When He Dug This Hole His Neighbors Thought He Was Crazy Now They're Jealous

facts first presents when he dug a huge hole in his yard his neighbors thought he was crazy until they saw the final product many people think about starting backyard projects but between the planning and the work that's involved they often put the projects off Wayne Martin he had a pretty good idea for his backyard rather than thinking and planning for months or years though he just jumped right into it he started by digging a huge hole in his backyard but when he dug out this hole his neighbors thought he was crazy now they're jealous we'll tell you why in just a moment first help us spread the word about facts verse by clicking the like button and if you're new here be sure to subscribe and click the notification bell so you don't miss our future videos shipping containers are often discarded when they're no longer needed rather than throwing them out owners will often sell them when Wayne sight 20-foot shipping container for sale on the internet for a pretty good price he decided to jump on it the shipping container was going to be the body of a whole project after he was able to buy one he was well on his way to making his idea a reality when the container arrived he sealed the double doors at one end on the other end he installed a swinging door he did this because he wanted one end of the container to be sealed permanently so that nothing would get in or out especially water leaks on the end with the swinging door he installed a typical front door that you'd see on a garage or an office it was going to be the only entrance to this shipping container when Wayne had the container he had the necessary measurements for his hole he wanted the hole to be at least 2 feet deeper than the height of the container and to be sure that the container had the necessary support he poured six inches of pea gravel at the bottom of the hole he used pea gravel because he needed a soft bed for the container to lie on and he needed it to filter through the soil as Wayne created this bed for the container he realized how quickly the project was moving along he didn't expect things to go this smoothly he had done DIY projects in the past and none of them shaped up as quickly as this one he was thrilled with his progress when the bed was completed he needed to get the container into the hole that was something he could not do on his own so we hired a septic company to lift the container and place it in a hole the septic company had a truck with a crane which made it easy to place it in there he did cost him money but it was less expensive than he thought it would be after the shipping container was lowered into the hole he made sure there was about two feet of space on each side he also made sure that he had a few feet in front of the swinging door that would be necessary if he was ever going to get in and out of this container near the swinging door he dug a hole for a sump pump that's a piece of equipment that's used to drain water from an enclosed space many people have sump pumps in their basement to prevent floods in the home once the sump pump was in Wayne would be able to keep his underground structure away from the water line the next step was to install a set of concrete stairs so that he can walk down to the container since the hole was dug so deep the only safe way to the container which to install a set of stairs Wayne says that he would have loved to install a hidden elevator or something like that that you would find in a Batcave but the stairs would do just fine they made it possible to get to the container without using a ladder after the stairs were completed he was almost done with the exterior work except for one part Wayne installed two I beams he made sure that they were level with the stairs and the top of the container and he would use this for support as a type of frame without that support the building would not be safe and secure and the roof could not be supported well once the I beams were installed he continued making the roof he needed extra support beams that would give the roof what he was planning to build the stability and necessary support across the framework he put down a sheet of heavy corrugated metal it was stable enough to support the weight of Wayne's wife this is the roof in its early stages we knew he had a lot more work to do but after seeing how far he'd already come he knew he had to keep pressing on he needed to leave the area over the stairs open and surround it with rebar for support the exterior of his bunker was finally beginning to take shape Wayne created the roof with cement blocks because he needed it to be as secure as possible he at 212 inch air vents in the front and back he knew he needed a source of fresh air inside the container he also installed PVC piping for the utilities when these things were installed he poured concrete over the area to create a permanent roof the rebar was the frame and the whole roof was perfectly aligned after pouring six inches of concrete onto the roof he added more cinder blocks to the entryway he didn't want to cut corners and he always wanted to be sure the entire closure would be strong when the concrete dried Wayne removed the supports next he filled the area with soil so that he could plant grass over the container and finally it was time to fill his bunker he chose to fill it with wine and in the end he had a fantastic homemade wine cellar Wayne's neighbors may have thought that he was a bit nuts during this construction process but what it was done they were amazed Wayne's not the only person who's built an underground bunker there are people all over the world who have built their own bunkers some are used as just a hangout it's a lot of work but it is pretty amazing in the end if you add a bunker in your backyard what would you use it for tell us in the comments below and subscribe for more [Music] you [Music]

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Published: Thu Nov 29 2018