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Shapiro Construction
4.5(
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Serving Latham, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2012

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Daniel did an incredible job building a custom shelving unit plus helping on some painting both indoor and outdoor. He is precise and works efficiently. Would recommend to anyone looking for home repairs or custom built work."
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Recommended by95%of homeowners
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T & T Construction
4.8(
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Serving Latham, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2002

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I'd had a evaluation and estimate from Exterior Solutions and after then not having received a call back or return email (the inspector had also pulled a loose single from my roof leaving it exposed) I went back to Angie's List. T&T came up, noting it had a good rating, I called. Dave and a colleague arrived, evaluated the roof and offered to repair it free of charge. Still blown away by this. A member of their crew arrived yesterday and did this; apparently they've ended up correcting other work done by Exterior Solutions and they only wanted the good will rating for the work. Incredibly nice and very professional."
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Recommended by91%of homeowners
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Capital District Contracting Inc.
4.8(
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Serving Latham, NY and surrounding areas

In business since 2002

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"This company had to cope with the installation of two wrong size doors, and four windows that had minor unforeseen complications.  Mine is an old building (1850s), and a prior window replacement had made it necessary to cover some arches for what had long ago been curved glass.  The arches had been covered, but not removed, and no one knew they were there until installation began.  The windows that were ordered included a bow out that wasn't on the earlier windows and the arches were in the way.  The workers were able to cut out the part that blocked the new windows without compromising the piece that had been put over them as a cover years ago and the repair is invisible, just the way it should be.
The storm door to be installed was a a few inches too short and about an inch too narrow, and they spent several hours they hadn't planned around, adjusting the frame to accomodate the door.  The result is aesthetically pleasing and the door is fully functional.
The garage door to be installed was too big and there was no way it could be made to fit.  Company owner Dave, who was doing the work with two others, drove it and me back to Lowes to return it and went with me to millwork to place the order for a custom door using his specs.  In the interim, they used salvageable parts of the old rotted frame to build a temporary frame on which to rehang the old door.
All of these extra tasks caused them to have to reschedule a job they had planned for that afternoon.  Because the errors were neither their doing nor mine, they worked into the evening without complaining to get the jobs done as best they could and when the new door came in, they finished it  beautifully and professionally.
They get the straight As that NML didn't.

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Recommended by100%of homeowners
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SH.General Construction
5.0(
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Serving Latham, NY and surrounding areas

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Credit card accepted

"Patrick was great to work with. He was very professional and fairly priced. He removed the old door with ease and installed the new one with attention to weatherproofing. I highly recommend SH.General Construction for any repair or"
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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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