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Wally Westbrook Designs
4.8(
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Serving Corsicana, TX and surrounding areas

In business since 1998

Free estimates

"Our relationship started out as Mr. Westbrook and quickly escalated to "Wally".  This guy is so friendly, attentive and get this actually listens to your ideas.  I have dealt with other building designers in the past and they have "their" agenda and "their" designs and they want to show you just how smart they are.  Wally listens to what you want, designs it and then tells you why or why not something works or doesn't work.  The guy is great and you get your building but designed properly.  What you might think sounds like a great idea could be a future disaster.  He walks you through the minefield of building design.  His design for our school and residence was first class.  I would recommend him most highly to anyone interested in having a real professional with years of not only designs skills but also hands on building experience.  He is the perfect combination of both.
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Governor’s Mansion

+21

Recommended by92%of homeowners
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Voight electrical
5.0(
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Serving Corsicana, TX and surrounding areas

In business since 2023

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Masters of Most LLC is excellent to work with. The house is a rent house far from me, so I am not able to be there on site. No worries about that. Great communication, ideas, pricing, workmanship. Jobs needed to be done inside the house and around the outside. The tenants were happy and so was I. Would highly recommend using Master’s of Most LLC!!!"
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Fire place and shelving
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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Autograph Construction
3.8(
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Serving Corsicana, TX and surrounding areas

In business since 1996

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"They are very friendly and very helpful. They also went the extra mile on a couple things without me having to ask them. The clean up at the end of the job was great."
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Charlie’s home improvements
3.9(
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Serving Corsicana, TX and surrounding areas

In business since 2012

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Charlie does quality work at a reasonable price. He installed new windows and a bathroom in a house that I had in Pecos, TX. Also put a privacy fence in my backyard in El Paso. Nice guy."
Kitchen paint
Kitchen remodel
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Kitchen remodel
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+24

Recommended by73%of homeowners
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Gimme Shelters, LLC
5.0(
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Serving Corsicana, TX and surrounding areas

In business since 2017

Free estimates

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Our purpose is to always, always, put the customer first. We take pride in taking care of you! We offer all kinds of shelters: above ground safe rooms (typically installed in the garage), in-ground garage floor shelters, and in-ground concrete shelters (installed underground on your land). We get a tremendous amount of fulfillment by offering a service that helps provide safety to families here in North and Central Texas. We are members of the American Tornado Shelter Association and will always focus on doing the job right. Our shelters are all Made in America and F5 certified - Texas Tech Tested many times! - to make sure that they meet and exceed all FEMA guidelines! We can accommodate residential and commercial storm shelter needs, and we are happy to conduct on site visits to ensure that you get the right shelter type and size. We look forward to working with you!

Response time2 days
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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FAQs for shelter or outbuilding building service projects in Corsicana, TX

A bomb shelter is an abode built to withstand disaster. Bomb shelters may refer to a space or bunker that can protect inhabitants through a hypothetical nuclear attack, apocalypse, or any other massive crisis. People usually build bomb shelters underground and stock them to live there a few days to a month at a time. Doomsday bunkers accommodate long-term living rather than just through a short crisis.

Builders construct bomb shelters with reinforced steel, box culvert, concrete, or other durable materials (but many professionals do not recommend shipping containers, as they’re not designed to live underground. If building underground, you’ll first have to excavate land before building the actual structure. You’ll have to implement air and water filtration systems, septic systems, and power supply.

It takes a lot of experience to safely and legally construct a bomb shelter, not to mention make sure it’s fit to live in for extended periods of time. It’s best to talk to a residential structural engineer near you for proper guidance.

The current standard filtration systems require filtering both air and water. For air, you’ll want an NBC filter system, which both domestic and international producers make. NBC stands for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical, which filters out all three. If you’re only building your shelter for natural disasters, chemical attacks, and biological attacks, you may opt for the less expensive HEPA filter system. 

Water filtration requires the same level of care. You’ll likely want to have a large water storage capacity to survive short-term disasters. For long-term living, you’ll want to have a water filtration system.

Rising S bunker prices depend on the size, ranging anywhere from $20,000 to $9 million. Their least expensive model is 96 square feet while their most expensive model has a gym, swimming pool, hot tub, and bowling alley.

  • Mini: $45,500

  • Standard Bomb Shelter: $67,500–$109,500

  • Silver Leaf: $140,000–$182,500

  • Admiral: $180,000–$500,000

  • Xtreme: $450,000–$780,000

  • Xtreme Bunker Complex: $840,000–$1,830,000

  • Luxury Series: $3,800,000–$9,600,000

You almost always need a permit to build a bunker on land with any type of public utilities running through it. You’ll want to check with your local building code enforcement agency to see if this is the case for your area. 

Because you’re building a structural component that often requires electricity, water, and sewage services, you’ll need to apply for permits to attach these utilities to your new property. However, off-grid-only units in rural areas may not need all or any of the permitting you’d normally find in more urban settings.

To survive a nuclear blast, you’ll need to have your bunker at least three feet underground. However, it’s usually advisable to put it further underground. To survive a close strike, you’ll want to have the bunker at least 10 feet down and with five-foot thick reinforced concrete. However, knowing exactly how deep to build depends on the size of the blast you’re trying to avoid. Most bunkers don’t need to be more than 5 feet below the ground. 

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