (habe eine große Wohnung) mir vermutlich solch Bunker anschaffen. ⭐

Luckily it's a big secret and the neighbors have no clue!

I like the idea of a box under the driveway for the sole purpose of a MAN CAVE. Invite friends to play underground chess and play my guitars as loud as I want. Wonder if this thing is sound proof? 🤓🤘

Pick up 1 end, bump it against the rock wall, hope you have enough space. Or chip the wall out before you bump it over. New stairs, they will be pushed onto somebody else anyway, the only thing is a bit of lost time on the stair end. And a day crane hire, unless you managed to persuade the customer they need to pay fir another crane??? Lol 2' is a long way out though.

You just know that if things go hits up.....the HOA will commandeer the bunker so they can continue their work..... 😆