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Ixnay on the concussion grenades, someone could get hurt

Most of the other features were considered and (for now)rejected due to budgetary limitations. Anything that didn't need to be built into the core of the house was cut -- almost every penny went into things that would be impractical or too expensive to add later.

I was *really* close to including a tunnel in the initial foundation pour, but (a) the builder was already kinda freaked out by the more normal things I wanted, (b) the weather was rapidly approaching the point where it would be too cold for the footings and foundation to cure properly, (c) I was not able to quickly find a mechanical engineer who would sign off on a tunnel running under where I wanted to park the car.

The tunnel was going to go to an future underground pistol range, with a storage building / workshop built on top. Nobody seemed to think the underground range was odd and a number of people allowed as how they always thought that would be a great addition to a house.

I figured as long as it was long and narrow I could always redecorate it as a bowling alley when I went to sell.

By the way, I'm in serious need of decorating ideas for the vault / gun room. I have seen some very neat rooms in various movies over the years, but the only example I can find now is the one in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", which is kind of stark even for my tastes.

Any suggestions or screen captures would be greatly appreciated.

>>John, we need to talk. You're scaring me

Mike, by Alaskan standards I think I still qualify as "unarmed"

Well John, I'm moderately impressed, but if you're talking security, how about what this gentleman had Rhino Vault put in for him under 30 yards of concrete. Since the vault itself provides the security, you might consider some attractive(although expensive)display cabinetry, such as shown at the Julian site .

Believe it or not, that very page was one that came up while I was trying to make sure I spelled "armoury" correctly. Definitely more impressive, and considerably more secure than my room. Having enough room in the vault for a separate bathroom is a definite plus.

Then again even I, the poster child for "penny wise and pound foolish", would have trouble justifying spending 10 times as much on the room as on the contents -- at least in a single purchase

Besides, I'm saving my pennies for when the "Diefenbunker" goes up for sale :

http://www.diefenbunker.ca/english/default.asp



Thanks for the Julian and Sons link. The small picture in the upper right hand corner is just what I was looking for. I will probably tone down the elegance a bit to match the... um... "functional" nature of my guns.

You know...

I was just reading through the thread, and realized that the the solution is obvious. Combining all the good advice on sound isolation with the floor plan from the Rhino vault makes it clear that the walls and ceiling for the HT area should be reinforced concrete, not wimpy drywall.

Lining the HT area with acoustically isolated steel should take care of that pesky furnace noise, and I'm going to need an equally solid (read heavy steel) door to keep out noise from the laundry area...

Infinite Improbability achieved. I have my design.

Thanks everyone !!

EDIT -- just noticed that one of the Rhino floor plans includes a TV in the corner. Add a few Axioms and that would be pretty much what I have in mind :



Just substitute "Home Theater" for "Shelter Area"

lol,

this is some freakin funny stuff.

>>4. Seats. How big is the screen. At 1.5X the diagonal is your room big enough or do you want a smaller screen.

You were right -- the screen was too close. I pushed it back a bit so the screen wall is now just 8 feet plus enough room for the screen border. Good catch !!

I revised the picture above and also drew in the lowered ceiling area. By "low" I mean "above the top of my head but not by much".

Hi,

i've run a DLP projector in a "simulator" of sorts in my basement for some time now.

an insect _did_ crawl through an adjustment hole, and a huge (well-defined) leg was visible for a few weeks, but it eventually shifted out of the optical path.

basement dust is a bit different that 'upstairs' dust, and the DLP does not have a filter (like the HD LCD upstairs).

my basement is fairly "tight" to the elements, and the 'usual' amount of dust can be seen flying around in the light cone, nothing terrifying at all.

just keep the place clean.

one neat side note: i usually run the bulb on "economy". the basement seldom gets above 68 farenheit, so the air cooling the bulb is usually cool.

the manufacturer claims that this could extend the life of the bulb.

hope this helps,

Elden.